*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UF2290000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionic acid, 3,3'-diselenodi-, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70145-55-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 23
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H9-O4-Se2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 326.06
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV2-SE--SE-2VO &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta,beta'-Diselenodipropionic acid, sodium salt
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg(Se)/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,357,1938

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/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:
   3,224,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

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

 
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