*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PB2675000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methanesulfonic acid, potassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2386-56-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C-H3-O3-S.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 134.20
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium methanesulfonate
   * Potassium methylsulfonate
 
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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           : 6170 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Liver - other changes
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0536043

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

 
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