Uranyl Acetate -Reply

[DAVID HARRISON <DHARRISON@doe.lanl.gov>]

Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial
Materials:

Poison by ingestion and subcutaneous
routes.  Very soluble.  An experimental
teratogen.  When heated to decomposition
it emits toxic fumes of uranium.

orl-rat LD50: 204 mg/kg
scu-rat LD50: 8300 microgram/kg
orl-mus LD50: 242 mg/kg
scu-mus LD50: 20400 microgram/kg
orl-rat TDLo: 50 mg/kg

>>> James C. Graham
<jgram@lamar.colostate.edu> 01/27/98
03:17pm >>>
I am in need of some information. I cannot
find any information regarding hazardous
characteristics of uranyl acetate
(disregarding the radioactive component).
Is this regulated as a hazardous material?
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James C. Graham
Alternate Radiation Safety Officer
Colorado State University
133 General Services Building
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-6021
Phone: (970) 491-3736  Fax: (970)
491-4804
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