*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : FJ5691460
CHEMICAL NAME : Cellulose
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 9004-34-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 9006-02-4
39394-43-9
58968-67-5
61991-21-7
61991-22-8
84503-75-3
99331-82-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 26
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Abicel
* beta-Amylose
* Arbocel
* Arbocel BC 200
* Arbocell B 600/30
* Avicel
* Avicel 101
* Avicel 102
* Avicel CL 611
* Avicel PH 101
* Avicel PH 105
* Cellex MX
* Cellulose
* alpha-Cellulose
* Cellulose 248
* Cellulose crystalline
* Celufi
* CEPO
* Cepo CFM
* CEPO S 20
* CEPO S 40
* Chromedia CC 31
* Chromedia CF 11
* Cupricellulose
* Elcema F 150
* Elcema G 250
* Elcema P 050
* Elcema P 100
* Fresenius D 6
* Heweten 10
* Hydroxycellulose
* Kingcot
* LA 01
* Microcrystalline cellulose
* MN-Cellulose
* Onozuka P 500
* Pyrocellulose
* Rayophane
* Rayweb Q
* Rexcel
* Sigmacell
* Solka-fil
* Solka-floc
* Solka-floc BW
* Solka-floc BW 20
* Solka-floc BW 100
* Solka-floc BW 200
* Solka-floc BW 2030
* Spartose OM-22
* Sulfite cellulose
* Tomofan
* Tunicin
* Whatman CC-31
*** 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 :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
(Suppl),243,1992
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >5800 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
(Suppl),243,1992
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >31600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. (Rome, Italy) No.?-57,
1948-77. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 50A,83,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
(Suppl),243,1992
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/m3, total 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
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
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 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Construc):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
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 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 (Shipyard):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 4 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 mg/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) 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 CELLULOSE, respirable fraction-air:10H TWA 5 mg/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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO CELLULOSE, total dust-air:10H TWA 10 mg/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. ***
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
*** END OF RECORD ***