*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GM5090000
CHEMICAL NAME : Corn starch
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 9005-25-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 53112-52-0
75138-75-9
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 29
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Natural Product
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Amaizo W 13
* Amylomaize VII
* Amylum
* Aquapel (polysaccharide)
* ARGO brand corn starch
* Arrowroot starch
* Claro 5591
* Clearjel
* CPC 3005
* CPC 6448
* Farinex 100
* Galactasol A
* Genvis
* HRW 13
* Keestar
* Maizena
* Maranta
* Melojel
* Meluna
* OK PRE-GEL
* Penford Gum 380
* Remyline Ac
* RiceICE starch
* Sorghum gum
* Staramic 747
* Starch
* alpha-Starch
* Starch
* Starch, corn
* Sta-RX 1500
* Tapioca starch
* Tapon
* Trogum
* W-Gum
* W-13 Stabilizer
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 300 ug/3D (Intermittent)
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
85DKA8 "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill,
V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,127,1977
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 6600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation). Translation
of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) No.1-
1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,139,1981
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a 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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 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:
TLV/BEI,1997
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD:NUISANCE PARTICULATES
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1972
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
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):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:
41,50-204.50,1994
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):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:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 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 STARCH, 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 STARCH, 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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M1816
No. of Facilities: 595 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 8
No. of Occupations: 22
No. of Employees: 8921 (estimated)
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M1860
No. of Facilities: 1585 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 11
No. of Occupations: 16
No. of Employees: 7587 (estimated)
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M3398
No. of Facilities: 372 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 6
No. of Employees: 6520 (estimated)
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M4676
No. of Facilities: 256 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 5
No. of Occupations: 10
No. of Employees: 2019 (estimated)
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 69738
No. of Facilities: 29972 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 167
No. of Occupations: 125
No. of Employees: 348135 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X8553
No. of Facilities: 35235 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 192
No. of Occupations: 150
No. of Employees: 665042 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 227086 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***