RTECS NUMBER : WW8223000
CHEMICAL NAME : Tartaric acid, monopotassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 868-14-4
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H5-O6.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 188.19
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Acid potassium tartrate
* Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, (R-(R*,R*))-, monopotassium salt
* Cream of tartar
* Cremor tartari
* Faccla
* Faccula
* Faecla
* Faecula
* Monopotassium tartrate
* Potassium acid tartrate
* Potassium bitartrate
* Potassium hydrogen tartrate
* Potassium tartrate
* Tartar
* Tartar cream
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 22 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
3,689,1961
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 83461
No. of Facilities: 513 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 7
No. of Occupations: 13
No. of Employees: 3186 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 83461
No. of Facilities: 943 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 16
No. of Occupations: 15
No. of Employees: 20484 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 3603 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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