Manganese dioxide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Mn-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

86.94

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

MN O2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

>3478 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,95,1975

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intratracheal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

50 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - emphysema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20(1),25,1955

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

422 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

ZVKOA6 Zhurnal Vsesoyuznogo Khimicheskogo Obshchestva im. D.I. Mendeleeva. Journal of the D.I. Mendeleeva All-Union Chemical Society. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.5- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,186,1974

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

45 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

85KYAH "Merck Index; an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals", 11th ed., Rahway, NJ 07065, Merck & Co., Inc. 1989 Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,899,1989 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1800 ug/m3/24H/35D-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49(12),53,1984 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

DOSE :

49 mg/m3/7H

SEX/DURATION :

female 75 day(s) pre-mating female 1-18 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain) Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral

REFERENCE :

FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD) V.1-46, 1942-87. Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,623,1980 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Mn)/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: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-73-125,1973 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series," Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77 Volume(issue)/page/year: Mn,1,1973 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:CL 5 mg(Mn)/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: 3,149,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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):CL 5 mg(Mn)/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 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 0.6 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2.5 mg(Mn)/m3;STEL 5 mg(Mn)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg(Mn)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume and respirable dust) 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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 44030 No. of Facilities: 3820 (estimated) No. of Industries: 48 No. of Occupations: 60 No. of Employees: 53685 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 44030 No. of Facilities: 3347 (estimated) No. of Industries: 41 No. of Occupations: 50 No. of Employees: 71963 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 15526 (estimated)