*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : OJ6307070 CHEMICAL NAME : Lithium hydroxide CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1310-65-2 LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 9 MOLECULAR FORMULA : H-Li-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 23.95 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Lithium hydroxide (Li(OH)) *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 960 mg/m3/4H TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes REFERENCE : FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,58,1986 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology. English translation of FATOAO. (New York, NY) V.20-22, 1957-59. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,419,1958 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 300 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology. English translation of FATOAO. (New York, NY) V.20-22, 1957-59. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,419,1958 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81879 No. of Facilities: 12157 (estimated) No. of Industries: 157 No. of Occupations: 79 No. of Employees: 145575 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81879 No. of Facilities: 14044 (estimated) No. of Industries: 126 No. of Occupations: 73 No. of Employees: 170966 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 14882 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Alkaline dusts, 7401 *** END OF RECORD ***