*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EB2984460
CHEMICAL NAME           : Bismuth oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1304-76-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Bi2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 465.96
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bismuthous oxide
   * Bismuth(3+) oxide
   * Bismuth sesquioxide
   * Bismuth trioxide
   * Bismuth Yellow
   * C.I. 77160
   * Dibismuth trioxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30(6),16,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30(6),16,1986

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81730
       No. of Facilities: 231 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 2004 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81730
       No. of Facilities: 56 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 2871 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 634 (estimated)

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

 
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