*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LE8053000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Europium oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1308-96-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Eu2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 351.92
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dieuropium trioxide
   * Europia
   * Europium(III) oxide
   * Europium(3+) oxide
   * Europium sesquioxide
   * Europium trioxide
 
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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           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 12,616,1993

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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