*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AI5600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, magnesium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 142-72-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O4.Mg
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 142.41
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1 &-MG-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cromosan
   * Magnesium acetate
   * Magnesium diacetate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 111 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

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84471
       No. of Facilities: 737 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 12
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 2361 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84471
       No. of Facilities: 1191 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 14996 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 9836 (estimated)

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-SA7/SHE
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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