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RTECS NUMBER            : EV9294500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Calcium bisulfite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13780-03-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Ca.2H2-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 204.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CA..S-O3-H
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Sulfurous acid, calcium salt (2:1)
 
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                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/5D
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,265,1956

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - A1033
       No. of Facilities: 85 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 256 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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