Carbon disulphide
Last updated: 13/09/2023
(Also known as: carbon disulfide; carbon bisulphide; carbon bisulfide)
Carbon disulphide is an obsolete insecticidal fumigant. Little is known about its environmental fate, ecotoxicology or its impact on human health.
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
An obsolete fumigant that was used as a soil treatment for the control of various insects and nematodes
Grape phylloxera; Root-knot nematodes; Cutworms; Grain beetles
Fruit including citrus, grapes; Grain stores
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
1854, first used as an insecticide
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Yes
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
CS₂
C(=S)=S
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QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/CS2/c2-1-3
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
Link
carbon disulphide
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Insecticide, Nematicide, Fumigant, Other substance
Solvent
Fumigant pesticide
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Synthetic
Cholinesterase inhibitor
75-15-0
200-843-6
None allocated
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6348
006-003-00-3
76.13
carbon disulfide
carbon disulfide
carbon disulfide
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not known
Not applicable
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Colourless liquid with strong odour
2200
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
at 32 °C
High
Miscible
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Chloroform
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Miscible
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Diethyl ether
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Miscible
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Ethanol
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-108.6
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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46.3
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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>100
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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6.92 X 1001
Calculated
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1.84
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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1.263
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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4.7 X 1007
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Highly volatile
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
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> 3.0
Poecilia reticulata
Moderate
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> 1.9
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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21.0
Chlorella pyrenoidosa
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Around 70 - 90% of the retained carbon disulphide is metabolized and excreted in the urine
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
?Possibly, status not identified
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Highly toxic if inhaled - will rapidly cause dizziness and vomiting Prolonged exposure may neuropathy and cardiovascular collapse
Significant fire hazard IMDG Transport Hazard Class 3
Handling: H225 Health: H315, H319, H361fd, H372
Not classified: Obsolete (Not classified: Obsolete)
UN1131
(Packaging Group I (great danger)
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carbon disulphide
sulfure de carbone
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Record last updated:
13/09/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242