PAC Database - Detailed Chemical Data

Chemical Identity
Chemical CAS# UN# Health Code Numbers
Ferrous disulfide; (Iron disulfide) 12068-85-8
18.00
4.00
3.00







Formula Synonyms
FeS2
Physical Properties
Mol Wt State MP (°C) BP (°C) VP (Hg) VP (°C) SG LEL (ppm)
119.97 S 5.2
PAC Values
PAC Values (Original Units: mg/m3)
PAC-1 PAC-2 PAC-3
1.2 13 79
Converted PAC Values (ppm)
PAC-1 PAC-2 PAC-3
0.24 2.6 16
Technical Basis
A review of available sources did not identify exposure limits or acute toxicity data for ferrous disulfide. SAX's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials classifieds ferrous disulfide as an HHR=3; this classification is supported by literature that indicates hydrogen sulfide is generated from inorganic salts, resulting in similar toxic effects. As such, analysts assumed an HHR=3 as the TEEL-3 basis. The TEEL-2 and TEEL-1 were derived according to Table 3.5.
• PAC-1 = TEEL-1 = TEEL-2/11
• PAC-2 = TEEL-2 = TEEL-3/6
• PAC-3 = TEEL-3 = HHR=3
This review generated PAC values inconsistent with Rev. 29A. The Rev. 29A TEEL-1 basis was a TLV-TWA for particles not otherwise specified (Section 3.5.2), from which the TEEL-2 and TEEL-3 were derived (Table 3.5). The current TEEL-3 basis is an assumed HHR=3, from which the TEEL-2 and TEEL-1 values were derived.
References
Chemical information: https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID801014311
Discussion of spontaneous H2S formation (see Section 2.1.1): A. Martelli, et. al, Pharmacological Research, Volume 196, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106947
Hydrogen sulfide toxicological profile: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp114.pdf
SAX's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 12th ed., Richard J. Lewis. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ (2012).
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