*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0784000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, potassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 764-71-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-O2.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 183.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OV7 &-KA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium caprylate
   * Potassium octanoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 7320 mg
REFERENCE :
   BJDEAZ British Journal of Dermatology.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
   88, Oxford, UK) V.63-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 75,113,1963

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M3309
       No. of Facilities: 87 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 87 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M3309
       No. of Facilities: 366 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 13
       No. of Occupations: 20
       No. of Employees: 23142 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5242 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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