*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : ED2275000
CHEMICAL NAME : Borane, trifluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7637-07-2
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 38
MOLECULAR FORMULA : B-F3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 67.81
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : FBFF
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Boron fluoride
* Boron trifluoride
* Fluorure de bore
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1180 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,27,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3460 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see
PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-
1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,369,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 109 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see
PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-
1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,369,1972
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 12800 ppb/7H/65D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,263,1961
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea
or bronchi
Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see
PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-
1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(3),369,1972
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 12800 ppb/7H/65D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiolar constriction
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in metals, not otherwise specified
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,263,1961
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 3 mg/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea
or bronchi
Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see
PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-
1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(3),369,1972
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-CL 2.8 mg/m3 (1 ppm)
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
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 1 ppm (3 mg/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: 3,26,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 1 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (8.3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.3 ppm (0.83 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.3 ppm;STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (6 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3);STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/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 BORON TRIFLUORIDE-air:CL 1 ppm
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 - 12980
No. of Facilities: 271 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 13
No. of Employees: 4021 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 12980
No. of Facilities: 79 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 6
No. of Occupations: 10
No. of Employees: 3819 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 524 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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