*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : GB2940000 CHEMICAL NAME : Chromic acid (H2CrO4), dipotassium salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7789-00-6 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 68 MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cr-O4.2K MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 194.20 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : KA2 CR-O2-Q2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen Mutagen Reproductive Effector SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Bipotassium chromate * Chromate of potass * Dipotassium chromate * Dipotassium monochromate * Neutral potassium chromate * Potassium chromate(VI) * Tarapacaite *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 180 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 223,403,1989 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 32 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 223,403,1989 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog DOSE/DURATION : 19 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - muscle weakness Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting REFERENCE : SMSJAR Scottish Medical and Surgical Journal. (Edinburgh, Scotland) For publisher information, see SMDJAK. Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,131,1826 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog DOSE/DURATION : 2900 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 11 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - food intake (animal) Behavioral - coma Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 87,119,1946 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 60 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 209 mg/kg/2W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - multiple enzyme effects REFERENCE : INHEAO Industrial Health. (National Institute of Industrial Health, 6-21-1 Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,89,1985 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1600 mg/kg/62W-C TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Blood - leukemia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiogenic carcinoma REFERENCE : JONUAI Journal of Nutrition. (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 101,1431,1971 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE : 30 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 8-10 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - cytological changes (including somatic cell genetic material) REFERENCE : APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,66,1980 TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE : 60 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 8-10 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility REFERENCE : APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,66,1980 ** MUTATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium DOSE/DURATION : 35 ug/plate REFERENCE : CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,611,1988 TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/plate REFERENCE : AEMIDF Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (American Soc. for Microbiology, 1913 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.31- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,805,1977 TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli DOSE/DURATION : 3200 umol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,175,1978 TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli DOSE/DURATION : 1500 nmol/tube REFERENCE : ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,571,1986 TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli DOSE/DURATION : 30 ug/well REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 133,161,1984 TYPE OF TEST : Phage inhibition capacity TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli DOSE/DURATION : 16 umol/L REFERENCE : ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,59,1984 TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis DOSE/DURATION : 20 mmol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,175,1978 TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage TEST SYSTEM : Microorganism - not otherwise specified DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 368,235,1996 TYPE OF TEST : Specific locus test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster DOSE/DURATION : 1 mmol/L REFERENCE : EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,219,1996 TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair TEST SYSTEM : Yeast - Schizosaccharomyces pombe DOSE/DURATION : 60 nmol/L REFERENCE : CNJGA8 Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. (National Research Council of Canada, Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa ON K1A OR6, Canada) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,771,1982 TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast DOSE/DURATION : 50 umol/L/4H REFERENCE : CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,145,1982 TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage TEST SYSTEM : Human Lung DOSE/DURATION : 25 umol/L REFERENCE : CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,345,1981 TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage TEST SYSTEM : Human Cells - not otherwise specified DOSE/DURATION : 25 umol/L REFERENCE : CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,345,1981 TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L REFERENCE : DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,185,1981 TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte DOSE/DURATION : 20 umol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,157,1980 TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis TEST SYSTEM : Human Leukocyte DOSE/DURATION : 4 umol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,175,1978 TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L REFERENCE : CARYAB Caryologia. (Via G. LaPira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,379,1979 TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast DOSE/DURATION : 100 nmol/L REFERENCE : DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,185,1981 TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 25 mg/kg REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 172,151,1986 TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified DOSE/DURATION : 62500 ng/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 301,223,1993 TYPE OF TEST : Specific locus test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg/3D (Continuous) REFERENCE : APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,66,1980 TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte DOSE/DURATION : 25 umol/L REFERENCE : CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,345,1981 TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L REFERENCE : JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,237,1985 TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Mammary gland DOSE/DURATION : 3200 nmol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,221,1979 TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L REFERENCE : JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,367,1982 TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster DOSE/DURATION : 40 mg/kg REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: DE83-770037 TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L REFERENCE : CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,193,1979 TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary DOSE/DURATION : 150 ug/L REFERENCE : CARYAB Caryologia. (Via G. LaPira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,379,1979 TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary DOSE/DURATION : 150 ug/L REFERENCE : CARYAB Caryologia. (Via G. LaPira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,379,1979 TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast DOSE/DURATION : 800 ug/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 104,141,1982 TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung DOSE/DURATION : 26 ug/L REFERENCE : CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,605,1983 TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: DE83-770037 TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary DOSE/DURATION : 133 umol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 151,293,1985 TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte DOSE/DURATION : 1 mmol/L REFERENCE : MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 368,235,1996 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.05 mg(Cr)/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-Confirmed 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: 49,49,1990 IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate 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: 23,205,1980 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate 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: 23,205,1980 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: 49,49,1990 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,102,1969 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series," Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77 Volume(issue)/page/year: Cr,22,1974 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Cr)/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: 3,35,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 0.1 mg(CrO3)/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 CHROMIUM(VI)-air:10H CA TWA 0.001 mg(Cr)/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 - 60370 No. of Facilities: 3305 (estimated) No. of Industries: 48 No. of Occupations: 35 No. of Employees: 24042 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 60370 No. of Facilities: 2219 (estimated) No. of Industries: 35 No. of Occupations: 34 No. of Employees: 25411 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 5985 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-SA7/SHE; Mammalian micronucleus EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: B subtilis rec assay; Histidine reversion-Ames test EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: TRP reversion EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/dose response: In vitro UDS-human fibroblast EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic *** END OF RECORD ***