*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DS2975000
CHEMICAL NAME : Beryllium hydrogen phosphate (1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 13598-15-7
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 39
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Be-H-O4-P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 104.99
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : BE3 P-O4*2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Beryllium phosphate (BeHPO4)
* Phosphoric acid, beryllium salt (1:1)
* Phosphorous acid, beryllium salt
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 16 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
24,497,1973
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3571 ug/m3/17W
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach
CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,203,1961
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 900 ug/kg/17W
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach
CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,203,1961
TYPE OF TEST : TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 97 mg/m3/8D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery. (Northbrook, IL) V.18-42, 1949-73.
For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,1,1964
*** 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: 1,17,1972
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
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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
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,105,1971
*** 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-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 ***