*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : YR3400000 CHEMICAL NAME : Uraninite CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1317-99-3 OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1317-75-5 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 21 MOLECULAR FORMULA : O8-U3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 842.00 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .UR3..O8 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Nasturan * Pitchblende *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 8 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60, 1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,241,1940 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/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: 3,274,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.05 mg(U)/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 0.2 mg(U)/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 0.25 mg(U)/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 0.25 mg(U)/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 0.2 mg(U)/m3;STEL 0.6 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.25 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.25 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.015 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.075 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.015 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.075 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.05 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(U)/m3;STEL 0.6 mg(U)/m3 JAN 1993 *** END OF RECORD ***