*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : ED2685000 CHEMICAL NAME : Borate(1-), tetrafluoro-, hydrogen CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 16872-11-0 LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 12 MOLECULAR FORMULA : B-F4.H MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 87.82 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Borofluoric acid * Hydrofluoboric acid * Hydrogen tetrafluoroborate * Tetrafluoroboric acid *** 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 : 100 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570943 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570943 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570943 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO FLUORIDES, INORGANIC-air:10H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 33415 No. of Facilities: 889 (estimated) No. of Industries: 25 No. of Occupations: 19 No. of Employees: 6793 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 33415 No. of Facilities: 1771 (estimated) No. of Industries: 45 No. of Occupations: 33 No. of Employees: 28169 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6073 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***