*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QX0350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nitrogen fluoride oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13847-65-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 29
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : F3-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 87.01
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .NO.F3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * AMOX
   * Trifluoroamine oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 24 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,76,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 38 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,76,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,76,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,76,1968

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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

   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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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:
   3,116,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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 2.5 mg(F)/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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3;STEL 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1.8 ppm (1.5 mg(F)/m3);STEL 9.0 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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 FLUORIDES, INORGANIC-air:10H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***