Germanium

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Ge

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

72.59

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

58 mg/kg/26W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)

REFERENCE :

JJMDAT Japanese Journal of Medicine. (Nankodo Co., Ltd., POB 5272, Tokyo International 100-31, Japan) V.1-30, 1962-1991. For publisher information, see IEDIEP. Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,67,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :

2 gm/kg/78W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in both tubules and glomeruli

REFERENCE :

JJMDAT Japanese Journal of Medicine. (Nankodo Co., Ltd., POB 5272, Tokyo International 100-31, Japan) V.1-30, 1962-1991. For publisher information, see IEDIEP. Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,67,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

786 mg/kg/2Y-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Blood - oxidant related (GPD deficient) anemia

REFERENCE :

JJMDAT Japanese Journal of Medicine. (Nankodo Co., Ltd., POB 5272, Tokyo International 100-31, Japan) V.1-30, 1962-1991. For publisher information, see IEDIEP. Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,67,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

3860 mg/m3/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

REFERENCE :

FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,571,1990 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

250 mg/m3/6H/4W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased Blood - other changes

REFERENCE :

FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,571,1990 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 34770 No. of Facilities: 56 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 307 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 34770 No. of Facilities: 16 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 1914 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 279 (estimated)