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RTECS NUMBER            : DG9650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 3,3'-dithiobis(6-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 69-78-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H8-N2-O8-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 396.36
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2'-Dinitro-5,5'-dithiodibenzoesaeure
   * 2,2'-Dinitro-5,5'-dithiodibenzoic acid
   * 3,3'-Dithiobis(6-nitrobenzoic acid)
   * DTNB
 
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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           : 2080 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,284,1971

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7018
       No. of Facilities: 23 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 197 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 145 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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