RTECS NUMBER : OD5680000
CHEMICAL NAME : Lactic acid, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 72-17-3
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-H5-O3.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 112.07
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY1&VQ &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Lacolin
* Lactic acid sodium salt
* Per-glycerin
* Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, monosodium salt
* Sodum alpha-hydroxypropionate
* Sodium lactate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,573,1982
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/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: 40,144,1967
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho. Clinical Report. (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,3289,1987
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2190 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,938,1995
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 81989
No. of Facilities: 202 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 6
No. of Occupations: 14
No. of Employees: 1973 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 81989
No. of Facilities: 822 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 11
No. of Employees: 31447 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 22503 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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