*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OJ6300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lithium hydride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7580-67-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 27
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H-Li
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 7.95
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  LI  H
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hydrure de lithium
   * Lithium hydride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,468,1956
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/m3/4H/1W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,468,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/m3/4H/1W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,468,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/m3/4H/1W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,468,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/m3/4H-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,468,1956

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.025 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 ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.025 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:
   3,147,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.025 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 0.025 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 0.025 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 0.025 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.025 mg/m3;STEL 0.075 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.025 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.025 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 LITHIUM HYDRIDE-air:10H TWA 0.025 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 - 43115
       No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 11 (estimated)

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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***