| Document ID (ISN) | 105552 |
| CIS number |
06-1013 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-7776-1300-2 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
BUA Report 241
|
| Author(s) |
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) - Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals (BUA) |
| Title |
Caproic acid |
| Bibliographic information |
S. Hirzel Verlag, Birkenwaldstrasse 44, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, 2005. xi, 85p. 128 ref. Price: EUR 47.00. |
| Abstract |
Conclusions of this criteria document (status December 2002): the acute toxicity of caproic acid is low; it is corrosive to the skin and eyes of rabbits; an occlusive patch test with 1% caproic acid on human volunteers did not show any sensitization; caproic acid is not mutagenic in the Salmonella mutagenicity test but is cytotoxic in vitro. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Germany; ecotoxicology; toxicology; caproic acid |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; animal experiments; criteria document; cytotoxic effects; human experiments |
| Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Pollution control
|
