*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OO9630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Manganese chloride, dihydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20603-88-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 19
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl2-Mn.2H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 161.88
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Manganese dichloride dihydrate
   * Manganous chloride dihydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 76 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   IAAAAM International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology.  (S. Karger
   Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1950-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,83,1986

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Mn)/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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 0.6 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3  (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 5 mg(Mn)/m3  (total dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

 
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