*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QR5950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nickel
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7440-02-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 102
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Ni
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 58.71
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  NI
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alcan 756
   * Carbonyl nickel powder
   * C.I. 77775
   * EL12
   * Fibrex
   * Fibrex P
   * Ni 270
   * Nichel
   * Nickel 270
   * Nickel, metal
   * Nickel particles
   * Nickel sponge
   * Ni 0901-S
   * Ni 4303T
   * NP 2
   * Raney alloy
   * Raney nickel
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7684D,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   INMEAF Industrial Medicine.  (Chicago, IL)  V.1-18, 1932-49.  For publisher
   information, see IOHSA5.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,482,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AEC-TR-6710
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - proteinuria
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,549,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB158-508
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB158-508
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB158-508
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YAKUD5 Gekkan Yakuji.  Pharmaceuticals Monthly.  (Yakugyo Jihosha, Inaoka
   Bldg., 2-36 Jinbo-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-   1959-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,455,1980
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,549,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/m3/24H/17W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 39(11),8,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,549,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,549,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,549,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 ug/m3/6H/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,353,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 130 ug/m3/6H/35W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,89,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/m3/6H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,170,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,549,1960
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3000 mg/kg/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,55,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   IAPUDO IARC Publications.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,
   Albany, NY 12210) No.27-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53,127,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intrapleural
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg/21W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society.  (Univ. of
   California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024)  V.1-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,150,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg/52W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - uterine tumors
REFERENCE :
   AEHLAU Archives of Environmental Health.  (Heldref Pub., 4000 Albemarle St.,
   NW, Washington, DC 20016)  V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,445,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,55,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
   National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
   of San Francisco.  (San Francisco, CA 94117)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   PH43-64-886
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 165 mg/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - uterine tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,55,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/m3/91W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiogenic carcinoma
REFERENCE :
   AMPLAO AMA Archives of Pathology.  (Chicago, IL)  V.50(4)-69, 1950-60.  For
   publisher information, see APLMAS.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,600,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg/21W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society.  (Univ. of
   California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024)  V.1-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,68,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 58 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,11,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,55,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
   National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
   of San Francisco.  (San Francisco, CA 94117)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   PH43-64-886
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
   National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
   of San Francisco.  (San Francisco, CA 94117)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   PH43-64-886
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 90 mg/kg/18W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   NCIUS* Progress Report for Contract No. PH-43-64-886, Submitted to the
   National Cancer Institute by The Institute of Chemical Biology, University
   of San Francisco.  (San Francisco, CA 94117)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   PH43-64-886
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 889 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JPTLAS Journal of Pathology.  (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Ave., New
   York, NY 10158) V.97-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,375,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intrapleural
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1250 mg/kg/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   TRBMAV Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine.  (Galveston, TX)  V.1-41(2),
   1943-81/82.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,167,1952
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intrapleural
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg/21W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society.  (Univ. of
   California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024)  V.1-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,150,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg/21W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society.  (Univ. of
   California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024)  V.1-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,68,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,28,1968
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 158 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : multigenerations
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   AEHLAU Archives of Environmental Health.  (Heldref Pub., 4000 Albemarle St.,
   NW, Washington, DC 20016)  V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,102,1971
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   IAPUDO IARC Publications.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,
   Albany, NY 12210) No.27-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53,193,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   TOXID9 Toxicologist.  (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
   Akron, OH 44311) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,132,1981

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg/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

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,257,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient Evidence
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,264,1987

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,257,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,257,1990

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ACLSCP Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science.  (1833 Delancey Pl.,
   Philadelphia, PA 19103) V.1-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,156,1973

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   KOTTAM Kogai to Taisaku.  Journal of Environmental Pollution Control. (Kogai
   Taisaku Gijutsu Dokokai, Shuwa-Akasaka Bldg., 9-1-244, Akasaka, Minato-ku,
   Tokyo 107, Japan)  V.1-    1965-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1300,1975

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   MIBUBI Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni.  Bulletin of Microbiology.  (c/o Dr. A. Tevfik
   Cenqiz, Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dah,
   Ankara, Turkey)  V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,321,1975

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,105,1971

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
   Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
   Volume(issue)/page/year: Ni,168,1975

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85CVA2 "Oncology 1970, Proceedings of the Tenth International Cancer
   Congress," Chicago, Year Book Medical Pub., 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,63,1970

   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: -,93,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: CONF-691001

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   GSAMAQ Memoir--Geological Society of America.  (POB 9140, Boulder, CO 80302)
    No.1-    1934-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,109,1971

   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
   DICHAK Diseases of the Chest.  (Chicago, IL)  V.1-56, 1935-69.  For
   publisher information, see CHETBF.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,527,1968

   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 ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg/m3
   DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
   Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,24,1973

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3
   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 1 mg(Ni)/m3
   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 1 mg(Ni)/m3
   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 (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1 mg(Ni)/m3
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg/m3  (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin;Carcinogen (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.005 mg/m3;Carcinogen (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 1 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.5 mg/m3  (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (insoluble compounds) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3  (dust) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO NICKEL, INORGANIC-air:10H CA TWA 0.015 mg(Ni)/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 - 50420
       No. of Facilities: 1867 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 55
       No. of Occupations: 52
       No. of Employees: 23272 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5096
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 110 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5918
       No. of Facilities: 678 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 14
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 6440 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 611 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5986
       No. of Facilities: 1124 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 14
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 10233 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 80 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X8294
       No. of Facilities: 9 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 611 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 50420
       No. of Facilities: 32771 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 260
       No. of Occupations: 116
       No. of Employees: 507681 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 19673 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB/89/160378/AS

   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   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: Elements by ICP, 7300
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Metals in urine, 8310
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements in blood or tissue, 8005
   
   NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
   
   OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***