Magnesium fluoride

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

F2-Mg

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

62.31

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

MG F2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

1 gm/kg

REFERENCE :

85KYAH "Merck Index; an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals", 11th ed., Rahway, NJ 07065, Merck & Co., Inc. 1989 Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,892,1989 *** REVIEWS *** 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-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 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMSSAQ Acta Medica Scandinavica, Supplement. (Almqvist & Wiksell, POB 45150, S-10430 Stockholm, Sweden) No.1-730, 1921-88. Volume(issue)/page/year: 400,5,1963 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air: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: 3,116,1971 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 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 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 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3;STEL 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 2.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1.8 ppm (1.5 mg(F)/m3);STEL 9.0 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 FLUORIDES, INORGANIC-air:10H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80297 No. of Facilities: 30 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 135 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80297 No. of Facilities: 266 (estimated) No. of Industries: 9 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 2048 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 256 (estimated)