*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PY8070000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mineral wool
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Composed of mineral fibers produced by blowing steam or air through molten
   furnace slag and contains less than 1% quartz
REFERENCE :
   85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure
   Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental
   Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Glass wool fibers
   * Mineral or rock wool
   * Mineral wool
   * Rock wool
   * Slag wool fibers

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/m3, total 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

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO MINERAL WOOL-air:3 million fb/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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***