Phosphorus pentoxide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

O5-P2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

141.94

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

.P2..O5

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 :

1217 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway, Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,140,1981

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

271 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway, Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,140,1981

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

1689 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway, Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,140,1981

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

61 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway, Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,140,1981 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 59115 No. of Facilities: 1139 (estimated) No. of Industries: 25 No. of Occupations: 43 No. of Employees: 13561 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 59115 No. of Facilities: 4491 (estimated) No. of Industries: 58 No. of Occupations: 46 No. of Employees: 84850 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 15744 (estimated)