*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YW1630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vanadium ore
LAST UPDATED            : 199607
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .VA
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - sputum
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - changes in circulation
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,635,1955

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO VANADIUM (as V2O5), resp dust/fume-air:CL 0.05 mg/m3/15M
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

 
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