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EC number: 208-058-0 | CAS number: 506-87-6
Additional physico-chemical information
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- other: decomposition in air
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: data from a reliable handbook cited in a peer reviewed database
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- other: peer reviewed database
- Title:
- Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource
- Author:
- US EPA - ACToR
- Year:
- 2 010
- Bibliographic source:
- http://actor.epa.gov/actor/GenericChemical?casrn=506-87-6 search with CAS number 506-87-6 on 2010-10-08
- Reference Type:
- secondary source
- Title:
- The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals.
- Author:
- Budavari, S. (ed.).
- Year:
- 1 989
- Bibliographic source:
- Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc.,p 69
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- no data
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Diammonium carbonate
- EC Number:
- 208-058-0
- EC Name:
- Diammonium carbonate
- Cas Number:
- 506-87-6
- Molecular formula:
- CH2O3.2H3N
- IUPAC Name:
- diammonium carbonate
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
- Results:
- Decomposes on exposure to air with lose of ammonia and carbon dioxide, becoming white and powdery and converting into ammonium bicarbonate.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Decomposes on exposure to air with lose of ammonia and carbon dioxide, becoming white and powdery and converting into ammonium bicarbonate.
Risk management measures regarding exposure to ammonia have to be put in place.
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