*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WU1700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Superphosphate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8011-76-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Enriched superphosphate
   * Normal superphosphate
   * Single superphosphate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NEZTAF New Zealand Veterinary Journal.  (New Zealand Veterinary Assoc., POB
   524, Wellington, 1, New Zealand)  V.1-    1952-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,165,1982
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 140 gm/kg/7D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   CYTBAI Cytobios. (Faculty Press, 88 Regent St., Cambridge, UK)  V.1- 1969- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,7,1991

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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