*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BQ6300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium fluoride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12125-01-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 35
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : F-H4-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 37.05
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  Z&  F
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonium fluorure
   * Fluorek amonowy
   * Neutral ammonium fluoride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 31 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   XEURAQ U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, University of Rochester, Research and
   Development Reports. (Rochester, NY)  Volume(issue)/page/year: UR-154,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION           : 280 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
   Filiales.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.1-    1849-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,133,1937
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 ug/m3/6H/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Musculoskeletal - other changes
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
   BCTKAG Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
   Warsaw 1, Poland) V.4-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,153,1989

                              *** 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

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AMSSAQ Acta Medica Scandinavica, Supplement.  (Almqvist & Wiksell, POB
   45150, S-10430 Stockholm, Sweden)  No.1-730, 1921-88.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 400,5,1963

                    *** 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-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 mg/m3;STEL 1 mg/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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84314
       No. of Facilities: 2814 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 18
       No. of Occupations: 23
       No. of Employees: 10351 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84314
       No. of Facilities: 181 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 14
       No. of Occupations: 24
       No. of Employees: 17582 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5107 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***