Substance profile
Ferbam
Ferbam is a black or dark-colored fluffy powder and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Ferbam is
Ferbam is a black or dark-colored fluffy powder and is odorless. Its molecular formula is C9H18FeN3S6 and its molecular weight is 416.5 g/mol. It melts at 180 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Ferbam identifiers and molecular data
Ferbam CAS number and EC number
Ferbam molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Ferbam
- ferbam (ISO)
- iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate)
03 · GHS classification
Ferbam hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Ferbam pictograms and signal word
Ferbam hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 2A | H319 | GHS07 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure GHS chapter 3.8 | Category 3 | H335 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H410 | GHS09 |
Ferbam hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H335 | May cause respiratory irritation. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H319 | Causes serious eye irritation. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Ferbam. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Ferbam
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Ferbam issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Ferbam precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Ferbam. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Ferbam name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | фербам (ISO) железен трис(диметилдитиокарбамат) |
| Spanish español | Ferbam (ISO) tris(dimetilditiocarbamato) de hierro |
| Czech čeština | ferbam (ISO) N, N -dimethyldithiokarbamát železitý |
| Danish dansk | ferbam (ISO) jerntris(dimethyldithiocarbamat) |
| German Deutsch | Ferbam (ISO) Eisentris(dimethyldithiocarbamat) |
| Estonian eesti | ferbaam (ISO) raudtris(dimetüülditiokarbamaat) |
| Greek ελληνικά | ferbam (φερβάμη) (ISO) τρις(διμεθυλοδιθειoκαρβαμιδικός) σίδηρoς |
| English English | ferbam (ISO) iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate) |
| French français | ferbame (ISO) tris(diméthyldithiocarbamate) de fer |
| Croatian hrvatski | ferbam (ISO) željezov tris(dimetil-ditiokarbamat) |
| Italian italiano | ferbam (ISO) tris(dimetilditiocarbammato) di ferro |
| Latvian latviešu | ferbams (ISO) dzelzs tris(dimetilditiokarbamāts) |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | ferbamas (ISO) geležies tris(dimetilditiokarbamatas) |
| Hungarian magyar | ferbám (ISO) vas-trisz(dimetil-ditiokarbamát) |
| Maltese Malti | ferbam (ISO) tris(dimetilditijokarbamat) tal-ħadid |
| Dutch Nederlands | ferbam (ISO) ijzertris(dimethyldithiocarbamaat) |
| Polish polski | ferbam (ISO) tris(dimetyloditiokarbaminian) żelaza(III) |
| Portuguese português | ferbame (ISO) tris(dimetilditiocarbamato) de ferro |
| Romanian română | ferbam (ISO) tris(dimetilditiocarbamat) de fier |
| Slovak slovenčina | ferbám (ISO) ferium-tris(dimetylditiokarbamát) |
| Slovenian slovenščina | ferbam (ISO) železov tris(dimetilditiokarbamat) |
| Finnish suomi | ferbami (ISO) rautatris(dimetyyliditiokarbamaatti) |
| Swedish svenska | ferbam (ISO) järntris(dimetylditiokarbamat) |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Ferbam GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Ferbam, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Ferbam
- May cause respiratory irritation.
- Causes skin irritation.
- Causes serious eye irritation.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- Get medical advice/attention.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- If eye irritation persists:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Ferbam health hazards and exposure limits
Ferbam hazard summary
The EBCDCs (ethylenebisdithiocarbamates) can cause irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. EBDCs include ferbam, vapam, maneb, mancozeb, zineb, thiram, and ziram. They are also used as rubber accelerators. Ethylene thiourea (ETU), which may contaminate EBCDCs, is carcinogenic and teratogenic in animal experiments. [LaDou, p. 610] ETU is the major metabolite of EBDCs. [Krieger, p. 1690] See the agent, Ethylene thiourea.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Ferbam carcinogenicity classification
Classification of carcinogenicity: 1) evidence in humans: No adequate data; 2) evidence in animals: Inadequate data. Overall summary evaluation of carcinogenic risk to humans is Group 3: The agent is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. /From table/
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
An IARC group and a CLP classification answer different questions. IARC judges whether the evidence for cancer in humans is strong enough; CLP Annex VI is the legally binding EU classification. A substance can carry one and not the other.
Ferbam occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 15.0 [mg/m3], total dust | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| PEL | 15 mg/m³ (total dust) | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| PEL | TWA 15 mg/m3 See Appendix G | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| REL | 10 mg/m³ | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| REL | TWA 10 mg/m3 | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| IDLH | 800 mg/m3 (NIOSH, 2024) | CAMEO Chemicals |
| IDLH | 800.0 [mg/m3] | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 800 mg/cu m | Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Ferbam properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
Ferbam boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | Decomposes | decomposes | NIOSH |
| Decomposes (NIOSH, 2024) | decomposes | CAMEO | |
| decomposes | decomposes | OSHA |
Ferbam melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 180 °C (356 °F) | HSDB | |
| 180 °C (356 °F) | above this value | NIOSH |
Ferbam density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.6 g/cm³ | HSDB |
Ferbam solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Usually readily dispersible but very slightly soluble in water | HSDB | |
| Soluble in Me2CO3, trichlormethane, pyridene, and acetonitrile | HSDB | ||
| In water, 130 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Ferbam vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0 mmHg | approx | NIOSH |
Ferbam lower explosive limit (LEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | Combustible Solid | NIOSH |
Ferbam corrosivity
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosivity | Non-corrosive | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Fire and explosion
Ferbam fire and explosion behaviour
These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.
Ferbam fire potential
It should be kept away from ignition sources because the decomp products are flammable.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
10 · Handling and storage
Ferbam storage and handling
Ferbam safe storage
Separated from strong oxidants, copper compounds, mercury compounds, alkaline materials and food and feedstuffs. Dry. Well closed.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Ferbam storage conditions
Store in cool, dry, well-ventilated, secure area out of reach of children and animals.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Ferbam incompatible materials
Strong oxidizers, moisture.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Ferbam reactivity
FERBAM is a dithiocarbamate. Flammable gases are generated by the combination of thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates with aldehydes, nitrides, and hydrides. Thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates are incompatible with acids, peroxides, and acid halides.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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11 · Questions
Ferbam — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Ferbam?
The CAS number of Ferbam is 14484-64-1. Its EC number is 238-484-2.
What is the chemical formula of Ferbam?
The molecular formula of Ferbam is C9H18FeN3S6 and its molecular weight is 416.5 g/mol.
What does a Ferbam label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Ferbam carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Ferbam flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Ferbam no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Ferbam a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Ferbam. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health. IARC places it in Group 3: not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.
What is the exposure limit for Ferbam?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Ferbam is 15.0 [mg/m3], total dust (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
What is the boiling point of Ferbam?
The boiling point reported for Ferbam is Decomposes, decomposes (NIOSH).
What is the melting point of Ferbam?
The melting point reported for Ferbam is 180 °C (356 °F) (HSDB).
How should Ferbam be stored?
Store in cool, dry, well-ventilated, secure area out of reach of children and animals. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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