RTECS NUMBER : ZH5400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Zinc sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1314-98-3
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA : S-Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 97.43
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Albalith
* Cleartran
* C.I. Pigment White 7
* Irtran 2
* Pigment White 7
* Sachtolith
* Sachtolith HD-S
* Zinc monosulfide
* Zinc sulphide
*** 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 : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
RCCRC* Research and Consulting Company, Technical Reports. (RCC NOTOX B.V.,
Hambakenwetering 7, 5231 DD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
Volume(issue)/page/year: NOTOX1072/1332,1989
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >5040 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
RCCRC* Research and Consulting Company, Technical Reports. (RCC NOTOX B.V.,
Hambakenwetering 7, 5231 DD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
Volume(issue)/page/year: NOTOX1072,1989
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
RCCRC* Research and Consulting Company, Technical Reports. (RCC NOTOX B.V.,
Hambakenwetering 7, 5231 DD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
Volume(issue)/page/year: NOTOX1072/1333,1989
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 82214
No. of Facilities: 2363 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 33
No. of Occupations: 44
No. of Employees: 56944 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 21688 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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