*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GF9595000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cobalt(II) bromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7789-43-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Br2-Co
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 218.75
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CO..E2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cobalt dibromide
   * Cobaltous bromide
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 406 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,311,1982

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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