*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OP1050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Manganese(II) sulfate (1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7785-87-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 41
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O4-S.Mn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 151.00
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .MN..S-O4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Manganese sulfate (1:1)
   * Manganese(2+) sulfate (1:1)
   * Manganese sulphate
   * Manganous sulfate
   * Man-Gro
   * NCI C61143
   * Sorba-spray Mn
   * Sulfuric acid, manganese (II) salt (1:1)
 
                       *** 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           : 2150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,153,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 92600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,153,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 44100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,153,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2330 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,153,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 147 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,153,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >31600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,153,1991
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 660 mg/kg/8W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,1744,1976
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 15 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-3 week(s) after conception
                          lactating female 3 week(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
   WDZAEK Weisheng Dulixue Zazhi.  Journal of Health Toxicology.  (Weisheng
   Dulixue Zazhi Bianjibu, Dongdaqiao, Chaoyang Menwai, Beijing, Peop. Rep.
   China)  V.1-    1987  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,140,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 34356 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   NRTXDN Neurotoxicology.  (Intox Press, Inc., POB 34075, Little Rock, AR
   72203)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,437,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 68711 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
REFERENCE :
   NRTXDN Neurotoxicology.  (Intox Press, Inc., POB 34075, Little Rock, AR
   72203)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,437,1987
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1775 nmol/tube
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 260,295,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,185,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   JMOBAK Journal of Molecular Biology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,453,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MGGEAE Molecular and General Genetics.  (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl.
   3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.99-    1967-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 151,69,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUTAEX Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road,
   Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1986-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,21,1986

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Mn)/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

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
   Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
   Volume(issue)/page/year: Mn,121,1973

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:CL 5 mg(Mn)/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:
   3,149,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 0.6 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3  (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 5 mg(Mn)/m3  (total dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81680
       No. of Facilities: 970 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 25
       No. of Occupations: 22
       No. of Employees: 14580 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81680
       No. of Facilities: 1307 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 20
       No. of Occupations: 43
       No. of Employees: 35426 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 15477 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: B subtilis rec assay; S
   cerevisiae-reversion
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: S cerevisiae gene conversion
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***