*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VI9080000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Rhodium(1+), bis(2,2'-bipyridine)dichloro-, chloride,
                          (Z)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 22710-42-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16-Cl2-N4-Rh.Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 521.66
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * cis-Bis(2,2'-bipyridine)dichlororhodium chloride
   * (OC-6-22)-Bis(2,2'-bipyridine-N,N')dichlororhodium chloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,165,1981

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg(Rh)/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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/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:
   3,222,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/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 0.1 mg(Rh)/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 0.1 mg(Rh)/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 0.1 mg(Rh)/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 1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.001 mg(Rh)/m3;STEL 0.003 mg(Rh)/m3  JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Rh)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Rh)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

 
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