*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0790000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, zinc salt (2:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 557-09-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H30-O4.Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 351.83
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OV7 2 &-ZN-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Zinc caprylate
   * Zinc dioctylate
   * Zinc octanoate
   * Zinc(II) octoate
   * Zinc octylate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 9 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   JHEMA2 Journal of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
   (Avicenum, Malostranske namesti 28, 11802 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  V.1-
   1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,144,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 9 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   JHEMA2 Journal of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
   (Avicenum, Malostranske namesti 28, 11802 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  V.1-
   1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,144,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2370 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   JHEMA2 Journal of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
   (Avicenum, Malostranske namesti 28, 11802 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  V.1-
   1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,144,1974
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 104 mg/m3/4H/40D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - other proteins
REFERENCE :
   JHEMA2 Journal of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
   (Avicenum, Malostranske namesti 28, 11802 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  V.1-
   1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,144,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83596
       No. of Facilities: 579 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 18
       No. of Occupations: 34
       No. of Employees: 14197 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83596
       No. of Facilities: 1408 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 18
       No. of Occupations: 21
       No. of Employees: 26378 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5525 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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