*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZI0200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Zirconyl sodium gluconate
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 21
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 247 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Blood - hemorrhage
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,1,1948

                              *** 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

 
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