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EC number: 237-424-2 | CAS number: 13780-06-8
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- other: Visual inspection
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Study period:
- No data
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Appearance and physical state taken from the test material section of a study report describing a reliable series of physico-chemical studies
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Colour:
- white
- Odour:
- other: no data
- Substance type:
- inorganic
- Conclusions:
- Calcium nitrite is a white powder.
- Executive summary:
The information on appearance and physical state of the substance is taken from the test material section of study report describing a GLP-compliant series of physico-chemical studies and is therefore considered to be suitable for use for this endpoint. Calcium nitrite is described as a white powder.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- other: Visual inspection
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Study period:
- No data
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Appearance and physical state taken from the test material section of a study report describing a reliable acute oral toxicity study.
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Colour:
- white
- Odour:
- other: no data
- Substance type:
- inorganic
- Conclusions:
- Calcium nitrite is a white powder.
- Executive summary:
The information on appearance and physical state of the substance is taken from the test material section of a study report describing a reliable acute oral toxicity study and is therefore considered to be suitable for use for this endpoint. Calcium nitrite is described as a white powder.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- other: Visual inspection
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Study period:
- No data
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Appearance and physical state taken from the test material sections of study reports describing acute oral toxicity and bacterial mutation studies.
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Remarks:
- 34% aqueous solution
- Form:
- solid - liquid: aqueous solution
- Remarks:
- clear liquid
- Colour:
- light yellow
- Odour:
- sweetish
- Substance type:
- inorganic
- Conclusions:
- Calcium nitrite (hydrate) is a light yellow liquid, with a slight sweet odour
- Executive summary:
The information on appearance and physical state of the substance is taken from the test material section of study reports describing reliable GLP-compliant acute oral toxicity and bacterial mutation studies and is therefore considered to be suitable for use for this endpoint. Calcium nitrite (hydrate; 34% aqueous solution) is described as a light yellow liquid, with a slight sweet odour
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Description of key information
Calcium nitrite is a white powder under ambient conditions (Olson, 1985; Sydney, 2018). Calcium nitrite (as a 32 -34% aqueous solution, such as the product DCI (a 34% solution of hydrated calcium nitrite)) is described as a light-yellow liquid, with a slight sweet odour (Kitching, 1997; McRae, 1996).
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
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