*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TR4950250
CHEMICAL NAME           : Polyphosphoric acids, sodium salts
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68915-31-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 37271-21-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Sodium polyphosphate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3053 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from duodenum
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from small intestine
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31(Suppl),44,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7572 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from duodenum
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from small intestine
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31(Suppl),44,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 680 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHTOEH Pharmacology and Toxicology (Copenhagen).  (Munksgaard International
   Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark)  V.60-    1987-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,247,1989

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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