| Chemicals | animals | Toxicity level | References |
| Sodium ethyl xanthate | Rats | 500 mg/kg bw LD0 | |
| Sodium isopropyl xanthate | Rats | 250 mg/kg bw LD0 1250 mg/kg bw LD50 | ECHA https://echa.europa.eu/registration-dossier/-/registered-dossier/13542/7/3/2# |
| Mice | 730mg/kg bwLD50 (Oral) | | |
| Potassium ethyl xanthates | Rat | LD50 = 1700 mg/kg | Alfa Aesar-Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc., 2020. Potassium ethyl xanthates, MSDS https://www.alfa.com/it/msds/?language=EN&subformat=AGHS&sku=A11450 |
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| mouse | 583 mg/kg bw, LD50 | |
| Sodium isobutyl xanthate | Rats | 500 mg/kg bw - LD50 | Redox, Ltd, 2019. Safety Data Sheet. Sodium Isobutyl Xanthate (SIBX). Revision 5, Date 22 Jul 19 https://redox.com/products/sodium-iso-butyl-xanthate/ |
| Potassium amyl xanthate | Rats | 1 000 mg/kg - LD50 (Oral) | Brenntag Canada Inc., 2009. Potassium-amyl xanthate, solid, MSDS-http://www.brenntag.ca |
| Rabbits | 1 000 mg/kg - LD50 (Oral) | ||
| Mouse | 99 mg/kg LD50 (Intravenous) | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Potassium-amylxanthate#section=Hazards-Identification&fullscreen=true | |
| Potassium n-butyl xanthates | Mouse | 411- 465 mg/kg bw LD50 (Oral) | |