bf3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

B-F3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

67.81

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

FBFF

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 :

1180 mg/m3/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,27,1982

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

3460 mg/m3/2H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,369,1972

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

109 mg/m3/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Blood - hemorrhage

REFERENCE :

FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,369,1972 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

12800 ppb/7H/65D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis) Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,263,1961

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mg/m3/4H/17W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise specified Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea or bronchi Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count

REFERENCE :

FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(3),369,1972

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

12800 ppb/7H/65D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiolar constriction Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in metals, not otherwise specified Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,263,1961

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

3 mg/m3/4H/17W-I

REFERENCE :

FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(3),369,1972 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 2.8 mg/m3 (1 ppm) 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-CL 1 ppm (3 mg/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: 3,26,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/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 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 1 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (8.3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.3 ppm (0.83 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:STEL 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.3 ppm;STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3);STEL 1 ppm (3 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 BORON TRIFLUORIDE-air:CL 1 ppm 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 - 12980 No. of Facilities: 271 (estimated) No. of Industries: 10 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 4021 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 12980 No. of Facilities: 79 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 3819 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 524 (estimated)