*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BD1450000 CHEMICAL NAME : Aluminum(III) silicate (2:1) CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1302-76-7 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 19 MOLECULAR FORMULA : O5-Si.2Al MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 162.05 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : AL2 SI-O5 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Aluminosilcate * Aluminum oxide silicate * Ceramic fibre * Cyanite * Disthene * Kaopolite * Kyanite * Mullite * Oil-dri * Safe-N-Dri * Silicic acid aluminum salt * Valfor *** 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 *** 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 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 *** 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:STEL 2 mg/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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1426 No. of Facilities: 10 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 1042 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X4779 No. of Facilities: 1560 (estimated) No. of Industries: 33 No. of Occupations: 34 No. of Employees: 39077 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 727 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***