CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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WB4900000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Sodium hydroxide
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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1310-73-2
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LAST UPDATED :
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199712
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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46
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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H-Na-O
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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40.00
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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NA Q
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Primate - monkey
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Rinsed with water
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intraperitoneal
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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40 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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500 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Cytogenetic analysis
MUTATION DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Cytogenetic analysis
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Rodent - hamster Ovary
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REFERENCE :
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MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 225,55,1989 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 2 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: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,299,1978 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 2 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: 3,233,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 4 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 2 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 SODIUM HYDROXIDE-air:CL 2 mg/m3/15M 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 - 69070 No. of Facilities: 112525 (estimated) No. of Industries: 359 No. of Occupations: 192 No. of Employees: 1122583 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3782 No. of Facilities: 21989 (estimated) No. of Industries: 167 No. of Occupations: 120 No. of Employees: 370582 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 137156 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 69070 No. of Facilities: 133757 (estimated) No. of Industries: 426 No. of Occupations: 246 No. of Employees: 2819743 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 995960 (estimated)
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