*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NN1350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Iodic acid, potassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7758-05-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : I-O3.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 214.00
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  KA  I-O3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium iodate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 531 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 120,171,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 136 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 120,171,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8,185,1966
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 81 gm/kg/15W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - other hemolysis with or without anemia
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,87,1959

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80200
       No. of Facilities: 1009 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 25
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 5356 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80200
       No. of Facilities: 3149 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 47
       No. of Occupations: 47
       No. of Employees: 193692 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 164961 (estimated)

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

 
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