*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OV7010000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mercury acetylide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68833-55-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H-Hg
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 225.62

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3; STEL 0.03 mg/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 ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.001 ppm (0.01 mg(Hg)/m3)
   DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
   Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/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 MERCURY, ORGANO-air:TWA 0.01 mg/m3;STEL 0.03 mg/m3 (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

 
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