*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TH3495000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phosphorus (red)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7723-14-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 30.97
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .P  RED
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 4412 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M.,
   Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;STEL 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg/m3;STEL 0.06 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.03 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;STEL 0.2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;STEL 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0004
       No. of Facilities: 38 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 205 (estimated)
   
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0005
       No. of Facilities: 41 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 626 (estimated)
   
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81650
       No. of Facilities: 1187 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 19
       No. of Occupations: 42
       No. of Employees: 13630 (estimated)
   
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81684
       No. of Facilities: 47 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 261 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0004
       No. of Facilities: 75 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 675 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 225 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0005
       No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 91 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81650
       No. of Facilities: 12775 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 104
       No. of Occupations: 88
       No. of Employees: 208975 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 7598 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81684
       No. of Facilities: 139 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 2924 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 67 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9187
   
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Phosphorus, 7905

 
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