disulphur decafluoride

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

F10-S2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

254.12

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

FSFFFF 2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

45 gm/m3/10M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB158-508

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :

1 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Vascular - shock Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)

REFERENCE :

AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,436,1953

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

5790 ug/kg

REFERENCE :

AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,436,1953 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 0.10 mg/m3 (0.01 ppm) 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 0.025 ppm (0.25 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: 3,241,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/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 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/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 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/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 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/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 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/m3);STEL 0.075 ppm ;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg/m3);STEL 0.02 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.025 ppm (0.25 mg/m3);STEL 0.075 ppm 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 SULFUR PENTAFLUORIDE-air:CL 0.01 ppm 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