*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CC9450000
CHEMICAL NAME : Antimony trisulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1345-04-6
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 38
MOLECULAR FORMULA : S3-Sb2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 339.68
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SB2 S3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Antimonous sulfide
* Antimony Orange
* Antimony sesquisulfide
* Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3)
* Antimony trisulfide colloid
* Antimony vermilion
* Black antimony
* C.I. 77060
* C.I. Pigment Red 107
* Crimson antimony
* Diantimony trisulfide
* Lymphoscan
* Needle antimony
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 580 ug/m3/35W
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - EKG changes not diagnostic of specified effects
Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
REFERENCE :
IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery. (Northbrook, IL) V.18-42, 1949-73.
For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,521,1954
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1390 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,15,1941
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 209 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,23,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : >139 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8(7),25,1964
*** 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
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,291,1989
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,291,1989
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,291,1989
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air: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: 3,15,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** 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:STEL 1 mg/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:STEL 0.5 ppm 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
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO ANTIMONY-air:10H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M4884
No. of Facilities: 786 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 34
No. of Occupations: 27
No. of Employees: 26669 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 1082 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA 8(a) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
47,26992,82
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