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RTECS NUMBER            : TT6053000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Potassium superoxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12030-88-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : K-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 71.10
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium dioxide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 184,217,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   MELAAD Medicina del Lavoro.  Industrial Medicine.  (Via S. Barnaba, 8, 20122
   Milan, Italy) V.16-    1925-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,151,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 12500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 184,217,1987

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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