*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : TH3675000
CHEMICAL NAME : Phosphorus chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7719-12-2
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 38
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cl3-P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 137.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : P G3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Fosforo(tricloruro di)
* Fosfortrichloride
* Phosphine, trichloro-
* Phosphore(trichlorure de)
* Phosphorous chloride
* Phosphortrichlorid
* Phosphorus trichloride
* Trichlorophosphine
* Trojchlorek fosforu
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - food intake (animal)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
Gastrointestinal - peritonitis
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-
1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,71,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 104 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea
or bronchi
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
25,470,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1260 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Liver - change in gall bladder structure or function
Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-
1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,71,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 50 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
Behavioral - irritability
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
25,470,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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(4),86,1974
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-STEL 2.8 mg/m3 (0.5 ppm)
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-TWA 1.1 mg/m3 (0.2 ppm)
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 0.5 ppm (3 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:
3,211,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/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 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.1 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.2 ppm;STEL 0.2 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.25 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm 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 PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE-air:10H TWA 0.2 ppm;STEL 0.5 ppm
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 - 59166
No. of Facilities: 149 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 12
No. of Employees: 2520 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 59166
No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 6
No. of Employees: 2963 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 329 (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
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Phosphorus trichloride, 6402
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