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Alginic acid

RTECS #: AZ5775000

CAS #: 9005-32-7

UPDATE: January 1997 MW: N/R MF: N/R

NOTE:

TOXICITY DATA HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED. OMISSION OF A SUBSTANCE OR NOTATION DOES NOT IMPLY ANY RELIEF FROM REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

SYNONYMS:

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:

NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

Kelacid

Landalgine

Norgine

Polymannuronic acid

Sazzio

SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:
ROUTE/
ORGANISM DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R

MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:
SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R

REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:
ROUTE/
ORGANISM DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R

TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:
ROUTE/
ORGANISM DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:
ROUTE/
ORGANISM DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
cat lowest published lethal dose: 250 mg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Ataxia

Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting ANSUA5 127,1173,1948
intraperitoneal
mouse lowest published lethal dose: 1 gm/kg N/R TXAPA9 23,288,1972
intraperitoneal
rat lethal dose (50 percent kill): 1,600 mg/kg N/R AIPTAK 111,167,1957
intravenous
cat lowest published lethal dose: 250 mg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Ataxia

Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting ANSUA5 127,1173,1948
oral
rat lethal dose (50 percent kill): >5 gm/kg N/R NNGADV 19,S27,1994

OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:
ROUTE/
ORGANISM DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R

REVIEWS:
ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R

STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R

NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE

National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 83805;
Number of Industries 4;
Total Number of Facilities 633;
Number of Occupations 13;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 2,773
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 83805;
Number of Industries 2;
Total Number of Facilities 179;
Number of Occupations 7;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 9,169;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 7,980

STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE

EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

REFERENCES:
CODEN
REFERENCE

AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898-
ANSUA5 Annals of Surgery. (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740) V.1- 1885-
NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi. Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of Japan. (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan) V.1- 1976-
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959-

Used for sizing paper and textiles, to make briquettes, artificial ivory, celluloid

FDA-over the counter drug

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