*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : HD1400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Decaborane(14)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 17702-41-9
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1304-02-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 32
MOLECULAR FORMULA : B10-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 122.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : H2 B10-H12
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Decaborane
*** 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 : 64 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MLSR** U.S. Army, Chemical Corps Medical Laboratories Special Reports. (Army
Chemical Center, MD) Volume(issue)/page/year: #8,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 46 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Liver - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,362,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 740 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
(usually neuromuscular blockage)
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,132,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 23 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,335,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 41 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,132,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 12 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD224-006
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 33 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,132,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 71 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,132,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 28 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,335,1953
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-STEL 0.75 mg/m3 (0.15 ppm) (skin)
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 0.25 mg/m3 (0.05 ppm)
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
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) (skin)
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: 3,68,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) (skin)
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 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) (skin)
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 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) (skin)
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 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) (skin)
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 005 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);STEL 0.15 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3);STEL 0.15 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3);STEL 0.15 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg/m3;STEL 0.6 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3);STEL 0.1 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);Skin 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 DECABORANE-air:10H TWA 0.05 ppm (Sk);STEL 0.15 ppm (Sk)
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 TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***