*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OW4025000
CHEMICAL NAME : Mercury, ethyl(toluenesulfonato)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 2654-47-9
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 21
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H10-Hg-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 386.83
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Organometallic
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ethylmercury toluenesulfonate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 28 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NHTIA7 Nordisk Hygienisk Tidskrift. Scandinavian Journal of Hygiene.
(Stockholm, Sweden) V.1-55, 1920-74. For publisher information, see
SWEHDO. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,207,1950
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
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
*** 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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