*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CR5700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Bauxite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1318-16-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Al2-O3.xH2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 228.10
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Florite
   * Porocel
   * Porocel O
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 22 mg/m3/5Y
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,28,1960

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0967
       No. of Facilities: 446 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 17
       No. of Occupations: 18
       No. of Employees: 7557 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0967
       No. of Facilities: 291 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 27
       No. of Employees: 5181 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2641
       No. of Facilities: 38 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 1366 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9473
       No. of Facilities: 8 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 243 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 21 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9684
       No. of Facilities: 119 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 13
       No. of Employees: 7816 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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