*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : WT2775000 CHEMICAL NAME : Sulfurous acid CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7782-99-2 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : H2-O3-S MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 82.08 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ..H2.S-O3 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Human SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Schweflige saure * Sulfur dioxide solution *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Human DOSE/DURATION : 500 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Gastrointestinal - other changes REFERENCE : AEXPBL Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-109, 1873-1925. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,421,1906 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 82237 No. of Facilities: 97 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 722 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 82237 No. of Facilities: 30 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 521 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 150 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***