*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JR3640000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dodecanoic acid, potassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10124-65-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H23-O2.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 238.45
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OV11 &-KA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium dodecanoate
   * Potassium laurate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 9560 mg
REFERENCE :
   BJDEAZ British Journal of Dermatology.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
   88, Oxford, UK) V.63-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 75,113,1963

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2504
       No. of Facilities: 1534 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2644 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2504
       No. of Facilities: 107 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 4799 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3719 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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