*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : LK0700000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ferrocene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 102-54-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 35
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H10-Fe
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 186.05
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L50TJ 0-FE-- 0L50TJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Organometallic
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Biscyclopentadienyliron
* Catane
* Di-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-yliron
* Dicyclopentadienyl iron
* Ferrotsen
* Iron bis(cyclopentadiene)
* Iron dicyclopentadienyl
*** 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 : 1320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,5,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
of San Francisco. (San Francisco, CA 94117) Volume(issue)/page/year:
PH43-64-886
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 832 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. (London, UK)
V.1-33, 1946-68. For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,352,1965
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 335 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
of San Francisco. (San Francisco, CA 94117) Volume(issue)/page/year:
PH43-64-886
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 178 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02382
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 36 mg/m3/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,150,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/m3/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,150,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 54600 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - hepatitis, fibrous (cirrhosis, post-necrotic scarring)
Endocrine - other changes
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in iron
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,666,1969
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5175 mg/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
of San Francisco. (San Francisco, CA 94117) Volume(issue)/page/year:
PH43-64-886
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(Suppl
1),3,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppm
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,87,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Heritable translocation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppm
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,87,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 130 ug/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,1,1985
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/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 ***
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
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 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Construc):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
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 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Shipyard):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 mg/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 DICYCLOPENTADIENYL IRON, total dust-air:TWA 10 mg/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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO DICYCLOPENTADIENYL IRON-air:10H TWA 5 mg/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 :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - T2061
No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 412 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 328 (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
*** END OF RECORD ***