RTECS NUMBER : GE8300000
CHEMICAL NAME : Citric acid, trisodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 68-04-2
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H5-O7.3Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 258.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1XQVQ1VQ &-NA- 3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Citnatin
* Citreme
* Citrosodine
* Citrosodna
* Natrocitral
* 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, trisodium salt
* Trisodium citrate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1548 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 : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1364 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 : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 170 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 : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 449 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
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 68905
No. of Facilities: 38675 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 165
No. of Occupations: 97
No. of Employees: 200416 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - E0257
No. of Facilities: 403 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 5
No. of Employees: 4029 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2015 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 68905
No. of Facilities: 13473 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 96
No. of Occupations: 105
No. of Employees: 301805 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 163142 (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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