Beryllium

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Be

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

9.01

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

BE

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

496 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intratracheal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

13 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiogenic carcinoma

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

20 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Musculoskeletal - tumors

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA inhibition

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA adduct

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor

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(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 0.002 mg(Be)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.002 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.001 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;STEL 0.006 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.001 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.002 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.002 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.001 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.001 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.002 mg/m3;STEL 0.005 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.002 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.002 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 BERYLLIUM-air:CA not to exceed 0.0005 mg(Be)/m3 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 - 11770 No. of Facilities: 344 (estimated) No. of Industries: 8 No. of Occupations: 17 No. of Employees: 10510 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 11770 No. of Facilities: 421 (estimated) No. of Industries: 22 No. of Occupations: 29 No. of Employees: 13938 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 739 (estimated)