*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GN0231000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Corundum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1302-74-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Al2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 101.96
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Abramant F 36
   * Abramax F 46
   * Abramax F 54
   * Corundum
   * alpha-Corundum
   * Dural F 30
   * EKF 100
   * Electrocorundum
   * FN 237
   * KER 710
   * KO 7
   * Korund
   * KU 10
   * KU 5-3
   * MP 1 (Refractory)
   * NK 63
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 225 mg/kg/1W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Blood - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   ZHPMAT Zentralblatt fuer Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde,
   Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung 1: Originale, Reihe B: Hygiene,
   Krankenhaushygiene, Betriebshygiene, Praeventive Medizin. (Stuttgart, Fed.
   Rep. Ger.)  V.155-169, 1971-1979.  For publisher information, see ZAOMDC. 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 162,467,1976

                              *** 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 ***
 
   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: 3,14,1973

   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/m2, 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

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1527
       No. of Facilities: 31 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 353 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 48 (estimated)

 
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