*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EU9920000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cadmium, bis(1-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinethionato)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18897-36-4
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 6856-46-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 28
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H8-Cd-N2-O2-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 364.72
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ AO BS 2 &-CD-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cadmium PT
   * Cadmium 2-pyridinethione
   * CdPT
 
                       *** 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           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TOANDB Toxicology Annual.  (New York, NY)  1974/75-79.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,1,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1340 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TOANDB Toxicology Annual.  (New York, NY)  1974/75-79.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,1,1979

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3, inhalable dust
   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

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.002 mg(Cd)/m3, respirable dust
   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

   ACGIH TLV-Suspected human carcinogen
   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:Human Sufficient 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: 58,119,1993

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient 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: 58,119,1993

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
   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: 58,119,1993

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/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: 3,34,1971

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/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 CADMIUM, dust and fume-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***