*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : LM6475000
CHEMICAL NAME : Fluorine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7782-41-4
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 46
MOLECULAR FORMULA : F2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 38.00
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : E2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Bifluoriden
* Fluor
* Fluorine
* Fluoro
* Fluorures acide
* Fluoruri acidi
* RCRA waste number P056
* Saeure fluoride
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 25 ppm/5M
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 140 ppm/30M
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 467 ppm/5M
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 68 ppm/1H
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 185 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - conjunctive irritation
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 150 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - iritis
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : >93 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 270 ppm/30M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - iritis
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 170 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - iritis
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,10,1968
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-STEL 3.1 mg/m3 (2 ppm)
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 1.6 mg/m3 (1 ppm)
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
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JAVMA4 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. (American
Veterinary Medical Assoc., 930 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196) V.48-
1915- Volume(issue)/page/year: 164,277,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
KOTTAM Kogai to Taisaku. Journal of Environmental Pollution Control. (Kogai
Taisaku Gijutsu Dokokai, Shuwa-Akasaka Bldg., 9-1-244, Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107, Japan) V.1- 1965- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1300,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CLCHAU Clinical Chemistry (Winston-Salem, NC). (American Assoc. for
Clinical Chemistry, 1725 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1955-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,361,1973
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New
York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
IECHAD Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. (Washington, DC) V.15-62,
1923-70. For publisher information, see CHMTBL. Volume(issue)/page/year:
26,791,1934
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 ppm (2 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:
3,117,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/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):8H TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/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):8H TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/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):8H TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/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
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 ppm (2 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (4 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 ppm (1.6 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (3.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.26 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:STEL 1 ppm (2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.2 mg/m3;STEL 0.4 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3);STEL 0.3 ppm (0.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.15 mg/m3);STEL 0.2 ppm JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (2 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (4 mg/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 FLUORINE-air:10H TWA 0.1 ppm
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 - 33370
No. of Facilities: 396 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 13
No. of Employees: 2580 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 33370
No. of Facilities: 490 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 19
No. of Occupations: 25
No. of Employees: 12854 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2059 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***