*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GE7350000
CHEMICAL NAME : Citric acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 77-92-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0782061
REFERENCE : 4-03-00-01272 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 18
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H8-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 192.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1XQVQ1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Drug
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Aciletten
* Anhydrous citric acid
* Citretten
* Citric acid, anhydrous
* Citro
* 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid
* beta-Hydroxytricarballylic acid
* Kyselina citronova
* Kyselina 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propantrikarbonova
* NSC 30279
* 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,658,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 750 ug/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,658,1986
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/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: 43,561,1992
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik. (18-20 Vadkovskii per. Moscow, 101479,
Russia) History Unknown Volume(issue)/page/year: (5),9,1994
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Musculoskeletal - other changes
REFERENCE :
TAKHAA Takeda Kenkyusho Ho. Journal of the Takeda Research Laboratories.
(Takeda Yakuhin Kogyo K.K., 2-17-85 Jusohon-machi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532,
Japan) V.29- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,25,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5040 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Musculoskeletal - other changes
REFERENCE :
TAKHAA Takeda Kenkyusho Ho. Journal of the Takeda Research Laboratories.
(Takeda Yakuhin Kogyo K.K., 2-17-85 Jusohon-machi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532,
Japan) V.29- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,25,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 903 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,203,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Musculoskeletal - other changes
REFERENCE :
TAKHAA Takeda Kenkyusho Ho. Journal of the Takeda Research Laboratories.
(Takeda Yakuhin Kogyo K.K., 2-17-85 Jusohon-machi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532,
Japan) V.29- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,25,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 42 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,65,1948
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 7 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
IECHAD Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. (Washington, DC) V.15-62,
1923-70. For publisher information, see CHMTBL. Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,628,1923
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 330 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,65,1948
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 19680
No. of Facilities: 28313 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 157
No. of Occupations: 112
No. of Employees: 307205 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X1191
No. of Facilities: 22 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 130 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 108 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 19680
No. of Facilities: 49113 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 244
No. of Occupations: 182
No. of Employees: 1691218 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 1083005 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***
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