*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : OX0700000 CHEMICAL NAME : Mercury, sulfatobis(methyl- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 3810-81-9 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4133797 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 16 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-H6-Hg2-O4-S MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 527.32 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1-HG-OSWO-HG-1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical Organometallic SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Aretan-nieuw * B 4992 * Bis(methylmercuric)sulfate * Bis-(methylmercury)-sulfate * Bis-(methylmerkuri)sulfat * Ceresan liquido * Ceresan universal-feuchtbeize * Cerewet * Compound-4992 * Methylmercuric sulfate * Sulfuric acid, bis(methylmercury) salt *** 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 : 50 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook. (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave., Willoughy, OH 44094) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C65,1991 *** 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 *** 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 *** END OF RECORD ***