Acute toxicity studies of cesium and rubidium compounds.

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson GT ; Lewis TR ; Perone VB
• Description:
  Acute experimental toxicity studies of cesium (7440462) and rubidium (7440177) compounds were carried out. Single dose oral LD50, primary skin irritation index, degree of eye irritation, and skin allergic sensitization potential procedures were used. Compounds studied were cesium-hydroxide (1308470), 50 percent cesium-hydroxide and 50 percent potassium-hydroxide (1310583) mixture, potassium- hydroxide, cesium-iodide (7789175), rubidium-hydroxide (1310823), and rubidium-iodide (7790296). Data indicated that the hydroxides of cesium and rubidium were more toxic than the iodides. Cesium- hydroxide, potassium-hydroxide, and rubidium-hydroxide are strong alkalies, and contact with the eyes or skin should be avoided.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Allergies Irritants NIOSH-Author Toxic-substances-list Toxicology
• Document Type:
  Text
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-29
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00066414
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1972 Nov; :1-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cesium (CAS RN 7440-46-2) ; Rubidium (CAS RN 7440-17-7) ; Cesium hydroxide (CAS RN 1308-47-0) ; Potassium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-58-3) ; Cesium iodide (CAS RN 7789-17-5) ; Rubidium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-82-3) ; Rubidium iodide (CAS RN 7790-29-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b21440db06f7097bab3df94dc44597f03fa06f3d991b6589271e631c943853c35f09aa486df6d915519a2ac6ea20fad37697e5ddad9936090f08a83b681b9da
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178775/cdc_178775_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.28 MB ]