Silver
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7440-22-4
[ Name ]:
Silver
[Synonym ]:
Ag
Silber [German]
EINECS 231-131-3
silver(0)
MFCD00003397
Silver wire
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.135 g/mL at 25ºC
[ Boiling Point ]:
2212ºC
[ Melting Point ]:
961ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
Ag
[ Molecular Weight ]:
107.868
[ Flash Point ]:
232 °F
[ Exact Mass ]:
106.905090
[ Vapour density ]:
5.8 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.05 ( 20 °C)
[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.333
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong acids and strong bases, tartaric acid, oxalic acid. Blackened by contact with ozone, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur. Powder is highly flammable.
[ Water Solubility ]:
H2O: soluble | insoluble
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- VW3500000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Silver
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7440-22-4
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 41
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Ag
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 107.87
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- AG
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD - Lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >10 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: 27(12),33,1983
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD - Lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >5 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: 27(12),33,1983 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Multiple routes
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 330 mg/kg/43W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
- REFERENCE :
- ZEKBAI Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-75, 1903-71. For publisher information, see JCROD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,586,1960
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Implant
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2400 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
- REFERENCE :
- CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,439,1956
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Implant
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 11 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
- REFERENCE :
- NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,75,1955
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Implant
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2570 mg/kg
- REFERENCE :
- NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,75,1955 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg/m3, dust, fume 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 FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MIBUBI Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni. Bulletin of Microbiology. (c/o Dr. A. Tevfik Cenqiz, Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dah, Ankara, Turkey) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,321,1975 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW PTPAD4 Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Part A: Chemotherapy, Toxicology and Metabolic Inhibitors. (Oxford, UK) V.1-2, 1976-78. For publisher information, see PHTHDT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,127,1976 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,102,1969 *** 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 MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.01 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: 3,231,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg/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 SILVER, metal and soluble compds-air:10H TWA 0.01 mg/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 - 68730 No. of Facilities: 2163 (estimated) No. of Industries: 53 No. of Occupations: 54 No. of Employees: 19343 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M1804 No. of Facilities: 156 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 9 No. of Employees: 3937 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2435 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 68730 No. of Facilities: 13582 (estimated) No. of Industries: 118 No. of Occupations: 76 No. of Employees: 204921 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 37439 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P305 + P351 + P338
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi:Irritant;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3264
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
VW3500000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
[ HS Code ]:
71069110
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 71069110
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