tellurium hexafluoride

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

F6-Te

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

241.60

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

TE F6

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

5 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema

REFERENCE :

ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74. For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,140,1960

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

5 ppm/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema

REFERENCE :

ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74. For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,140,1960

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

5 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema

REFERENCE :

ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74. For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,140,1960

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

5 ppm/4H

REFERENCE :

ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74. For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,140,1960 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.10 mg/m3 (0.02 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 0.02 ppm (0.2 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: 3,246,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg(Te)/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 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg(Te)/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 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg(Te)/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 0.02 ppm (0.2 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg/m3);STEL 0.06 ppm (0.6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.02 ppm (0.2 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 TELLURIUM HEXAFLUORIDE-air:10H TWA 0.02 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