*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VJ3500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ricinoleic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5323-95-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H33-O3.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 320.50
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY6&2U8VO &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9-Octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, monosodium salt, (R-(Z))-
   * Ricinoleic acid, monosodium salt, (+)-
   * Sodium ricinate
   * Sodium ricinolate
   * Sodium ricinoleate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ATMPA2 Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology.  (Grune & Stratton,
   Inc., POB 6280, Duluth, MN 55806)  V.1-    1907-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32,177,1938

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81995
       No. of Facilities: 350 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 2373 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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