*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PB1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methanesulfonic acid,
                          (arsenobis((6-hydroxy-m-phenylene)imino))di-,
                          disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 618-82-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H14-As2-N2-O8-S2.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 598.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSQ1MR BQ E-AS-U-AS-R DQ CM1SWQ &-NA- 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (1,2-Diarsenediylbis((6-hydroxy-3,1-phenylene)imino))bismethanesulfonic  
   acid disodium salt
   * Disodium  
   3,3'-diamino-4,4'-dihydroxyarsenobenzene-N,N'-dimethylenebisulfite
   * Disodium 3,3'-diamino-4,4'-dihydroxyarsenobenzene-N-dimethylenesulfonate
   * Karsulphan
   * Metarsenobillon
   * Myarsenol
   * Myosalvarsan
   * Sulfarsenobenzene
   * Sulfarsenol
   * Sulfarsphenamine
   * Thioarsmine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SDUU** "Ueber die Beeinflussung der Salvarsantoxizitat im Tierversuch,
   Dissertation," Steudemann, J., University of Hamburg, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1934
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,-,1934
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHRPA6 Public Health Reports.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  V.1-    1878-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,2783,1922

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/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: 3,16,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(As)/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 0.5 mg(As)/m3
   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 0.5 mg(As)/m3
   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 0.5 mg(As)/m3
   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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.03 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***