*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OF9275000
CHEMICAL NAME : Lead carbonate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 598-63-0
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 35
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-O3.Pb
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 267.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : PB C-O3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Reproductive Effector
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Carbonic acid, lead(2+) salt (1:1)
* Cerussete
* Dibasic lead carbonate
* Lead(2+) carbonate
* Plumbous carbonate
* White lead
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 214 mg/kg/4W
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - contraction (isolated tissue)
Liver - jaundice, other or unclassified
REFERENCE :
NEJMAG New England Journal of Medicine. (Massachusetts Medical Soc., 10
Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115) V.198- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
303,459,1980
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 571 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
IPSTB3 International Polymer Science and Technology. (Rapra Technology
Ltd., Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK) Volume(issue)/page/year:
3,93,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/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
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 27500 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
PHRPA6 Public Health Reports. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1878- Volume(issue)/page/year:
56,1610,1941
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 57600 mg/kg/12D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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: 9,80,1973
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 4500 mg/kg/90D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
37,160,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1860 mg/kg/6D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Behavioral - irritability
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in metals, not otherwise specified
REFERENCE :
ANPTAL Acta Neuropathologica. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service
Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,185,1975
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 40 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : lactating female 16 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
gain)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
37,160,1976
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.05 mg(Pb)/m3; animal 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: 1,40,1972
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: 23,325,1980
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
Volume(issue)/page/year: Pb,258,1972
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.04 mg(Pb)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.005 ppm (0.01 mg(Pb)/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Pb)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Pb)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.15 mg(Pb)/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 LEAD, INORGANIC-air:10H TWA <0.1 mg(Pb)/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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 80252
No. of Facilities: 2919 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 78
No. of Occupations: 55
No. of Employees: 48818 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 80252
No. of Facilities: 139 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 8
No. of Occupations: 12
No. of Employees: 2791 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 772 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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