*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PY4730000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Microcystis aeruginosa, algal bloom
LAST UPDATED            : 199409
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   AJBSAM Australian Journal of Biological Sciences.  (Commonwealth Scientific
   and Industrial Research Organization, 314 Albert St., E. Melbourne, Vic.
   3002, Australia)  V.6-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 1040 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
   Endocrine - hypoglycemia
   Blood - change in clotting factors
REFERENCE :
   VTPHAK Veterinary Pathology.  (Waverly Press, Inc., POB 64025, Baltimore, MD
   21264)  V.8-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,102,1984
 
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