*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GS6000000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cyanamide, calcium salt (1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 156-62-7
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-N2.Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 80.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : CA NCN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Mutagen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Alzodef
* Calcium carbimide
* Calcium cyanamid
* Calcium cyanamide
* CCC
* Cyanamide calcique
* Cyanamid granular
* CY-L 500
* Dormex
* Lime-nitrogen
* NCI-C02937
* Nitrogen lime
* Nitrolim
* Nitrolime
* USAF CY-2
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 571 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York,
Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,149,1969
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 158 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,304,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >150 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JFAN "Agrochemicals Handbook," with updates, Hartley, D., and H. Kidd,
eds., Nottingham, Royal Soc. of Chemistry, 1983-86 Volume(issue)/page/year:
A053,1984
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,304,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GUCHAZ Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection. (Information Canada,
171 Slater St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,73,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 334 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,304,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 282 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,304,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966. (Topeka, KS)
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,174,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 590 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
37ASAA "Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology," 3rd ed., Grayson,
M., and D. Eckroth, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978
Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,291,1979
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 170 gm/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Vascular - tumors
REFERENCE :
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-163,1979
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(Suppl
1),3,1983
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a 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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg/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
*** 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
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 1.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 1 mg/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 CALCIUM CYANAMIDE-air:10H TWA 0.5 mg/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 :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 15730
No. of Facilities: 287 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 12607 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 15730
No. of Facilities: 249 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 4390 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);no evidence:mouse,rat
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-163,79
*** END OF RECORD ***