Disulfur dichloride

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cl2-S2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

135.02

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

S2 G2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

150 ppm

REFERENCE :

IPSTB3 International Polymer Science and Technology. (Rapra Technology Ltd., Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK) Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,93,1976 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 5.5 mg/m3 (1 ppm) 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 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 1 ppm (5.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (12 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:STEL 1 ppm (5.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (12 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (6 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (18 mg/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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO SULFUR MONOCHLORIDE-air:CL 1 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5495 No. of Facilities: 964 (estimated) No. of Industries: 21 No. of Occupations: 28 No. of Employees: 28182 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2203 (estimated)