*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : BQ6300000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium fluoride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 12125-01-8
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 35
MOLECULAR FORMULA : F-H4-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 37.05
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z& F
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ammonium fluorure
* Fluorek amonowy
* Neutral ammonium fluoride
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 31 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
XEURAQ U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, University of Rochester, Research and
Development Reports. (Rochester, NY) Volume(issue)/page/year: UR-154,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION : 280 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
Filiales. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1849-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,133,1937
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 ug/m3/6H/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Musculoskeletal - other changes
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
BCTKAG Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.4- 1971- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,153,1989
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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-Not classifiable as a 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
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AMSSAQ Acta Medica Scandinavica, Supplement. (Almqvist & Wiksell, POB
45150, S-10430 Stockholm, Sweden) No.1-730, 1921-88.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 400,5,1963
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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:
3,116,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3;STEL 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 mg/m3;STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1.8 ppm (1.5 mg(F)/m3);STEL 9.0 ppm JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 FLUORIDES, INORGANIC-air:10H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 84314
No. of Facilities: 2814 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 18
No. of Occupations: 23
No. of Employees: 10351 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 84314
No. of Facilities: 181 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 14
No. of Occupations: 24
No. of Employees: 17582 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 5107 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***