*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XG2975000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Thallic oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1314-32-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 28
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O3-Tl2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 456.74
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .TL2.O3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dithallium trioxide
   * RCRA waste number P113
   * Thallium oxide
   * Thallium(111) oxide
   * Thallium(3+) oxide
   * Thallium peroxide
   * Thallium sesquioxide
 
                       *** 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           : 44 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - hair
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 103 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CUTOEX Current Toxicology.  (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 6080 Jericho
   Turnpike, Suite 207, Commack, NY  11725)  V.1    1993-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,39,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 34 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 34 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 67 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 44 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 5200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   85ECAN "Metal Toxicity in Mammals, Vol. 2: Chemical Toxicity of Metals and
   Metalloids," Venugopal, B., and T.D. Luckey, New York, Plenum Press, 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,101,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 34 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,399,1960

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 (skin)
   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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3;Skin 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
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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