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RTECS NUMBER            : JL6300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Diphosphonic acid, (1-hydroxyethylidene)-,
                          tetrapotassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14860-53-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H4-O7-P2.4K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 358.40
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QPQOYQ1OPQQ &-KA- 4
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acid, tetrapotassium salt
   * (1-Hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid, tetrapotassium salt
   * Tetrapotassium etidronate
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 520 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in both tubules and glomeruli
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,661,1972

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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