*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CR0270000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Barium polysulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 50864-67-0
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 97560-32-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bariumpolysulfid
   * Barium sulfide
   * Polybarit
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 226 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   AIMDAP Archives of Internal Medicine.  (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago,
   IL 60610)  V.1-    1908-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 132,891,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 375 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook.  (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave.,
   Willoughy, OH 44094)  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C36,1991

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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

   ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
   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(Ba)/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: 3,21,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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(Ba)/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(Ba)/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(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

 
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