*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : RG1050000
CHEMICAL NAME : Octadecanoic acid, cadmium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 2223-93-0
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 39
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C36-H70-O4.Cd
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 679.46
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV17 2 &-CD-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Alaixol 11
* Cadmium(II) stearate
* Cadmium octadecanoate
* Kadmiumstearat
* Stabilisator scd
* Stabilizer SCD
* Stearic acid, cadmium salt
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION : 147 mg/m3/35M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete. (VEB
Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
Rep.) V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,308,1971
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 1800 ug/m3/2Y
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
Cardiac - other changes
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
33(7-9),187,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(2),98,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 130 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete. (VEB
Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
Rep.) V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,308,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 590 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - other changes
Liver - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
33(7-9),187,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 42100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(4),17,1992
TYPE OF TEST : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : >1241 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(4),17,1992
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3 mg/m3/4H/16W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - proteinuria
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(8),29,1968
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3, inhalable dust
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-Suspected human 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 Sufficient 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: 58,119,1993
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient 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: 58,119,1993
IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
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: 58,119,1993
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/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: 3,34,1971
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.04 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 CADMIUM, dust and fume-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 84457
No. of Facilities: 71 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 8
No. of Employees: 786 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 84457
No. of Facilities: 622 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 12
No. of Occupations: 16
No. of Employees: 14378 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2152 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***