*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OV7354000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mercury(II), bis(L-cysteinato)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12550-82-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 22
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-Hg-N2-O4-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 440.91
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(L-cysteinato)mercury
   * Cysteine, L-, mercury complex
   * Mercurate(2-), bis(L-cysteinato(2-)-O,S)-, dihydrogen, (T-4)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JEPTDQ Journal of Environmental Pathology and Toxicology.  (Park Forest
   South, IL)  V.1-5(3), 1977-81(?).  For publisher information, see JEPOEC.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2(6),1529,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JEPTDQ Journal of Environmental Pathology and Toxicology.  (Park Forest
   South, IL)  V.1-5(3), 1977-81(?).  For publisher information, see JEPOEC.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2(6),1529,1979

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3; STEL 0.03 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 ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3
   DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
   Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg(Hg)/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3  JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:STEL 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/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 MERCURY, ORGANO-air:TWA 0.01 mg/m3;STEL 0.03 mg/m3 (Sk)
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

 
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