Antimony sulfide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

S3-Sb2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

339.68

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

SB2 S3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human

DOSE/DURATION :

580 ug/m3/35W

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Cardiac - EKG changes not diagnostic of specified effects Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach

REFERENCE :

IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery. (Northbrook, IL) V.18-42, 1949-73. For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,521,1954

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1390 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :

INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,15,1941

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

209 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 :

>139 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 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,291,1989 IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,291,1989 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,291,1989 *** 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 1 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:STEL 0.5 ppm 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 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M4884 No. of Facilities: 786 (estimated) No. of Industries: 34 No. of Occupations: 27 No. of Employees: 26669 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1082 (estimated)