*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QE3479500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 4-Morpholineethanesulfonic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4432-31-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0141319
REFERENCE               : 4-27-00-00370 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H13-N-O4-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 195.26
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * MES (buffering agent)
   * Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid
   * 2-Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - quail
DOSE/DURATION           : >316 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EESADV Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,149,1982

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X6845
       No. of Facilities: 257 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 5949 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4797 (estimated)

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

 
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