*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : CQ8760000 CHEMICAL NAME : Barium chromate(VI) CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 10294-40-3 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 42 MOLECULAR FORMULA : Ba.Cr-H2-O4 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 255.36 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .BA..CR-Q2-O2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen Mutagen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Barium chromate * Barium chromate (1:1) * Barium chromate oxide * Baryta Yellow * Chromic acid, barium salt (1:1) * C.I. 77103 * C.I. Pigment Yellow 31 * Lemon chrome * Lemon Yellow * Pigment Yellow 31 * Permanent Yellow * Ultramarine Yellow *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** MUTATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 156,219,1985 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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-TWA 0.01 mg(Cr)/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-Confirmed 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 0.05 mg(Cr)/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-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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: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: 49,49,1990 IARC Cancer Review:Animal 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: 2,100,1973 IARC Cancer Review:Animal 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: 49,49,1990 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: 49,49,1990 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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: 3,21,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 (Construc):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 CHROMIUM(VI)-air:10H CA TWA 0.001 mg(Cr)/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 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M2265 No. of Facilities: 693 (estimated) No. of Industries: 10 No. of Occupations: 17 No. of Employees: 4071 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M2265 No. of Facilities: 20 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 3546 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1984 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 4, 1975/1976 NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Chromium hexavalent, 7600 and 7604 NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic *** END OF RECORD ***