*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EB2600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Bismuth
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7440-69-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Bi
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 208.98
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bismuth-209
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 221 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M.,
   Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 30(6),16,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 30(6),16,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 535 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - coma
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume decreased
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: 28,121,1926

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ADSYAF Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology.  (Chicago, IL)  V.1-62,
   1920-50.  For publisher information, see ARDEAC.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,797,1932

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PTPAD4 Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Part A: Chemotherapy, Toxicology and
   Metabolic Inhibitors. (Oxford, UK)  V.1-2, 1976-78.  For publisher
   information, see PHTHDT.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,153,1976

                    *** 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 - 12783
       No. of Facilities: 365 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 11
       No. of Occupations: 35
       No. of Employees: 20336 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 12783
       No. of Facilities: 451 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 14
       No. of Occupations: 34
       No. of Employees: 14666 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4387 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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