*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TB9279500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phosphoric acid, cobalt(2+) salt (2:3), octahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10294-50-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199207
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O8-P2.3Co.8H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 805.54
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CO3.P-O4*2 &QH 8
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cobaltous phosphate octahydrate
   * Cobalt phosphate octahydrate
   * Cobalt(II) phosphate octahydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 539 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,311,1982

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO COBALT METAL, dust and fume-air:10H TWA 0.05 mg/m3
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

 
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