*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RO2885000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oxalic acid, dipotassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 583-52-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H2-O4.2K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 168.24
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dipotassium oxalate
   * Ethanedioic acid, dipotassium salt
   * Potassium neutral oxalate
   * Potassium oxalate (K2C2O4)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
   Vascular - shock
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   MLDCAS Medecine Legale et Dommage Corporel.  (Paris, France)  V.1-7,
   1968-74.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,178,1971

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5057
       No. of Facilities: 612 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 20766 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 9878 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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