*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BD1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Aluminum phosphide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20859-73-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1302-45-0
                          71751-04-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 22
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Al-P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 57.95
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  AL  P
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * AL-Phos
   * Aluminium fosfide
   * Aluminium phosphide (AlP)
   * Aluminum monophosphide
   * Celphide
   * Celphine
   * Celphos
   * Delicia
   * Delicia gastoxin
   * Detia
   * Detia-Ex-B
   * Detia gas Ex-B
   * Fosfuri di alluminio
   * Fumitoxin
   * Gastion
   * Phosphures d'alumium
   * Phostoxin
   * Quickphos
   * RCRA waste number P006
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - gastritis
REFERENCE :
   HUTODJ Human Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke,
   Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,343,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 21 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - other changes
   Gastrointestinal - gastritis
REFERENCE :
   HUTODJ Human Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke,
   Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,343,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Liver - jaundice, other or unclassified
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
   HUTODJ Human Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke,
   Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,343,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 86 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - coma
   Vascular - other changes
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   HUTODJ Human Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke,
   Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,343,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 2800 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85ARAE "Agricultural Chemicals," Thomson, W.T., 4 vols., Fresno, CA, Thomson
   Publications, 1976/77 revision  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,38,1976/1977

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 2 mg(Al)/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 ***
 
   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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg(Al)/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 - 84460
       No. of Facilities: 280 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 12600 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84460
       No. of Facilities: 190 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 623 (estimated)

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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***