*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GG3200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cobalt(II) sulfate (1:1), heptahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10026-24-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Co-O4-S.7H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 281.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CO..S-O4 &QH 7
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cobalt monosulfate heptahydrate
   * Cobaltous sulfate heptahydrate
   * Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate
   * Sulfuric acid, cobalt(2+) salt (1:1), heptahydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 582 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
   Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-
   1990-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,688,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FATOBP Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Kiev).  Pharmacology and Toxicology.
   (Kievskii Nauchno- Issledovatel'skii Institut Farmakologii i Toksikologii,
   Kiev, USSR)  No.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,94,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 16200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 91 mg/m3/6H/16D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - chromodacryorrhea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea
   or bronchi
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NIH-91-3124
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/m3/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
   Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NIH-91-3124
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/m3/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
   Endocrine - effect on menstrual cycle
   Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,357,1990
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 30 mg/m3/6H
SEX/DURATION            : male 13 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,357,1990
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 392,61,1997

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2377
       No. of Facilities: 126 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 3264 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1853 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TOX-05, October 1997
   
   NTP Carcinogenesis studies; test completed (post peer review), October 1997

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***