*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BD0330000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Aluminum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7429-90-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 68
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Al
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 26.98
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .AL
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * A 00
   * A 95
   * A 995
   * A 999
   * AA 1099
   * AA1199
   * AD 1
   * AD1M
   * ADO
   * AE
   * Alaun
   * Allbri aluminum paste and powder
   * Alumina fibre
   * Aluminium
   * Aluminium bronze
   * Aluminium flake
   * Aluminum
   * Aluminum 27
   * Aluminum A00
   * Aluminum dehydrated
   * Aluminum metal
   * Aluminum powder
   * AO A1
   * AR2
   * AV00
   * AV000
   * C.I. 77000
   * Emanay atomized aluminum powder
   * JISC 3108
   * JISC 3110
   * L16
   * Metana
   * Metana aluminum paste
   * Noral aluminum
   * Noral Extra Fine Lining Grade
   * Noral Ink Grade Aluminum
   * Noral non-leafing grade
   * PAP-1

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg(Al)/m3 (welding fumes)
   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 5 mg(Al)/m3 (pyro powders)
   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(Al)/m3 (metal 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

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   FOREAE Food Research.  (Champaign, IL)  V.1-25, 1936-60.  For publisher
   information, see JFDSAZ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research.  (S. Karger AG, Postfach
   CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   12,102,1969

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AMTODM Advances in Modern Toxicology.  (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third
   Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.1, 1976-79.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,209,1977

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg(Al)/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(Al)/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(Al)/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(Al)/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(Al)/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(Al)/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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fumes) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fumes) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fumes) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fumes) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 4 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 10 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 4 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 mg/m3 (fumes) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg/m3 (salts) 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 ALUMINUM METAL, alkyls-air:10H TWA 2 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ALUMINUM METAL, pyro powders-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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ALUMINUM METAL, respirable fraction-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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ALUMINUM METAL, soluble salts-air:10H TWA 2 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ALUMINUM METAL, total dust-air:10H TWA 10 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ALUMINUM METAL, welding fumes-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 - M0661
       No. of Facilities: 39251 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 267
       No. of Occupations: 143
       No. of Employees: 556034 (estimated)
   
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2258
       No. of Facilities: 2279 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 43
       No. of Occupations: 44
       No. of Employees: 31336 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0661
       No. of Facilities: 61020 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 281
       No. of Occupations: 158
       No. of Employees: 1033237 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 99205 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3088
       No. of Facilities: 1465 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 27
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 20323 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1644 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5911
       No. of Facilities: 3612 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 22
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 31368 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 279 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5976
       No. of Facilities: 2973 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 52
       No. of Occupations: 57
       No. of Employees: 54400 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 8218 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5977
       No. of Facilities: 23 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 967 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 131 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5980
       No. of Facilities: 81 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 867 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Aluminum and compounds, as Al, 7013
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Metals in urine, 8310
   
   OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G

 
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