*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CC4900000
CHEMICAL NAME : Antimony(III) chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 10025-91-9
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 42
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cl3-Sb
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 228.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SB G3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Antimoine (trichlorure d')
* Antimonio (tricloruro di)
* Antimonous chloride
* Antimontrichlorid
* Antimony butter
* Antimony chloride (Sb2Cl6)
* Antimony trichloride
* Antimoontrichlride
* Butter of antimony
* Chlorid antimonity
* Chlorure antimonieux
* C.I. 77056
* Stibine, trichloro-
* Trichlorostibine
* Trichlorure d'antimoine
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 73 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - anorexia (human)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
BJIMAG British Journal of Industrial Medicine. (British Medical Journal,
Box 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046) V.1- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,318,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 525 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MarJV# Personal Communication from J.V. Marhold, VUOS, 539-18, Pardubice,
Czechoslavakia, Mar. 29, 1977 Volume(issue)/page/year: 29MAR1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 13 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,23,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 574 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Gastrointestinal - peritonitis
Gastrointestinal - necrotic changes
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
29(12),16,1964
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 2282 mg/kg/9W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 29(12),16,1964
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 8518 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 29(12),16,1964
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 44 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
lactating female 22 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
gain)
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,491,1987
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 4400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
lactating female 22 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - delayed effects
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,491,1987
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,109,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 264,163,1991
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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: 3,15,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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 0.5 mg(Sb)/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 0.5 mg(Sb)/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 0.5 mg(Sb)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:.TWA (0.5 mg(Sb)/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Sb)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/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 ANTIMONY-air:10H TWA 0.5 mg(Sb)/m3
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 :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 07405
No. of Facilities: 125 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 6
No. of Occupations: 9
No. of Employees: 1947 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 07405
No. of Facilities: 344 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 9
No. of Occupations: 11
No. of Employees: 22641 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 7292 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: B subtilis rec assay
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***