*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WY2420000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Telluric acid, dipotassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7790-58-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O3-Te.2K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 253.80
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .KA2.TE-O3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium tellurite
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg/7D
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - sleep
   Behavioral - anorexia (human)
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   NRTTA8 NRC Technical Translation.  (The National Research Council of Canada,
   Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa, ON K1A OR6, Canada) No.1-   
   1949-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1283,1,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NRTTA8 NRC Technical Translation.  (The National Research Council of Canada,
   Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa, ON K1A OR6, Canada) No.1-   
   1949-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1283,1,1967

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/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 ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/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 0.1 mg(Te)/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 0.1 mg(Te)/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 0.1 mg(Te)/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 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/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 :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 60560
       No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 517 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 60560
       No. of Facilities: 134 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 2762 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2107 (estimated)

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

 
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