The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

Heptanoic acid

RTECS #: MJ1575000

CAS #: 111-14-8

UPDATE: October 1997 MW: 130.21 MF: C7H14O2


NOTE:

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

SYNONYMS:

  1. Enanthic acid
  2. Enanthylic acid
  3. n - Heptoic acid
  4. Heptylic acid
  5. n - Heptylic acid
  1. Hexacid C - 7
  2. 1 - Hexanecarboxylic acid
  3. Oenanthic acid
  4. Oenanthylic acid


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
intravenous
mouse 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 1,200 mg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold APTOA6 18,141,1961
oral
mouse 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 6,400 mg/kg N/R BIJOAK 34,1196,1940
oral
rat 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 7 gm/kg N/R FDRLI* 123,-,1976


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AMIHAB 21,100,1960


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 84195;
Number of Industries 2;
Total Number of Facilities 31;
Number of Occupations 3;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 981
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 84195;
Number of Industries 33;
Total Number of Facilities 1,751;
Number of Occupations 32;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 34,035;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 2,138


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH
BIJOAK Biochemical Journal. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1906-
FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers. (P.O. Box 107, Rt. 17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)

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