Cadmium telluride
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
1306-25-8
[ Name ]:
Cadmium telluride
[Synonym ]:
Cadmium telluride
EINECS 215-149-1
Cadmium, telluroxo-
tellanylidenecadmium
MFCD00015998
Telluroxocadmium
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
6.2
[ Melting Point ]:
1041ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
CdTe
[ Molecular Weight ]:
240.011
[ Exact Mass ]:
243.809586
[ Index of Refraction ]:
2.75
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- EV3330000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Cadmium telluride
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 1306-25-8
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 44
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Cd-Te
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 240.00
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 :
- 2820 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(2),42,1981
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD - Lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >15 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(2),42,1981
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2100 mg/kg
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(2),42,1981 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3, inhalable dust 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 0.002 mg(Cd)/m3, respirable dust 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 0.1 mg(Te)/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-Suspected 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 IARC Cancer Review:Human 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: 58,119,1993 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: 58,119,1993 IARC Cancer Review:Group 1 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: 58,119,1993 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/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: 3,34,1971 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Te)/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 CADMIUM, dust and fume-air:CA lowest feasible conc. 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 - 83005 No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 202 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS07, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302 + H312 + H332-H410
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P273-P280-P302 + P352 + P312-P304 + P340 + P312-P391
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T,N,Xn
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R45
[ Safety Phrases ]:
53-22-61-60
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2570 6
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
EV3330000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1(b)
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