MOLYBDENUM BORIDE

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

B5-Mo2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intratracheal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

125 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - other changes

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: 9(6),40,1965

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1377 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - other changes

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: 9(6),40,1965

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

1380 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

85AEA9 "Environmental Hazards of Metals," Brakhnova, I.T., translated by J.H. Slep, New York, Consultants Bureau, 1975 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,115,1975 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg(Mo)/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 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/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: 3,173,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg(Mo)/m3, total dust 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 15 mg(Mo)/m3, total dust 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 15 mg(Mo)/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 15 mg(Mo)/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 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 15 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 15 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 mg(Mo)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 15 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg(Mo)/m3;STEL 20 mg(Mo)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV