*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : EV3330000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cadmium telluride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1306-25-8
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 44
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cd-Te
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 240.00
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Cadmium monotelluride
* Irtran 6
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2820 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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: 25(2),42,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >15 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: 25(2),42,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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: 25(2),42,1981
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3, inhalable dust
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-TWA 0.002 mg(Cd)/m3, respirable dust
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-TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/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: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: 58,119,1993
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: 58,119,1993
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: 58,119,1993
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/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: 3,34,1971
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/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 CADMIUM, dust and fume-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
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 - 83005
No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 202 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***