Strontium chloride
Agent Name
Strontium chloride
CAS Number
10476-85-4
Formula
Cl2-Sr
Major Category
Metals
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
Colorless or white odorless solid; [EPA OHM/TADS]
Sources/Uses
Used to make strontium salts, in pyrotechnics, and as a dental desensitizer; [Merck Index] Used in chemical and antifreeze manufacturing; [EPA OHM/TADS]
Comments
Causes somnolence, changes in motor activity, and diarrhea in oral lethal-dose studies of guinea pigs, mice, and rabbits; Causes ulceration of the stomach in 7-day intermittent oral studies of monkeys; Causes changes in spleen weight, changes in clotting factors, normocytic anemia, and abnormal liver function tests in repeated-dose oral studies of rats; [RTECS] A skin and strong eye irritant; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See "Strontium" and "Strontium chloride hexahydrate."
Biomedical References
Adverse Effects
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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