*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VI9290000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Rhodium chloride, trihydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13569-65-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 27
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl3-Rh.3H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 263.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .RH..G3 QH3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Rhodium trichloride trihydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 369 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   63,461,1982
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,165,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,109,1980

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Rh)/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-Not classifiable as a 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 0.1 mg(Rh)/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:
   3,222,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/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 0.001 mg(Rh)/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 0.001 mg(Rh)/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 0.001 mg(Rh)/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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3;STEL 0.003 mg(Rh)/m3  JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Rh)/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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2970
       No. of Facilities: 227 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 448 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***