Potassium chromate
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7789-00-6
[ Name ]:
Potassium chromate
[Synonym ]:
Potassium chromate
EINECS 232-140-5
MFCD00011368
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.00 g/mL at 20 °C
[ Melting Point ]:
971 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
CrK2O4
[ Molecular Weight ]:
194.19000
[ Exact Mass ]:
193.84800
[ PSA ]:
80.26000
[ Vapour density ]:
6.7 (vs air)
[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Strong oxidizing agent - contact with combustible materials may lead to fire or violent reaction. Incompatible with strong reducing agents, combustible materials.
[ Water Solubility ]:
640 g/L (20 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- GB2940000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Chromic acid (H2CrO4), dipotassium salt
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7789-00-6
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 68
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Cr-O4.2K
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 194.20
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- KA2 CR-O2-Q2
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 180 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 32 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - dog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 19 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - muscle weakness Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - dog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2900 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 12 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intramuscular
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 11 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - food intake (animal) Behavioral - coma Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 60 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 209 mg/kg/2W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - multiple enzyme effects
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1600 mg/kg/62W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Blood - leukemia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiogenic carcinoma
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- DOSE :
- 30 mg/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 8-10 day(s) after conception
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - cytological changes (including somatic cell genetic material)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- DOSE :
- 60 mg/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 8-10 day(s) after conception
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Specific locus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Micronucleus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Specific locus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Micronucleus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- DNA damage
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 368,235,1996 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.05 mg(Cr)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-Confirmed human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990 IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,205,1980 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,205,1980 IARC Cancer Review:Group 1 IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,102,1969 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series," Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77 Volume(issue)/page/year: Cr,22,1974 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,35,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO CHROMIUM(VI)-air:10H CA TWA 0.001 mg(Cr)/m3 REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 60370 No. of Facilities: 3305 (estimated) No. of Industries: 48 No. of Occupations: 35 No. of Employees: 24042 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 60370 No. of Facilities: 2219 (estimated) No. of Industries: 35 No. of Occupations: 34 No. of Employees: 25411 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 5985 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H301-H315-H317-H319-H335-H340-H350i-H410
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P201-P273-P280-P301 + P310 + P330-P304 + P340 + P312-P308 + P313
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T:Toxic
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R36/37/38;R43;R46;R49;R50/53;R8
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S53-S45-S60-S61-S36/37-S26
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3288 6.1/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
GB2940000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
5.1
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