*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NK5425000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,3-Indandione, 2,2-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 485-47-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1910963
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-02786 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L56 BV DV CHJ CQ CQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2-Dihydroxy-1,3-indandione
   * 2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione
   * 1,2,3-Indantrione, 2-hydrate
   * 1,2,3-Indantrione monohydrate
   * Ninhydrin
   * Ninhydrin hydrate
   * Triketohydrindene hydrate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,28,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 78 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
   Filiales.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.1-    1849-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 151,719,1957

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - A1175
       No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 594 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - A1175
       No. of Facilities: 476 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 5565 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4002 (estimated)

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

 
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