Lithium metaphosphate
Agent Name
Lithium metaphosphate
CAS Number
13762-75-9
Formula
H-O3-P.Li
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Lithium phosphate; Lithium polymetaphosphate; Metaphosphoric acid, lithium salt; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Phosphates, Metallic Salts
Description
Solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Comments
Causes tetany, respiratory depression, and diarrhea in oral lethal-dose studies of mice; Causes tetany, flaccid paralysis, and cardiac arrhythmias in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] An irritant; Harmful by ingestion; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See "Sodium trimetaphosphate." See "Lithium."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
MAK
0.2 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Li
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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