*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MJ1575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Heptanoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 111-14-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1744723
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00958 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 130.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV6
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Enanthic acid
   * Enanthylic acid
   * n-Heptoic acid
   * Heptylic acid
   * n-Heptylic acid
   * Hexacid C-7
   * 1-Hexanecarboxylic acid
   * Oenanthic acid
   * Oenanthylic acid
 
                       *** 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           : 7 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BIJOAK Biochemical Journal.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce
   Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1906- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34,1196,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica.  (Copenhagen, Denmark)  V.1-59,
   1945-86.  For publisher information, see PHTOEH  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,141,1961

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,100,1960

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84195
       No. of Facilities: 31 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 981 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84195
       No. of Facilities: 1751 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 33
       No. of Occupations: 32
       No. of Employees: 34035 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2138 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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