7787-32-8

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Ba-F2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

175.34

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

BA F2

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 :

250 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression

REFERENCE :

VAMNAQ Vestnik Akademii Meditsinskikh Nauk SSSR. Journal of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),28,1977

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

29910 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

DZZEA7 Deutsche Zahnaerztliche Zeitschrift. (Carl Hanser Verlag, Postfach 860420, D-8000 Munich 86, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,484,1979

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Amphibian - frog

DOSE/DURATION :

1540 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 :

5660 ug/m3/4H/17W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition Blood - normocytic anemia Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

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: 22(5),34,1978 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

DOSE :

5660 ug/m3/24H

SEX/DURATION :

female 1-21 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus) Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41(2),109,1976

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

DOSE :

525 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 1-21 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental abnormalities

REFERENCE :

DZZEA7 Deutsche Zahnaerztliche Zeitschrift. (Carl Hanser Verlag, Postfach 860420, D-8000 Munich 86, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,484,1979

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

DOSE :

656 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 1-21 day(s) after conception

REFERENCE :

DZZEA7 Deutsche Zahnaerztliche Zeitschrift. (Carl Hanser Verlag, Postfach 860420, D-8000 Munich 86, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,484,1979 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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: 3,21,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 (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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 (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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 (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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 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 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3;STEL 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 - M3299 No. of Facilities: 223 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 1061 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M3299 No. of Facilities: 1341 (estimated) No. of Industries: 31 No. of Occupations: 14 No. of Employees: 14859 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 837 (estimated)