Potassium carbonate (2:1)
RTECS #
TS7750000
CAS #
Updated
May 2009
Molecular Weight
138.21
Molecular Formula
CO3·2K
Synonyms
Carbonic acid, dipotassium salt
Dipotassium carbonate
Kaliumcarbonat (German)
K-Gran
Pearl ash
Potash
Dipotassium carbonate
Kaliumcarbonat (German)
K-Gran
Pearl ash
Potash
Mutation Data and Reference
System Test | Route/Organism/Tissue | Dose | Reference |
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Unscheduled DNA Synthesis | oral/rat | 504 gm/kg/4W-continuous | FCTOD7 27,403,1989 |
Acute Toxicity Data and References
Route/Organism | Dose | Effect | Reference |
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inhalation/rat | Lethal concentration: >500 mg/m3 | GTPZAB 33(5),30,1989 | |
oral/mouse | lethal dose (50 percent kill): 2570 mg/kg | GTPZAB 33(5),30,1989 | |
oral/rat | lethal dose (50 percent kill): 1870 mg/kg | AIHAAP 30,470,1969 | |
oral/wild bird | lethal dose (50 percent kill): 100 mg/kg | AECTCV 12,355,1983 |
Other Multiple Dose Data and References
Route/Organism | Dose | Effect | Reference |
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inhalation/rat | lowest published toxic concentration: 43 mg/m3/17W | Cardiac: EKG changes not diagnostic of above Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Other changes in urine composition Nutritional and Gross Metabolic: Changes in: K | GTPZAB 33(5),30,1989 |
Reviews
Organization | Standard | Reference |
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TOXICOLOGY REVIEW | HUTOX* -,683,1996 |
Standards and Regulations
Organization | Standard | Reference |
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION | FEREAC 54,7740,1989 | |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1998 STATUS OF PESTICIDES | Cancelled | RBREV* -,326,1998 |
Occupational Exposure Limit-RUSSIA | short term exposure limit 2 mg/m3, JUN2003 |
NIOSH Documentation and Surveillance
Status in Federal Agencies
Organization | Reference |
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EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY | |
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001 |
Page last reviewed: November 16, 2018
Content
source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health