TEDP

CAS number: 3689–24–5

NIOSH REL: 0.2 mg/m3 TWA [skin]

Current OSHA PEL: 0.2 mg/m3 TWA [skin]

1989 OSHA PEL: Same as current PEL

1993-1994 ACGIH TLV: 0.2 mg/m3 TWA [skin]

Description of substance: Pale-yellow liquid with a garlic-like odor.

LEL :. . Unknown

Original (SCP) IDLH: 35 mg/m3

Basis for original (SCP) IDLH: The chosen IDLH is based on the rat oral LD50 of 5 mg/kg [Lehman 1951 cited by ACGIH 1971]. No other useful data are available on which to base the IDLH.

Short-term exposure guidelines: None developed

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:

Lethal concentration data:

Species	Reference	LC50	LCLo	Time	Adjusted 0.5-hr LC (CF)	Derived value
Rat	Kimmerle & Klimmer 1974	38 mg/m3	-----	4 hr	76 mg/m3 (2.0)	7.6 mg/m3
Mouse	Kimmerle & Klimmer 1974	40 mg/m3	-----	4 hr	80 mg/m3 (2.0)	8.0 mg/m3

Lethal dose data:

Species	Reference	Route	LD50 (mg/kg)	LDLo (mg/kg)	Adjusted LD	Derived value
Mouse	Kimmerle & Klimmer 1974	oral	22	-----	154 mg/m3	15 mg/m3
Rabbit	Kimmerle &Klimmer 1974	oral	25	-----	175 mg/m3	18 mg/m3
Dog	Kimmerle & Klimmer 1974	oral	5	-----	35 mg/m3	3.5 mg/m3
Rat	Lehman 1951	oral	5	-----	35 mg/m3	3.5 mg/m3

Other animal data: It has been stated that TEDP is an organophosphate pesticide whose toxicity is similar to that of parathion [ACGIH 1991].

Human data: None relevant for use in determining the revised IDLH.

Revised IDLH: 10 mg/m3 Basis for revised IDLH: The revised IDLH for TEDP is 10 mg/m3 based on acute inhalation toxicity data in animals [Kimmerle and Klimmer 1974] and on an analogy with parathion [ACGIH 1991] which has a revised IDLH of 10 mg/m3.

REFERENCES:

1. ACGIH [1971]. TEDP (tetraethyl dithionopyrophosphate). In: Documentation of the threshold limit values for substances in workroom air. 3rd ed. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, pp. 244-245.

2. ACGIH [1991]. Sulfotep. In: Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices. 6th ed. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, pp. 1452-1454.

3. Kimmerle G, Klimmer OR [1974]. Acute and subchronic toxicity of sulfotep. Arch Toxicol 33:1-16.

4. Lehman AJ [1951]. Chemicals in foods: A report to the Association of Food and Drug Officials on current developments. Part II. Pesticides. Section II. Dermal Toxicity. Q Bulletin Assoc Food Drug Off U.S. 16(1):3-9.