*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DL7000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Benzothiazolethiol, zinc salt (2:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 155-04-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H8-N2-S4.Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 397.85
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DSJ CSH &-ZN-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(2-benzothiazolylthio)zinc
   * Bis(mercaptobenzothiazolato)zinc
   * Hermat Zn-mbt
   * 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole zinc salt
   * OXAF
   * Pennac ZT
   * Tisperse MB-58
   * USAF GY-7
   * Vulkacit ZM
   * Zenite
   * Zenite special
   * Zetax
   * Zinc 2-benzothiazolethiolate
   * Zinc benzothiazolyl mercaptide
   * Zinc benzothiazol-2-ylthiolate
   * Zinc benzothiazyl-2-mercaptide
   * Zinc, bis(2-benzothiazolethiolato)-
   * Zinc mercaptobenzothiazolate
   * Zinc 2-mercaptobenzothiazole
   * Zinc mercaptobenzothiazole salt
   * ZMBT
   * ZnMB
 
                       *** 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           : 540 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VCTDC* Vanderbilt, R.T., Co., Technical Data Sheet.  (230 Park Ave., New
   York, NY 10017)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 09DEC1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Blood - tumors
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB223-159

                    *** 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 - M1058
       No. of Facilities: 263 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 10
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 4080 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1058
       No. of Facilities: 825 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 11
       No. of Occupations: 18
       No. of Employees: 23196 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 8905 (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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