*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AF3675000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, ammonium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 631-61-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H4-O2.H3-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 77.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1 &ZH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonium acetate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 632 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Endocrine - hypoglycemia
REFERENCE :
   ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.31-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   64,342,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 736 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRXXBL French Demande Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
   Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #2196792
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 386 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JLCMAK Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine.  (C.V. Mosby Co., 11830
   Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63141)  V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,809,1944
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 1735 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   BIJOAK Biochemical Journal.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce
   Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1906- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   106,699,1968

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80785
       No. of Facilities: 2513 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 35
       No. of Occupations: 46
       No. of Employees: 99958 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80785
       No. of Facilities: 3304 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 34
       No. of Occupations: 34
       No. of Employees: 42342 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 24863 (estimated)

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

 
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