*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WW5855000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tantalum oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1314-61-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O5-Ta2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 441.90
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  TA2 O5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Tantalic acid anhydride
   * Tantalum oxide
   * Tantalum penta oxide
   * Tantalum pentoxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   INMEAF Industrial Medicine.  (Chicago, IL)  V.1-18, 1932-49.  For publisher
   information, see IOHSA5.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,482,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32(10-12),343,1967

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg(Ta)/m3, dust
   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-TWA 5mg(Ta)/m3, dust
   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 ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, dust
   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 5 mg/m3, dust
   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 5 mg/m3, dust
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

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

 
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