CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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DS1400000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Beryl
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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1302-52-9
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LAST UPDATED :
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199712
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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38
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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Al.3/2Be.3H2-O3-Si
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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537.53
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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AL2 SI-O3*6 &-BE- 3
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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15 mg/m3/74W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
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REFERENCE :
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TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,10,1969
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest)
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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15 mg/m3/6H/73W-I
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REFERENCE :
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TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,361,1966 *** 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: 1,17,1972 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: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: 58,41,1993 IARC Cancer Review:Human 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: 58,41,1993 IARC Cancer Review:Group 1 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: 58,41,1993 *** 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
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