Phosphorus trichloride

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cl3-P

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

137.32

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

P G3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

18 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - food intake (animal) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Gastrointestinal - peritonitis

REFERENCE :

ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,71,1990

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

104 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea or bronchi Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,470,1964

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

1260 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - muscle weakness Liver - change in gall bladder structure or function Blood - other changes

REFERENCE :

ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,71,1990

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

50 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified Behavioral - irritability Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,470,1964

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - species unspecified

DOSE/DURATION :

350 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39(4),86,1974 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 2.8 mg/m3 (0.5 ppm) 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 1.1 mg/m3 (0.2 ppm) 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 0.5 ppm (3 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: 3,211,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.1 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 3 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 ppm;STEL 0.2 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.25 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm 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 PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE-air:10H TWA 0.2 ppm;STEL 0.5 ppm 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 - 59166 No. of Facilities: 149 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 2520 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 59166 No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 2963 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 329 (estimated)