*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DS2625000
CHEMICAL NAME : Beryllium chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7787-47-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 49
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Be-Cl2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 79.91
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : BE G2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Beryllium dichloride
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 86 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
30(1-3),169,1965
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5320 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD) V.1-46, 1942-87.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,264,1950
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 92 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
30(1-3),169,1965
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 11987 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
COREAF Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences.
(Paris, France) V.1-261, 1835-1965. For publisher information, see CRASEV.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 256,1043,1963
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 20 ug/m3/1H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
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: 19(7),34,1975
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1685 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 3 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(8),44,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1685 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(8),44,1986
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 126,9,1984
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 750 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 264,163,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 31 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 264,163,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,259,1979
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN
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Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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-Suspected human carcinogen
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
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TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology. (New York, NY) V.1-18, 1968-81. For publisher
information, see JTCTDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,497,1973
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.006 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.005 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 BERYLLIUM-air:CA not to exceed 0.0005 mg(Be)/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
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: B subtilis rec assay
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
*** END OF RECORD ***