RTECS NUMBER : EV9328000
CHEMICAL NAME : Calcium bromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7789-41-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Br2-Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 199.90
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CA..E2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Calcium dibromide
*** 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 : 4100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0539228
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 437 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,229,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 740 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,229,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1580 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,693,1980
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 2300 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,155,1963
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X1726
No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 51 (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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