Manganese(II,III) oxide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Mn3-O4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

228.82

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intratracheal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

375 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - emphysema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20(1),25,1955

TYPE OF TEST :

LC - Lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

>3608 ug/m3/2H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,494,1980 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

23 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :

male 44 day(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland, accessory glands

REFERENCE :

JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,861,1980 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Mn)/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 *** OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 0.6 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 5 mg(Mn)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV