Poison by intravenous and subcutaneous routes. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. See also SAMARIUM and RARE EARTHS.
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
ZGEMAZ Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin. (Berlin, Fed.
Rep. Ger.) V.1-139, 1913-65. For publisher information, see REXMAS.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 113,536,1944
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION :
50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ZGEMAZ Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin. (Berlin, Fed.
Rep. Ger.) V.1-139, 1913-65. For publisher information, see REXMAS.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 113,536,1944
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4535
No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 1222 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 241 (estimated)