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RTECS NUMBER            : UZ0829800
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyruvic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 127-17-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0506211
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-01505 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H4-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 88.07
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetylformic acid
   * BTS
   * alpha-Ketopropionic acid
   * 2-Oxopropanoic acid
   * 2-Oxopropionic acid
   * Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-
   * Pyroracemic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3533 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: 81,1225,1961

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3953
       No. of Facilities: 68 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1014 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 636 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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