RTECS NUMBER : WW8150000
CHEMICAL NAME : Tartaric acid, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 868-18-8
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H4-O6.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 194.06
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVYQYQVO &-NA- 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Bisodium tartrate
* Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-(R-(R*,R*))-, disodium salt
* Disodium tartrate
* Disodium L-(+)-tartrate
* Sal tartar
* Sodium tartrate
* Sodium L-(+)-tartrate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD10 - Lethal Dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3686 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,12,1942
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. (Rome, Italy) No.?-57,
1948-77. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 53A,512,1974
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 81997
No. of Facilities: 321 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 7
No. of Employees: 3928 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 81997
No. of Facilities: 770 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 8
No. of Occupations: 10
No. of Employees: 12924 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 10799 (estimated)