*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OW3363000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mercury, ethyl(hydrogen cysteinato)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 21082-50-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 21
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H11-N-O2-S.Hg
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 349.82
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ1S-HG-2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Organometallic
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethylmercuric cysteine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 131 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,47,1969
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,47,1969

                              *** 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 0.001 ppm (0.01 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

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3
   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 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
   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 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
   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 (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

 
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