thallium

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Tl

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

204.37

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

.TL

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

5714 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - changes in extra-ocular muscles Skin and Appendages - hair

REFERENCE :

ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74. For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,65,1961

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Unreported

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

4412 ug/kg

REFERENCE :

85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M., Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg/m3 (skin) 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 0.1 mg/m3 (skin) 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: 3,256,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 (skin) 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 0.1 mg(Tl)/m3 (skin) 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 0.1 mg(Tl)/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 0.1 mg(Tl)/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 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin 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 THALLIUM, soluble compounds-air:10H TWA 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk) 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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3172 No. of Facilities: 158 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 1662 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1308 (estimated)