*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QR7020000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nickel-gallium alloy
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56668-59-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 30
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Gallium-nickel alloy
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 86 mg/kg/30W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JDREAF Journal of Dental Research.  (International Assoc. for Dental
   Research, 734 15th St., NW, Suite 809, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1919-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,1023,1960

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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 1 mg(Ni)/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:
   3,178,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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 1 mg(Ni)/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 1 mg(Ni)/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 1 mg(Ni)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Ni)/m3;Skin;Carcinogen (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.005 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.05 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ni)/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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 NICKEL, INORGANIC-air:10H CA TWA 0.015 mg(Ni)/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

 
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