Cuprous oxide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cu2-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

143.08

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

CU2 O

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 :

470 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,470,1969

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

380 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

CUTOEX Current Toxicology. (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 6080 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 207, Commack, NY 11725) V.1 1993- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,39,1993 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1 mg/m3/24H/14W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Blood - other changes Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count

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(6),8,1976 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

DOSE :

11 ug/m3/24H

SEX/DURATION :

male 14 week(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)

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(6),8,1976 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series," Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77 Volume(issue)/page/year: Cu,56,1977 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 0.4 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 02 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1.0 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 ppm (1 mg(Cu)/m3) (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81679 No. of Facilities: 508 (estimated) No. of Industries: 7 No. of Occupations: 14 No. of Employees: 9387 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81679 No. of Facilities: 1612 (estimated) No. of Industries: 10 No. of Occupations: 18 No. of Employees: 14420 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 815 (estimated)