*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WD7900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sodium pyrovanadate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13517-26-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O7-V2.4Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 305.84
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  NA4 VA2-O7
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 67 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       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 94 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           : 5 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
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 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

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
   Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
   Volume(issue)/page/year: V,46,1974

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.03 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(V205)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.5 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.25 mg(V205)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:STEL 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(V2O5)/m3  (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3;STEL 0.25 mg(V2O5)/m3  JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(V2O5)/m3  (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(V2O5)/m3 JAN 1993

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

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

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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