*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MD9659600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Graphite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7782-42-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1399-57-1
                          12424-49-6
                          12751-41-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 26
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 12.01
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aerodag G
   * AG 1500
   * Aquadag
   * AS 1
   * AT 20
   * ATJ-S
   * ATJ-S graphite
   * Black lead
   * Canlub
   * CB 50
   * Ceylon Black Lead
   * C.I. 77265
   * C.I. Pigment Black 10
   * CPB 5000
   * DC 2
   * EG 0
   * Electrographite
   * EXP-F
   * Fortafil 5Y
   * GK 2
   * GK 3
   * GP 60
   * GP 63
   * GP 60S
   * Grafoil
   * Grafoil GTA
   * Graphite (all forms except graphite fibers)
   * Graphite, natural
   * Graphnol N 3M
   * GS 2
   * GY 70
   * H 451
   * Hitco HMG 50
   * IG 11
   * Korobon
   * MG 1
   * Mineral carbon
   * MPG 6
   * Papyex
   * PG 50
   * Plumbago
   * Plumbago (graphite)
   * Pyro-Carb 406
   * Rocol X 7119
   * S 1
   * S 1 (Graphite)
   * Schungite
   * Shungite
   * Silver graphite
   * SKLN 1
   * Stove Black
   * Swedish Black Lead
   * Ucar 38
   * VVP 66-95

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 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:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mppcf
   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 mppcf
   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 20 mppcf, respirable 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 (Fed Cont):8H TWA 15 mppcf
   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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 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 GRAPHITE, natural-air:10H TWA 2.5 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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 17366
       No. of Facilities: 17315 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 201
       No. of Occupations: 117
       No. of Employees: 296607 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3264
       No. of Facilities: 739 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 13
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 6998 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 606 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9427
       No. of Facilities: 43 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 881 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 29 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 17366
       No. of Facilities: 47017 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 280
       No. of Occupations: 149
       No. of Employees: 718150 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 33221 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***