* Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate
* Iron chloride tetrahydrate
* Iron (II) chloride, tetrahydrate
* Iron dichloride tetrahydrate
*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : NO5600000
CHEMICAL NAME : Iron(2+) chloride, tetrahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 13478-10-9
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cl2-Fe.4H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 198.83
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : FE G2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate
* Iron chloride tetrahydrate
* Iron (II) chloride, tetrahydrate
* Iron dichloride tetrahydrate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Rectal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 498 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 : 93 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
Pharmakologie. (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66. For publisher
information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 244,17,1962
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 890 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 : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 189 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 : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Rectal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 984 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
*** 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 - X6271
No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 1445 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 230 (estimated)
*** END OF RECORD ***
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