*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CQ9570000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Barium metaborate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13701-59-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : B2-O4.Ba
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 222.96
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Barium borate
   * Barium boron oxide
   * Barium diborate
   * BBO
   * BBO (optical crystal)
   * Boric acid (hbo2), barium salt
   * Busan 11M1
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 22750 mg/kg/91D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TOXID9 Toxicologist.  (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
   Akron, OH 44311) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,391,1994

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0787
       No. of Facilities: 504 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 6669 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0787
       No. of Facilities: 2913 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 37
       No. of Occupations: 23
       No. of Employees: 38267 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2430 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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