CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

ZA9040000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Vitamin K

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

12001-79-5

LAST UPDATED :

199701

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

700 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,25,1958 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intramuscular

DOSE :

13500 ug/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 6-11 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial (including nose and tongue)

REFERENCE :

CAJPBD Proceedings of the Congenital Anomalies Research Association of Japan. (Kyoto, Japan) No.1- 1961- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,46,1968 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW NYSJAM New York State Journal of Medicine. (Medical Soc. of the State of New York, POB 5405, Lake Success, NY 11042) V.1- 1901- Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,493,1964 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80150 No. of Facilities: 168 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 2650 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80150 No. of Facilities: 488 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 14 No. of Employees: 5168 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1116 (estimated)