thallium
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7440-28-0
[ Name ]:
thallium
[Synonym ]:
Ramor
Thallium,rod
EINECS 231-138-1
MFCD00134063
tallium hydride
thallium hydride
rod,99.9
THALLIUM
TALLIUM
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.01 g/mL at 25 °C
[ Boiling Point ]:
1457 °C(lit.)
[ Melting Point ]:
303 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
Tl
[ Molecular Weight ]:
204.38300
[ Exact Mass ]:
204.97400
[ Stability ]:
Stable.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- XG3425000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Thallium
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7440-28-0
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 29
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Tl
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 204.37
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- .TL
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5714 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - changes in extra-ocular muscles Skin and Appendages - hair
- REFERENCE :
- ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74. For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,65,1961
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Unreported
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4412 ug/kg
- REFERENCE :
- 85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M., Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg/m3 (skin) 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 0.1 mg/m3 (skin) 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: 3,256,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 (skin) 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 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 (skin) 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 0.1 mg(Tl)/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 0.1 mg(Tl)/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;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin 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 THALLIUM, soluble compounds-air:10H TWA 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk) 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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3172 No. of Facilities: 158 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 1662 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1308 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS06, GHS08
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H300 + H330-H373-H413
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P260-P264-P284-P301 + P310-P310
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn,T+
[ Risk Phrases ]:
26/28-33-53-36/37/38-20/22-36/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S13-S28-S45-S61-S36/37/39-S36/37-S26
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3288 6.1/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
XG3425000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
Articles
Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 90 , 76-81, (2013)
Thallium (Tl) contamination in soils poses a significant threat to human health due to the high toxicity of Tl and its ready assimilation by crops. Consumption of food crops contaminated with Tl is a ...
A study of lipid- and water-soluble arsenic species in liver of Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) containing high levels of total arsenic.J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol. 30 , 171-9, (2015)
In the present study liver samples (n=26) of Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua), ranging in total arsenic concentrations from 2.1 to 240mg/kg liver wet weight (ww), were analysed for their content of...
Thallium in spawn, juveniles, and adult common toads (Bufo bufo) living in the vicinity of a zinc-mining complex, Poland.Environ. Monit. Assess. 187(1) , 4141, (2015)
A breeding population of the common toad Bufo bufo living in the vicinity of a Zn-Pb smelting works in Bukowno, Poland was studied for the presence of thallium. Tl concentration was measured in the bo...