General Information
Revision date
2023-08-25
Product name
Germanium(IV) Sulfide
CAS No.
12025-34-2
supplier name
Stanford Advanced Materials
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Company Information
company name
Stanford Advanced Materials
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
sales@samaterials.com
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
NFPA Rating Emergency Overview
Health hazards
2 Flammability: 0 2 Fire: 0 Reactivity Hazard: 0
Physical hazards
0
Potential health effects
Eye Contact: May cause irritation or conjunctivitis by dissolving to form germanic acid, a weak acid. Skin contact: May cause contact dermatitis. Inhalation: Inhalation of particulates of will irritate the respiratory tract. Overexposure may produce coughing, headache and nausea.Oral Toxicity: No data available Chronic Toxicity: No specific information has been reported for this compound. Inhalation- Animal studies of germanium compounds indicate morphological changes of the respiratory tract such as thickening of the alveolar partitions and hyperplasia of the lymphatic vessels around the bronchi and blood vessels. Ingestion- Rats fed 100ppm for 14 weeks showed stimulated growth. Those fed 1000ppm showed depressed growth and suffered 50% mortality. Kidney damage has been reported in humans and animals. For selenium compounds, pallor, nervousness, depression and death have been reported for chronic exposure.
