*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MX0899500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hydrogen peroxide, 20% to 60%
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7722-84-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 34.02
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hydrogen peroxide, solution, 35%
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 9460 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   AEMED3 Annals of Emergency Medicine.  (American College of Emergency
   Physicians, 1125 Executive Circle, Irving, TX 75038)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,778,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 9 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   AJFPD2 American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.  (Raven Press
   1185 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036) V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,44,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 8500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   CCMDC7 Critical Care Medicine.  (Williams & Wilkins, 428 E. Preston Street,
   Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,543,1992
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 340 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,211,1989

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 ppm (1.4 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,131,1971

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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