| Agent Name |
Barium acetate |
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| CAS Number |
543-80-6 |
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| Formula |
C4-H6-O4.Ba |
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| Major Category |
Metals |
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| Synonyms |
Barium diacetate; Octan barnaty [Czech]; Acetic acid, barium salt; [ChemIDplus] UN1564 |
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| Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
White solid; [Hawley] White crystals, soluble in water; [MSDSonline] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used as a chemical reagent; to make other acetates; as a textile mordant; in paint and varnish driers; [Hawley] Used as a lubricant and catalyst; [Merck Index] |
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| Comments |
Can cause hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmias, and muscular paralysis; [ICSC] Harmful by ingestion or inhalation; Oral LD50 (rat) = 921 mg/kg; [MSDSonline] See "Barium and soluble compounds." |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba |
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| PEL (OSHA) |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba |
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| MAK |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba, inhalable fraction(soluble compds) |
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| IDLH (NIOSH) |
50 mg/m3, as Ba |
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