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23.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Chromium(3+) oxide
CAS-number :
1308-38-9
 
Synonyms :
Chrome oxide green
chromic acid green
chromic oxide
chromium oxide
dichromium trioxide.
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
Cr2O3
 
Molecular weight :
152
 
Carcinogenicity :
TDLo 90 mg/l, itr-rat;
TDlo 45 mg/l, ipl-rat;
TDLo 90 mg/l, ipr-rat, tumorigenic (equivocal tumorigenic agent by
RTECS criteria) (Sweet 1987).
 
Mutagenicity :
Gene mutation in mammalian cells (hamster, lung) 50 mg/l;
sister chromatid exchange (hamster, lung) 34 mg/l (Sweet 1987).

References
2101Sweet, D. 1987. Registry of toxic effects of chemical substances 1985 - 1986 edition. U.S. Department of health and human services.

 
 
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