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Octanoic acid, potassium salt

RTECS #: RH0784000

CAS #: 764-71-6

UPDATE: January 1997 MW: 183.34 MF: C8H16O2•K


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA:
  3. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  4. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  5. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Potassium caprylate
  1. Potassium octanoate


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
skin
human 		7,320 mg N/R BJDEAZ 75,113,1963


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
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


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: M3309;
Number of Industries 2;
Total Number of Facilities 87;
Number of Occupations 2;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 87
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: M3309;
Number of Industries 13;
Total Number of Facilities 366;
Number of Occupations 20;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 23,142;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 5,242


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
BJDEAZ British Journal of Dermatology. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK) V.63- 1951-

RTECS Compound Description:
   Human Data
   Primary Irritant

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