*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : XP7320000
CHEMICAL NAME : Tin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7440-31-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Sn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 118.69
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .SN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Silver matt powder
* Tin
* Tin (alpha)
* Tin flake
* Tin powder
* Zinn
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 395 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
RCOCB8 Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. (PJD
Pub. Ltd., P.O. Box 966, Westbury, NY 11590) V.1- 1970-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,201,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 840 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
RCOCB8 Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. (PJD
Pub. Ltd., P.O. Box 966, Westbury, NY 11590) V.1- 1970-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,201,1977
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 2 mg/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 ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 2 mg/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:
3,257,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 2 mg(Sn)/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 2 mg(Sn)/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 2 mg(Sn)/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 2 mg(Sn)/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(Sn)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 4 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO TIN, inorganic compounds (as Sn)-air:10H TWA 2 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 :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 73075
No. of Facilities: 5511 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 75
No. of Occupations: 65
No. of Employees: 50933 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X5926
No. of Facilities: 40 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 6
No. of Employees: 770 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 203 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X5989
No. of Facilities: 29 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 4
No. of Employees: 1982 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 725 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X7523
No. of Facilities: 41 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 122 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 73075
No. of Facilities: 46832 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 252
No. of Occupations: 131
No. of Employees: 748577 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 237405 (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: Metals in urine, 8310
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G
*** END OF RECORD ***