*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QR9705000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nickel sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16812-54-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Ni-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 90.77
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Mononickel monosulfide
   * Nickel(II) sulfide
   * Nickel monosulfide
   * Nickelous sulfide
   * Nickel(2+) sulfide

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg(Ni)/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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.05 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Carcinogen 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 - 83744
       No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 116 (estimated)

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

 
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