Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (trisodium salt)

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) trisodium salt is used to bind metal ions in the practice of chelation therapy, for treating mercury and lead poisoning, used in a similar manner to remove excess iron from the body, for treating the complication of repeated blood transfusions, as would be applied to treat thalassaemia.

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MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C10-H13-N2-O8.3Na

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

358.22

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QV1N1VO2N1VO1VO &-NA- 3

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 :

2150 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NCILB* Progress Report for Contract No. NIH-NCI-E-C-72-3252, Submitted to the National Cancer Institute by Litton Bionetics, Inc. (Bethesda, MD) Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-E-C-72-3252,1973

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

2150 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NCILB* Progress Report for Contract No. NIH-NCI-E-C-72-3252, Submitted to the National Cancer Institute by Litton Bionetics, Inc. (Bethesda, MD) Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-E-C-72-3252,1973

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

300 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)

REFERENCE :

REPMBN Revue d'Epidemiologie, Medecine Sociale et Sante Publique. (Masson Editeur, 120 Blvd. Saint-Germain, F-75280 Paris Cedex O6, France) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,391,1962 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 82120 No. of Facilities: 2356 (estimated) No. of Industries: 19 No. of Occupations: 24 No. of Employees: 26820 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 82120 No. of Facilities: 5994 (estimated) No. of Industries: 32 No. of Occupations: 34 No. of Employees: 50542 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 14938 (estimated)