*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DS2200000
CHEMICAL NAME : Beryllium aluminum alloy
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 12770-50-2
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 35
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Aluminium alloy, Al,Be
* Aluminum alloy, Al,Be
* Aluminum beryllium alloy
* Beryllium-aluminium alloy
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 13 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
ENVRAL Environmental Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,63,1980
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN
85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure
Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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-Suspected 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
IARC Cancer Review:Animal 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: 23,143,1980
IARC Cancer Review:Animal 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: 58,41,1993
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: 58,41,1993
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: 58,41,1993
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/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 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.006 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.001 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.001 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3;STEL 0.005 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.002 mg(Be)/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 BERYLLIUM-air:CA not to exceed 0.0005 mg(Be)/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
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
*** END OF RECORD ***