*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CG2800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Arsenic tetrasulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56729-51-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : As-S4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 203.16
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Arsenic sulfide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6330 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)
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: 31(4),55,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2088 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)
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: 31(4),55,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)
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: 31(4),55,1987
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 22100 mg/kg/34D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis
   Endocrine - hyperglycemia
   Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
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: 31(4),55,1987
 
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