*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZH5400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Zinc sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1314-98-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : S-Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 97.43
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Albalith
   * Cleartran
   * C.I. Pigment White 7
   * Irtran 2
   * Pigment White 7
   * Sachtolith
   * Sachtolith HD-S
   * Zinc monosulfide
   * Zinc sulphide
 
                       *** 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           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RCCRC* Research and Consulting Company, Technical Reports.  (RCC NOTOX B.V.,
   Hambakenwetering 7, 5231 DD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NOTOX1072/1332,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5040 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   RCCRC* Research and Consulting Company, Technical Reports.  (RCC NOTOX B.V.,
   Hambakenwetering 7, 5231 DD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NOTOX1072,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RCCRC* Research and Consulting Company, Technical Reports.  (RCC NOTOX B.V.,
   Hambakenwetering 7, 5231 DD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NOTOX1072/1333,1989

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 82214
       No. of Facilities: 2363 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 33
       No. of Occupations: 44
       No. of Employees: 56944 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 21688 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***