*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VJ0800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ribitol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 488-81-3
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 28296-13-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1720524
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-02832 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1YQYQYQ1Q -RIB
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Adonite
   * Adonitol
   * 1,2,3,4,5-Pentanepentol
   * Pentitol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,98,1936

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9704
       No. of Facilities: 116 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2181 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1615 (estimated)

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

 
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