ANTIMONY PENTASULFIDE

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

S5-Sb2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

403.80

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

SB2 S3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD - Lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

>10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54(4),68,1989

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

458 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,23,1982

TYPE OF TEST :

LD - Lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - species unspecified

DOSE/DURATION :

>166 mg/kg

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: 8(7),25,1964 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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 *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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: 3,15,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:.TWA (0.5 mg(Sb)/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Sb)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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 ANTIMONY-air:10H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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