*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GB7200000
CHEMICAL NAME : Chromium (III) sulfate (2:3)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 10101-53-8
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 26
MOLECULAR FORMULA : O12-S3.2Cr
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 392.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : CR2 S-O3*3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Baychrom A
* Baychrom F
* Chromic sulfate
* Chromic sulphate
* Chromitan B
* Chromitan MS
* Chromitan NA
* Chromium III sulfate
* Chromium sulfate (2:3)
* Chromium sulphate
* Chromium sulphate (2:3)
* C.I. 77305
* Cromitan B
* Dichromium sulfate
* Dichromium sulphate
* Dichromium trisulfate
* Dichromium trisulphate
* Koreon
* Sulfuric acid, chromium(3+) salt (3:2)
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 85 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AQMOAC Air Quality Monographs. (Washington, DC) No.69-1 - No.75-25,
1969-75(?). Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: #70-15,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 215 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
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,400,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 4 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 113,237,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,219,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,219,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,219,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,219,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 25 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,219,1981
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 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-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
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: 23,205,1980
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:Human 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 3
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
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
Volume(issue)/page/year: Cr,22,1974
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 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: 3,35,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Cr)/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 0.5 mg(Cr)/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 0.5 mg(Cr)/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 0.5 mg(Cr)/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
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 84326
No. of Facilities: 88 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 5
No. of Occupations: 17
No. of Employees: 1948 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 84326
No. of Facilities: 483 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 17
No. of Employees: 18815 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 7147 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: In vivo cytogenetics-mammalian oocyte
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***