8671. Sodium Selenate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13410-01-0
Na2O4Se; mol wt 188.94.
Na 24.34%, O 33.87%, Se 41.79%.
Na2SeO4.

Description and references

Acute toxicity study: C. Nofre et al., C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci. 257, 791 (1963). Review: NTP Technical Report on Toxicity Studies of Sodium Selenate and Sodium Selenite (NIH 94-3387, 1994) 121 pp.

Derivative

Decahydrate.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10102-23-5

Properties

White crystals; very sol in water. LD50 i.p. in mice: 18.45 mg/kg (Nofre).

Use

Insecticide in some horticultural applications.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Dietary growth promoter for poultry and livestock.