7439-89-6

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Fe

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

55.85

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :

77 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - irritability Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Blood - normocytic anemia

REFERENCE :

JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.19- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,251,1987

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

30 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :

IJPAAO Indian Journal of Pharmacy. (Bombay, India) V.1-40(1), 1939-78. For publisher information, see IJSIDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,240,1951

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

20 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB158-508

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

20 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :

IJPAAO Indian Journal of Pharmacy. (Bombay, India) V.1-40(1), 1939-78. For publisher information, see IJSIDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,240,1951 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

250 mg/m3/6H/4W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 145,10,1997 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intratracheal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

450 mg/kg/15W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors

REFERENCE :

SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health. (Nippon Sangyo Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,380,1974 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 91095 No. of Facilities: 13096 (estimated) No. of Industries: 160 No. of Occupations: 115 No. of Employees: 207672 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - T0176 No. of Facilities: 13865 (estimated) No. of Industries: 130 No. of Occupations: 72 No. of Employees: 204603 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 16574 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3724 No. of Facilities: 122 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 1670 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5910 No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 400 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 400 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5996 No. of Facilities: 45 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 179 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 91095 No. of Facilities: 103949 (estimated) No. of Industries: 364 No. of Occupations: 174 No. of Employees: 1312446 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 116899 (estimated)