*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WS5605000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sulfuric acid, fuming
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8014-95-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199510
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H2-O4-S.O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Disulphuric acid
   * Dithionic acid
   * Fuming sulfuric acid
   * Oleum
   * Pyrosulphuric acid
   * Sulfuric acid fuming
   * Sulfuric acid mixture with sulfur trioxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 347 ppm/1H
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:
   42,417,1977

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,41,1992

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,41,1992

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ANAEA3 Annals of Allergy.  (American College of Allergists, POB 20671,
   Bloomington, MN 55420) V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,165,1975

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO SULFURIC ACID, fuming-air:10H TWA 1 mg/m3
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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1966
       No. of Facilities: 200 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 26
       No. of Employees: 8071 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1107 (estimated)

 
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