15191-85-2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

O4-Si.2Be

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

110.11

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

BE2 SI-O4

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumor types after systemic administration not seen spontaneously

REFERENCE :

AICCA6 Acta Unio Internationalis Contra Cancrum. (Louvain, Belgium) V.1-20, 1936-64. For publisher information, see IJCNAW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,171,1950

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Implant

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

ARPAAQ Archives of Pathology. (Chicago, IL) V.5(3)-50(3), 1928-50; V.70-99, 1960-75. For publisher information, see APLMAS. Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,89,1969 *** 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-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 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,143,1980 IARC Cancer Review:Group 2A IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,127,1987 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,105,1971 *** 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 (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 (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 (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 *** 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-BELGIUM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.006 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen 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 PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/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-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.005 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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