*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PB0225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methaneperoxic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 107-32-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C-H2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 62.03
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Formyl hydroperoxide
   * Performic acid
   * Permethanoic acid
   * Peroxyformic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 690 mg/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   JHEMA2 Journal of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
   (Avicenum, Malostranske namesti 28, 11802 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  V.1-
   1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,54,1976
 
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