Zirconium oxychloride

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cl2-O-Zr

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

178.12

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

ZR G2-O

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 :

2950 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,1286,1964

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

400 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)

REFERENCE :

AIHOAX Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-2(3), 1950. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,637,1950

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AEC-TR-6710

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

40 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,1286,1964

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1227 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :

JNPHAG Journal de Pharmacologie. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,437,1983

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

172 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

COREAF Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences. (Paris, France) V.1-261, 1835-1965. For publisher information, see CRASEV. Volume(issue)/page/year: 256,1043,1963 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

12800 mg/kg/16D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased

REFERENCE :

JNPHAG Journal de Pharmacologie. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,437,1983 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intradermal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

800 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - effect, not otherwise specified

REFERENCE :

JIDEAE Journal of Investigative Dermatology. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1938- Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,411,1971 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3; STEL 10 mg(Zr)/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 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/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: 3,285,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/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 5 mg(Zr)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Zr)/m3;STEL 10 mg(Zr)/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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84388 No. of Facilities: 80 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 507 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84388 No. of Facilities: 323 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 8072 (estimated)