Cadmium, bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)-

Synonyms

Bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)cadmium; Cadmate; Cadmium bis(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate); Cadmium bis(diethyldithiocarbamate); Cadmium di(diethyldithiocarbamate); Cadmium diethyl dithiocarbamate; Cadmium diethyldithiocarbamate; Carbamic acid, diethyldithio-, cadmium salt; Cd diethyldithiocarbamate; Diethyldithiocarbamic acid, cadmium salt; Hoernesite; Natural roesslerite; [ChemIDplus] UN2570

Category

Dithiocarbamates (Rubber)

Description

White to cream-colored solid; Insoluble in water; [HSDB] Powder; Slightly soluble in water; [MSDSonline]

Sources/Uses

Used as an accelerator for butyl rubber, natural rubbers, ethylene-propylene diene monomers, and styrene-butadiene rubber; [HSDB]

Comments

An irritant; [MSDSonline] Several of the dialkyldithiocarbamates are known skin sensitizers; See "Carba mix." See "Cadmium" and the linked occupational diseases.

Biomedical References

Cd in urine = 5 ug/g creatinine; Cd in blood = 5 ug/L; sampling time not critical; "Monitoring in blood should be preferred during the initial year of exposure and whenever changes in the degree of exposure are suspected." [ACGIH]

Yes

0.01 mg/m3, as Cd ( 0.002 mg/m3, as Cd, respirable fraction)

0.005 mg/m3, as Cd, see 29 CFR 1910.1027

9 mg/m3, as Cd

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Cadmium compounds."

Yes

Yes

Yes

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Cadmium, chronic toxic effect
• Contact dermatitis, allergic
• Osteomalacia