*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CQ8760000
CHEMICAL NAME : Barium chromate(VI)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 10294-40-3
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 42
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Ba.Cr-H2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 255.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .BA..CR-Q2-O2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Barium chromate
* Barium chromate (1:1)
* Barium chromate oxide
* Baryta Yellow
* Chromic acid, barium salt (1:1)
* C.I. 77103
* C.I. Pigment Yellow 31
* Lemon chrome
* Lemon Yellow
* Pigment Yellow 31
* Permanent Yellow
* Ultramarine Yellow
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 156,219,1985
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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-TWA 0.01 mg(Cr)/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-Confirmed 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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.05 mg(Cr)/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-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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
IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,100,1973
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990
IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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: 3,21,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 (Construc):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 CHROMIUM(VI)-air:10H CA TWA 0.001 mg(Cr)/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 - M2265
No. of Facilities: 693 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 17
No. of Employees: 4071 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M2265
No. of Facilities: 20 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 3546 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 1984 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 4, 1975/1976
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Chromium hexavalent, 7600 and 7604
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic
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