*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QA4730000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Molybdic acid, cobalt(2+) salt (1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13762-14-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 26
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Mo-O4.Co
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 218.87
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CO..MO-O4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cobalt molybdate
   * Cobalt(2+) molybdate
   * Cobalt molybdate(VI)
   * Cobalt molybdenum oxide
   * Cobaltous molybdate
   * HT-400 E 1/8''
   * Molybdenum cobaltate
   * Molybdenum cobalt oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,193,1979

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg(Mo)/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

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.02 mg(Co)/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:Human 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: 52,363,1991

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
   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: 52,363,1991

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/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:
   3,173,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg(Mo)/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):8H TWA 5 mg(Mo)/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):8H TWA 5 mg(Mo)/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):8H TWA 5 mg(Mo)/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(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3;STEL 10 mg/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 COBALT METAL, dust and fume-air:10H TWA 0.05 mg/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

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-SA7/SHE
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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