The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

Ammonium sulfide ( (NH4) (SH) )

RTECS #: BS4900000

CAS #: 12124-99-1

UPDATE: July 1997 MW: 51.12 MF: H4N•HS


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  3. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  4. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Ammonium bisulfide
  2. Ammonium hydrogen sulfide
  3. Ammonium hydrosulfide
  4. Ammonium mercaptan
  1. Ammonium sulfhydrate
  2. Monoammonium sulfide
  3. Sirnik amonny (Czech)


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
intradermal
rabbit 		lowest published lethal dose: 30 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
intraperitoneal
mouse 		lowest published lethal dose: 10 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
intravenous
dog 		lowest published lethal dose: 2 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
intravenous
mouse 		lowest published lethal dose: 2 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
intravenous
rabbit 		lowest published lethal dose: 1,500 µg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
oral
mouse 		lowest published lethal dose: 80 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
oral
rat 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 168 mg/kg N/R NTIS** AD-A062-138
parenteral
guinea pig 		lowest published lethal dose: 143 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
subcutaneous
mouse 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 132 mg/kg N/R 28ZPAK -,18,1972
subcutaneous
rabbit 		lowest published lethal dose: 7,500 µg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
skin
guinea pig 		lowest published lethal dose: 692 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
skin
mouse 		lowest published lethal dose: 2,457 mg/kg Eye: Mydriasis (pupilliary dilation)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Respiratory stimulation 		JPETAB 76,179,1942
skin
rabbit 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 1,682 mg/kg N/R ATDAEI 1,712,1992


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990-
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.

Used to apply patina to bronze, in photographic development, textile manufacture

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