* Ferric chloride, hexahydrate
* Ferric trichloride hexahydrate
* Iron (III), chloride, hexahydrate
* Iron trichloride hexahydrate
*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : NO5425000
CHEMICAL NAME : Iron(3+) chloride, hexahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 10025-77-1
LAST UPDATED : 199703
DATA ITEMS CITED : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cl3-Fe.6H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 270.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : FE G3 &QH 6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ferric chloride, hexahydrate
* Ferric trichloride hexahydrate
* Iron (III), chloride, hexahydrate
* Iron trichloride hexahydrate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 900 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 : 260 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc.,
Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
20037) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,512,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 7200 ug/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
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 61250 mg/kg/14W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - dehydrogenases
REFERENCE :
ESKHA5 Eisei Shikenjo Hokoku. Bulletin of the Institute of Hygienic
Sciences. (Kokuritsu Eisei Shikenjo Kagaku, 18-1 Bushitsu Johobu,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan) V.1- 1886- Volume(issue)/page/year:
103,21,1985
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Multiple routes
TEST SYSTEM : Non-mammalian species
DOSE/DURATION : 4500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 370,19,1996
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 4800 umol/L
REFERENCE :
IAAAAM International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology. (S. Karger
Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1950-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,83,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,155,1963
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/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:
3,138,1971
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4675
No. of Facilities: 100 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 4
No. of Employees: 871 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 465 (estimated)
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