*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TT6840000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Potassium triiodide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12298-68-9
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 11104-07-7
                          36227-79-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : I3-K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 419.80
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Iodine-potassium iodide
   * Lugol's iodine
   * Lugol's solution
   * Microiodide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intrauterine
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   AJOGAH American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  (C.V. Mosby Co.,
   11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146)  V.1-    1920-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,167,1973

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3144
       No. of Facilities: 573 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 6430 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3118 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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