*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : WS4250000
CHEMICAL NAME : Sulfur
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7704-34-9
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 12673-82-4
12767-24-7
56591-09-4
56645-30-8
57035-13-9
63705-05-5
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 17
MOLECULAR FORMULA : S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 32.06
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : S
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Agri-Sul
* Asulfa-Supra
* Atomic sulfur
* Bensulfoid
* Brimstone
* Collokit
* Colloidal sulfur
* Colsul
* Corosul D and S
* Cosan
* Cosan 80
* Crystex
* Devisulphur
* Elosal
* Flour sulphur
* Flowers of sulphur
* Gofrativ
* Ground vocle sulphur
* Hexasul
* Kolofog
* Kolospray
* Kristex
* Kumulus
* Kumulus FL
* Magnetic 70, 90, and 95
* Micowetsulf
* Microflotox
* Microthiol
* Precipitated sulfur
* Sofril
* Sperlox-S
* Spersul
* Spersul thiovit
* Sublimed sulfur
* Sufran
* Sufran D
* Sulfex
* Sulfidal
* Sulforon
* Sulkol
* Sulphur
* Super cosan
* Sulsol
* Technetium Tc 99M sulfur colloid
* Tesuloid
* Thiolux
* Thiovit
* Thiovit S
* Thiozol
* Ultra Sulfur
* Wettasul
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 8 ppm
REFERENCE :
ANCHAM Analytical Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office
Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.19- 1947-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,1411,1949
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >8437 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(5),48,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 8 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 175 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 55 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 1660 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(12),8,1990
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 70845
No. of Facilities: 21906 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 211
No. of Occupations: 130
No. of Employees: 325858 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X1207
No. of Facilities: 145 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 156 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4235
No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 86 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4236
No. of Facilities: 238 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 7
No. of Employees: 1644 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 52 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 70845
No. of Facilities: 30280 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 240
No. of Occupations: 157
No. of Employees: 599268 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 93685 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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