*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EW4155000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Calcium sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1344-81-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Calcium polysulfide
   * Eau grison
   * Lime-sulfur
   * Lime sulphur
   * Neviken
   * Orthorix
   * Sulka
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 562 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - coma
   Cardiac - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - metabolic acidosis
REFERENCE :
   JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270
   Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016)  V.19-    1982-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,299,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 891 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - alteration in gastric secretion
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - metabolic acidosis
REFERENCE :
   JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270
   Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016)  V.19-    1982-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,299,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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