*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SC7500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Perchloric acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7601-90-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl-H-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 100.46
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17(8),33,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17(8),33,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17(8),33,1973

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80182
       No. of Facilities: 2227 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 34
       No. of Occupations: 13
       No. of Employees: 7468 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80182
       No. of Facilities: 1514 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 27
       No. of Occupations: 24
       No. of Employees: 27220 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 11531 (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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