*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : XR2275000
CHEMICAL NAME : Titanium oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 13463-67-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1309-63-3
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 41
MOLECULAR FORMULA : O2-Ti
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 79.90
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : TI O2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* A-Fil Cream
* Atlas white titanium dioxide
* Austiox R-CR 3
* Bayertitan
* Baytitan
* Brookite
* Calcotone White T
* C.I. 77891
* C.I. Pigment White 6
* Cosmetic White C47-5175
* Cosmetic White C47-9623
* C-Weiss 7
* E 171
* Flamenco
* Hombitan
* Horse Head A-410
* Horse Head A-420
* Horse Head R-710
* KH 360
* Kronos
* Kronos titanium dioxide
* Levanox White RKB
* NCI-C04240
* Pigment White 6
* Rayox
* Runa RH20
* Rutiox CR
* Tichlor
* Tiofine
* Tiona T.D.
* Tioxide
* Tipaque
* Ti-Pure
* Titafrance
* Titandioxid
* Titanium dioxide
* Titanium peroxide
* Titanox
* Titanox 2010
* Titan White
* Trioxide(S)
* Tronox
* Unitane
* Unitane O-110
* Unitane O-220
* Unitane OR-150
* Unitane OR-340
* Unitane OR-342
* Unitane OR-350
* Unitane OR-540
* Unitane OR-640
* 1700 White
* Zopaque
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 300 ug/3D (Intermittent)
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
85DKA8 "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill,
V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,127,1977
** 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 - chronic pulmonary edema
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
145,10,1997
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/m3/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
79,179,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 360 mg/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
of San Francisco. (San Francisco, CA 94117) Volume(issue)/page/year:
PH43-64-886
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 260 mg/kg/84W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
of San Francisco. (San Francisco, CA 94117) Volume(issue)/page/year:
PH43-64-886
TYPE OF TEST : TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/m3/18H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
INHTE5 Inhalation Toxicology. (Hemisphere Publishing Corp., c/o Taylor &
Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Rd., Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007) V.1- 1989-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,533,1995
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/kg/3D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
21,160,1993
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
TIVIEQ Toxicology In Vitro. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,71,1987
*** REVIEWS ***
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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/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
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited 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: 47,307,1989
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate 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: 47,307,1989
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
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: 47,307,1989
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD:NUISANCE PARTICULATES
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,29,1973
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
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 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 15 mg/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 15 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 15 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 15 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) 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 TITANIUM DIOXIDE-air:CA lowest feasible concentration
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 - M0913
No. of Facilities: 8751 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 112
No. of Occupations: 78
No. of Employees: 117618 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M0913
No. of Facilities: 167223 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 425
No. of Occupations: 246
No. of Employees: 2749569 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 540849 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; Cell
transform.-SA7/SHE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);no evidence:mouse,rat
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-97,79
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