*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OE9805000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lauric acid, barium cadmium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15337-60-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 48
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OV11 4 &-CD- &-BA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Barium cadmium laurate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1696 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(3),50,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 516 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 46(4),18,1981

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/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

   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

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient 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: 58,119,1993

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient 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: 58,119,1993

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
   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: 58,119,1993

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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: 3,21,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/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 CADMIUM, dust and fume-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
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 - M2898
       No. of Facilities: 28 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 467 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2898
       No. of Facilities: 32 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 382 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 319 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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