*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : OG4550000 CHEMICAL NAME : Lead sulfide CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1314-87-0 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 27 MOLECULAR FORMULA : Pb-S MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 239.25 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : PB S SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * C.I. 77640 * Galena * Natural lead sulfide * Plumbous sulfide *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1810 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Blood - other changes REFERENCE : INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,15,1941 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 10 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells REFERENCE : AHBAAM Archiv fuer Hygiene und Bakteriologie. (Munich, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.101-154, 1929-71. For publisher information, see ZHPMAT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 125,273,1941 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 16764 mg/kg/6W-C TOXIC EFFECTS : Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Musculoskeletal - other changes Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - other Enzymes REFERENCE : FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,109,1996 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.05 mg(Pb)/m3; animal 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 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series," Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77 Volume(issue)/page/year: Pb,254,1972 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.04 mg(Pb)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.005 ppm (0.01 mg(Pb)/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Pb)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/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 LEAD, INORGANIC-air:10H TWA <0.1 mg(Pb)/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 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Lead sulfide, 7505 *** END OF RECORD ***