*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QR6150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nickel, bis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15521-65-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-N2-Ni-S4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 299.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SUYS&N1&1 2 &-NI-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)nickel
   * Methyl niclate
   * Nickel, bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-, (SP-4-1)-
   * Nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate
   * Sankel
 
                       *** 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           : 17 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RCTEA4 Rubber Chemistry and Technology.  (American Chemical Soc., Rubber
   Division, c/o Mrs. M.E. Bauer, Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH 44325)  V.1- 1928- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,627,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,S25,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPIFAN Japan Pesticide Information.  (Japan Plant Protection Assoc.,
   1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan)  No.1-61, 1969-92.  For
   publisher information, see AGJAEP.  Volume(issue)/page/year: (3),10,1970
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 87600 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Liver - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,S25,1992

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO NICKEL, INORGANIC-air:10H CA TWA 0.015 mg(Ni)/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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4332
       No. of Facilities: 85 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 367 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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