* Almaden
* C.I. 77766
* C.I. Pigment Red 106
* Chinese vermilion
* Ethiops mineral
* Mercuric sulfide
* beta-Mercuric sulfide
* Mercuric Sulfide, Black
* Mercuric Sulfide Red
* Mercury monosulfide
* Mercury(2+) sulfide
* Mercury sulphide
* Monomercury sulfide
* Orange vermilion
* Pigment Red 106
* Red cinnabar
* Red mercury sulphide
* Scarlet vermilion
* Vermilion
*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OX0720000
CHEMICAL NAME : Mercury sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1344-48-5
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Hg-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 232.65
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Almaden
* C.I. 77766
* C.I. Pigment Red 106
* Chinese vermilion
* Ethiops mineral
* Mercuric sulfide
* beta-Mercuric sulfide
* Mercuric Sulfide, Black
* Mercuric Sulfide Red
* Mercury monosulfide
* Mercury(2+) sulfide
* Mercury sulphide
* Monomercury sulfide
* Orange vermilion
* Pigment Red 106
* Red cinnabar
* Red mercury sulphide
* Scarlet vermilion
* Vermilion
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 195 mg/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Endocrine - evidence of thyroid hypofunction
REFERENCE :
BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,847,1992
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M1643
No. of Facilities: 13 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 98 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***
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