beryllium,dihypofluorite

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Be-F2-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

79.01

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 :

146 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

XEURAQ U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, University of Rochester, Research and Development Reports. (Rochester, NY) Volume(issue)/page/year: UR-154,1951

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

5 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - other changes

REFERENCE :

BJEPA5 British Journal of Experimental Pathology. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK) V.1- 1920- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,375,1949

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

3500 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - other changes

REFERENCE :

BJEPA5 British Journal of Experimental Pathology. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK) V.1- 1920- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,375,1949

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

NIHBAZ National Institutes of Health, Bulletin. (Bethesda, MD) Volume(issue)/page/year: 181,1,1943 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN 85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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-Suspected 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 *** OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.006 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3;STEL 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1.8 ppm (1.5 mg(F)/m3);STEL 9.0 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.005 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 BERYLLIUM-air:CA not to exceed 0.0005 mg(Be)/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