The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

Phosphorus sulfide

RTECS #: TH4375000

CAS #: 1314-80-3

UPDATE: November 2004 MW: 222.24 MF: P2S5


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA:
  3. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  4. REVIEWS:
  5. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  6. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  7. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  8. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Diphosphorus pentasulfide
  2. Pentasulfure de phosphore (French)
  3. Phosphoric sulfide
  4. Phosphorus pentasulfide
  5. Phosphorus pentasulfide (ACGIH:OSHA)
  1. Phosphorus persulfide
  2. RCRA waste number U189
  3. Sirnik fosforecny (Czech)
  4. Sulfur phosphide
  5. Thiophosphoric anhydride


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
eye
rabbit 		20 mg/24 hour moderate 28ZPAK -,16,1972
skin
rabbit 		500 mg/24 hour moderate 28ZPAK -,16,1972


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
oral
rat 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 389 mg/kg N/R 28ZPAK -,16,1972
skin
rabbit 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 3,160 mg/kg Skin: After systemic exposure: Dermatitis, other NTIS** OTS0571217


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

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


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2002
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value time-weighted average 1 mg/m3;short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2003
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2002


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) STANDARD - air time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 DTLVS* 3,211,1971
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8 hour time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8 hour time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8 hour time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8 hour time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Exposure Limit - AUSTRALIA time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - AUSTRIA MAK 1 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - BELGIUM time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - DENMARK time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - FINLAND short term exposure limit 1 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - FRANCE VME 1 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - GERMANY MAK 1 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - THE NETHERLANDS MAC-TGG 1 mg/m3, 2003
Occupational Exposure Limit - THE PHILIPPINES time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - POLAND time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK- week 1 mg/m3, KZG- week 2 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - THAILAND time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - TURKEY time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value;

short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3
Occupational Exposure Limit IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value
short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO PHOSPHORUS PENTASULFIDE-air time-weighted average 1 mg/m3;
short term exposure limit 3 mg/m3 		NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 59162;
Number of Industries 1;
Total Number of Facilities 31;
Number of Occupations 14;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 1,092
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 59162;
Number of Industries 4;
Total Number of Facilities 94;
Number of Occupations 7;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 5,372;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 446


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
Used as an intermediate in the manufacture of lubricant additives and insecticides
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9213
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996
NIOSH* National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.

Used as an intermediate in the manufacture of lubricant additives and insecticides

RTECS Compound Description:
   Primary Irritant

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