*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CC8700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Antimony thioantimonate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12359-48-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : S4-Sb2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 371.74
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antimony sulfide (Sb2S4)
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A166-873
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 445 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A166-873
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A150-348

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:.TWA  (0.5 mg(Sb)/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Sb)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***