RTECS NUMBER : PA0603000
CHEMICAL NAME : Methanamine, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 593-51-1
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-H5-N.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 67.53
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Methylamine, hydrochloride
* Methylammonium chloride
* Monomethylammonium chloride
*** 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 : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
INHTE5 Inhalation Toxicology. (Hemisphere Publishing Corp., c/o Taylor &
Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Rd., Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007) V.1- 1989-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,29,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2160 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) No.1- 1881-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,1117,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
KODAK* Kodak Company Reports. (343 State St., Rochester, NY 14650)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 21MAY1971
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 610 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub.,
1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,479,1996
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4270
No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 28 (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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