| Agent Name |
Manganese II chloride |
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| CAS Number |
7773-01-5 |
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| Formula |
Cl2-Mn |
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| Major Category |
Metals |
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| Synonyms |
Manganese chloride anhydrous; Manganese bichloride; Manganese dichloride; Manganous chloride; Scacchite; [ChemIDplus] |
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| Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
Pink crystals; [HSDB] Soluble in water: 723 g/l @ 25 deg C; [MSDSonline] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Use in dyeing, disinfecting, purifying natural gas, and drying linseed oil and paints; Also used in electric batteries, catalysts, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, feed additives, dietary supplements, and corrosion-resistant magnesium alloys; [HSDB] |
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| Comments |
Toxic by ingestion; LD50 (rat) = 250 mg/kg; A skin and eye irritant; [MSDSonline] See "Manganese." |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
0.2 mg/m3, as Mn |
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| PEL (OSHA) | Ceiling(OSHA)=5 mg/m3, as Mn |
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| MAK |
0.5 mg/m3. inhalable fraction, as Mn |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Neurotoxin |
Parkinson's Syndrome |
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