*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BT5180000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium vanado-arsenate
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H40-N10-O5.3As2-O5.4O4-V2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1228.78
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 246 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AJSNAO American Journal of Syphilis and Neurology.  (St. Louis, MO) V.1-19,
   1917-35.  For publisher information, see AJSGA3. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,347,1917
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 75 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AJSNAO American Journal of Syphilis and Neurology.  (St. Louis, MO) V.1-19,
   1917-35.  For publisher information, see AJSGA3. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,347,1917

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(As)/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

   ACGIH TLV-Confirmed human carcinogen
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,16,1971

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.03 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ARSENIC, INORGANIC-air:CA CL 0.002 mg(As)/m3/15M
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO VANADIUM (as V2O5), resp dust/fume-air:CL 0.05 mg/m3/15M
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***