*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GL8912000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Copper(II) sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1317-40-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 34
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cu-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 95.60
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * C.I. 77450
   * C.I. Pigment Blue 34
   * Copper Blue
   * Copper monosulfide
   * Copper(2+) sulfide
   * Cupric sulfide
   * Horace Vernet's Blue
   * Monocopper monosulfide
   * Oil Blue
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   GANNA2 Gann.  Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-75,
   1907-84.  For publisher information, see JJCREP.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,155,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,2757,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,657,1982

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 0.4 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 02 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1.0 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 ppm (1 mg(Cu)/m3) (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T2084
       No. of Facilities: 723 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 4151 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 246 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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