Hydrogen bromide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Br-H

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

80.92

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

H E

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 :

2858 ppm/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB214-270

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

76 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41(1),105,1976

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

814 ppm/1H

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB214-270 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 9.9 mg/m3 (3 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 3 ppm (10 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: 3,128,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 3 ppm (10 mg/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 3 ppm (10 mg/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 3 ppm (10 mg/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 3 ppm (10 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 3 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 5 ppm (17 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 3 ppm (9.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 3 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 3 ppm (10 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 ppm (17 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 3 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 3 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 7 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 3 ppm (10 mg/m3);STEL 6 ppm (20 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 ppm (17 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 3 ppm (10 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 HYDROGEN BROMIDE-air:CL 3 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 - 38575 No. of Facilities: 510 (estimated) No. of Industries: 13 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 2643 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 38575 No. of Facilities: 1103 (estimated) No. of Industries: 23 No. of Occupations: 26 No. of Employees: 20571 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 5398 (estimated)