*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : NO7400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Iron(III) oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1309-37-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 8011-97-0
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 44
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Fe2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 159.70
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : FE2 O3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Anchred standard
* Anhydrous iron oxide
* Anhydrous oxide of iron
* Armenian bole
* Bauxite residue
* Black oxide of iron
* Blended red oxides of iron
* Burntisland Red
* Burnt umber
* Calcotone Red
* Caput mortuum
* Colcothar
* Colloidal ferric oxide
* C.I. 77491
* C.I. Pigment Red 101
* C.I. Pigment Red 102
* C.I. Pigment Red 101 and 102
* Crocus martis adstringens
* Deanox
* Deanox DNX Pigments
* Eisenoxyd
* English Red
* Ferric oxide
* Ferric oxide (colloidal)
* Ferrugo
* Iron oxide
* Iron Oxide Red
* Iron oxide pigments
* Iron Red
* Iron sesquioxide
* Jeweler's rouge
* Levanox Red 130A
* Light Red
* Manufactured iron oxides
* Mars Brown
* Mars Red
* Natural iron oxides
* Natural Red Oxide
* Ochre
* Prussian Brown
* Quick rouge
* Raddle
* 11554 Red
* Red Iron Oxide
* Red ochre
* Red oxide
* Red oxide D3452
* Red oxide D6984
* Red oxide of iron
* Rouge
* Rubigo
* Sienna
* Specular iron
* Stone Red
* Supra
* Synthetic iron oxide
* Venetian Red
* Vitriol Red
* Vogel's Iron Red
* Yellow ferric oxide
* Yellow oxide of iron
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig,
Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ug/m3/24H/61D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 50(7),73,1985
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 135 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
PBPHAW Progress in Biochemical Pharmacology. (S. Karger AG, Postfach
CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1965- Volume(issue)/page/year:
14,47,1978
*** 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, Inhalable 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
IARC Cancer Review:Animal NO 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: 1,29,1972
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: 1,29,1972
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,216,1987
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ZKKOBW Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung und Klinische Onkologie. (Berlin,
Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.76-92, 1971-78. For publisher information, see JCROD7.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,99,1972
*** 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: 3,27,1973
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
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 3 ppm (5 mg/m3) (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 3.5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 ppm (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 10 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 3.5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 10 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 10 mg/m3 (fume) 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-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) 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 IRON OXIDE, dust and fume (as Fe)-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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M1463
No. of Facilities: 41132 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 265
No. of Occupations: 153
No. of Employees: 483117 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M1463
No. of Facilities: 62557 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 308
No. of Occupations: 185
No. of Employees: 965275 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 139397 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G
*** END OF RECORD ***