*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BR6500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium iron(II) sulfate, hexahydrate (2:1:2:6)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7783-85-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H4-N2.Fe.2O4-S.6H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 356.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  FE  Z&2 S-O4*2 &QH 6
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonium ferrous sulfate hexahydrate
   * Ferrous ammonium sulfate, hexahydrate
   * Iron ammonium sulfate hydrate
   * Sulfuric acid, ammonium iron(2+) salt, hexahydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,470,1969

                    *** 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

 
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