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Tartaric acid, monopotassium salt

RTECS #: WW8223000

CAS #: 868-14-4

UPDATE: February 2006 MW: 188.19 MF: C4H5O6•K


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  3. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  4. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  5. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  6. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Acid potassium tartrate
  2. Butanedioic acid, 2,3 - dihydroxy - , (R - (R*,R*) ) - , monopotassium salt (9CI)
  3. Cream of tartar
  4. Cremor tartari
  5. Faccla
  6. Faccula
  7. Faecla
  8. Faecula
  1. Monopotassium tartrate
  2. Potassium acid tartrate
  3. Potassium bitartrate
  4. Potassium hydrogen tartrate
  5. Potassium tartrate
  6. Tartar
  7. Tartar cream


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
oral
rat 		lowest published lethal dose: 22 gm/kg N/R TXAPA9 3,689,1961


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
Occupational Exposure Limit - RUSSIA short term exposure limit 10 mg/m3, JUN2003


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 83461;
Number of Industries 7;
Total Number of Facilities 513;
Number of Occupations 13;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 3,186
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 83461;
Number of Industries 16;
Total Number of Facilities 943;
Number of Occupations 15;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 20,484;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 3,603


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959-

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