*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BP3136000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, (carboxymethyl)trimethyl-, chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 590-46-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 11042-13-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-N-O2.Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 153.63
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Achylin
   * Acidin
   * Acidine
   * Acidogeno
   * Acidol
   * Acidol hydrochloride
   * Acinorm
   * Acipepsol
   * Aciventral forte
   * Betaine chloride
   * Betaine, hydrochloride
   * (Carboxymethyl)trimethylammonium chloride
   * Glycine betaine hydrochloride
   * Glycocoll betain hydrochloride
   * Glykokollbetain-chlorid
   * Methanaminium, 1-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride
   * Pluchine
   * Rubraine hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,28,1959

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80382
       No. of Facilities: 112 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 3807 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80382
       No. of Facilities: 204 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 11
       No. of Occupations: 23
       No. of Employees: 4634 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2460 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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