*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XG3425000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Thallium
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7440-28-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 29
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Tl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 204.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .TL
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ramor
   * Thallium
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 5714 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - changes in extra-ocular muscles
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie.  (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.15-31, 1954-74.
    For publisher information, see ARTODN.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,65,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 4412 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M.,
   Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg/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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.1 mg/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:
   3,256,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 (skin)
   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(Tl)/m3 (skin)
   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(Tl)/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(Tl)/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/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO THALLIUM, soluble compounds-air:10H TWA 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk)
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 - X3172
       No. of Facilities: 158 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1662 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1308 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements in blood or tissue, 8005

 
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