*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZH7250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Zirconium chloride oxide octahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13520-92-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl2-O-Zr.8H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 322.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .ZR..O.G2 QH8
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Zirconyl chloride octahydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intradermal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   33,287,1973
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   TIVIEQ Toxicology In Vitro.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
   Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-   1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,295,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   TIVIEQ Toxicology In Vitro.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
   Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-   1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,295,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 243,29,1990

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3; STEL 10 mg(Zr)/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

   ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
   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 5 mg(Zr)/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:
   3,285,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***