*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : BD1200000
CHEMICAL NAME : Aluminum oxide (2:3)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1344-28-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 12522-88-2
53809-96-4
74871-10-6
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 34
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Al2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 101.96
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .AL2.O3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* A 1 (Sorbent)
* Abramant
* Abramax
* Abrarex
* Abrasit
* Activated aluminum oxide
* A1-3945 E 1/16''
* A1-4126 E 1/16''
* Alcoa F 1
* Almite
* Alon C
* Aloxite
* Alumina
* alpha-Alumina
* alpha-Alumina
* Aluminite 37
* Aluminum oxide (Brockmann)
* Aluminum oxide
* alpha-Aluminum oxide
* beta-Aluminum oxide
* gamma-Aluminum oxide
* Aluminum sesquioxide
* Alumite (oxide)
* Alundum
* Alundum 600
* A1-0109 P
* A1-3916 P
* A1-3970 P
* A1-1401 P(MS)
* A1-0104 T 3/16''
* A1-1404 T 3/16''
* A1-3438 T 1/8''
* A1-3980 T 5/32''
* A1-4028 T 3/16''
* Brockmann, aluminum oxide
* Cab-O-grip
* Catapal S
* Catapal SB alumina
* Compalox
* Conopal
* Diadur
* Dialuminum trioxide
* Dispal alumina
* Dispal M
* Dotment 324
* Dotment 358
* Dural
* Exolon XW 60
* F 360 (Alumina)
* Faserton
* Fasertonerde
* G 0 (Oxide)
* G 2 (Oxide)
* GK (Oxide)
* Hypalox II
* Jubenon R
* KA 101
* Ketjen B
* KHP 2
* LA 6
* Lucalox
* Ludox CL
* Martoxin
* Microgrit WCA
* Poraminar
* PS 1 (Alumina)
* Q-Loid A 30
* RC 172DBM
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intrapleural
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 90 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
28,173,1973
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,965,1981
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
IARCCD IARC Scientific Publications. (Geneva, Switzerland) No.1-26,
1971-78. For publisher information, see IAPUDO. Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,289,1973
*** REVIEWS ***
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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg(Al)/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
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
31BYAP "Experimental Lung Cancer: Carcinogenesis and Bioassays,
International Symposium, 1974," Karbe, E., and J.F. Park, eds.,
Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1974 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,94,1974
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD:NUISANCE PARTICULATES
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: 3,9,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg/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/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/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/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/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/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-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 4 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 20265
No. of Facilities: 40757 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 267
No. of Occupations: 158
No. of Employees: 513250 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X3152
No. of Facilities: 117 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 11
No. of Employees: 1834 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 116 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X5459
No. of Facilities: 957 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 27
No. of Occupations: 19
No. of Employees: 11287 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 899 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X5758
No. of Facilities: 12712 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 136
No. of Occupations: 69
No. of Employees: 172759 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 7087 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X9687
No. of Facilities: 1814 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 30
No. of Occupations: 27
No. of Employees: 27669 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2616 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 20265
No. of Facilities: 76124 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 333
No. of Occupations: 188
No. of Employees: 1345787 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 147525 (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: Aluminum and compounds, as Al, 7013
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