*** 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

 
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