Ferrous sulfate

Names

[ Name ]:
Ferrous sulfate

[Synonym ]:
sulphuric acid, iron salt
iron(II) sulfate
EINECS 231-753-5
Iron(II) sulfate (1:1)
Sulfuric acid, iron(2+) salt (1:1)
Sulfuric acid iron (2+) salt (1:1)
Sulfuric acid, iron (2+) salt (1:1)
Iron monosulfate
iron(ii) sulphate
sulfuric acid iron(2+) salt (1:1)
Ferrous sulphate
Iron sulphate
Sulfuric acid iron salt (1:1)
MFCD00011014
Iron (II) sulfate (1:1)
ferrous sulfate
Iron (2+) sulfate (1:1)
Sulfuric acid, iron salt
Sulfuric acid, iron(2+), salt (1:1)
Ferrous sulfate (1:1)
Iron(2+) sulfate

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.898

[ Boiling Point ]:
330ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
64ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
FeO₄S

[ Molecular Weight ]:
151.908

[ Exact Mass ]:
151.886673

[ PSA ]:
82.98000

[ LogP ]:
0.42550

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: NO8500000

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 7720-78-7

LAST UPDATED :: 199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 47

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: O4-S.Fe

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 151.91

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: FE S-O4

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :: 250 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Gastrointestinal - alteration in gastric secretion Gastrointestinal - peritonitis Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :: 750 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Cardiac - pulse rate Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :: 390 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - anorexia (human) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :: 60 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - infant

DOSE/DURATION :: 4400 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - coma Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :: 10560 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :: 20 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - coma

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :: 150 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - coma Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :: 600 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - aggression Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Unreported

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :: 441 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 319 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 155 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 680 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 106 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 60300 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 112 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :: 79 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraduodenal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :: 200 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Cardiac - cardiac output Vascular - regional or general arteriolar constriction Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - metabolic acidosis

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :: 1200 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 200 ug/m3/24H/65D-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 1600 mg/kg/16W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 7200 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :: female 9-14 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intratesticular

DOSE :: 12153 ug/kg

SEX/DURATION :: male 1 day(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :: Rodent - hamster Ovary

DOSE/DURATION :: 5 mmol/L

REFERENCE :: CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,1628,1981 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-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: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology. (New York, NY) V.1-18, 1968-81. For publisher information, see JTCTDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,615,1971 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965 *** 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 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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 33230 No. of Facilities: 2551 (estimated) No. of Industries: 29 No. of Occupations: 35 No. of Employees: 31767 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 33230 No. of Facilities: 4071 (estimated) No. of Industries: 43 No. of Occupations: 57 No. of Employees: 85779 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 19101 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R25

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S45

[ HS Code ]:
2833291000

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2833291000

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