7719-09-7

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cl2-O-S

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

118.96

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

OSGG

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

500 ppm/1H

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A148-952 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 4.9 mg/m3 (1 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 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 1 ppm (4.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:STEL 1 ppm (5 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 THIONYL CHLORIDE-air:CL 1 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 - 82024 No. of Facilities: 73 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 2440 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 82024 No. of Facilities: 43 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 7082 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1223 (estimated)