*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PA5425000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methane, bromotrifluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 75-63-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 30
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C-Br-F3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 148.92
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : FXFFE
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bromofluoroform
   * F-13B1
   * Freon 13B1
   * Halon 1301
   * Refrigerant 13B1
   * Trifluorobromomethane
   * Trifluoromonobromomethane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 84000 ppm/15M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure
   Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental
   Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1640,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 381 gm/m3
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: 26(8),53,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 88000 ppm/15M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure
   Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental
   Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1640,1991

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 6090 mg/m3 (1000 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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 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:
   3,268,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1000 ppm (6100 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 1000 ppm (6100 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 1000 ppm (6100 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 1000 ppm (6100 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 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1000 ppm (6090 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3);STEL 1250 ppm (7625 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPINES:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 3000 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1000 ppm (6100 mg/m3);STEL 1200 ppm 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 TRIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE-air:10H TWA 1000 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 :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0424
       No. of Facilities: 32 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 32 (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: Bromotrifluoromethane, 1017
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Trifluorobromomethane, 1017

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***