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Zirconium hydride

RTECS #: ZH8015000

CAS #: 7704-99-6

UPDATE: May 2009 MW: 93.24 MF: H2Zr


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA:
  2. REVIEWS:
  3. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  4. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  5. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  6. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

N/R N/R


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
intratracheal
rat 		lowest published toxic dose: 45 gm/kg/26 week- intermittent Blood: Other changes

Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Dehydrogenases 		GISAAA 37(7),36,1972


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3;short term exposure limit 10 mg(Zr)/m3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2007
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value Not classifiable as human carcinogen DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2007


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) STANDARD - air time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3 DTLVS* 3,285,1971
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3 CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3 CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3 CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3 CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Exposure Limit - AUSTRALIA time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, short term exposure limit 10 mg(Zr)/m3, JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit - BELGIUM time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, short term exposure limit 10 mg(Zr)/m3, MAR2002
Occupational Exposure Limit - FINLAND time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - HUNGARY time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, short term exposure limit 20 mg(Zr)/m3, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit - KOREA time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, short term exposure limit 10 mg(Zr)/m3, 2006
Occupational Exposure Limit - THE NETHERLANDS MAC-TGG 5 mg(Zr)/m3, 2003
Occupational Exposure Limit - NEW ZEALAND time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, short term exposure limit 10 mg(Zr)/m3, JAN2002
Occupational Exposure Limit - NORWAY time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - POLAND time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, short term exposure limit 10 mg(Zr)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK- week 5 mg(Zr)/m3, DEC2006
Occupational Exposure Limit - TURKEY time-weighted average 5 mg(Zr)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value;

Not classifiable as human carcinogen
Occupational Exposure Limit IN SINGAPORE, VIETNAM American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value
Not classifiable as human carcinogen


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 82060;
Number of Industries 2;
Total Number of Facilities 100;
Number of Occupations 3;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 242
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 82060;
Number of Industries 2;
Total Number of Facilities 37;
Number of Occupations 2;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 44;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 5


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-

Used as a reducing agent or catalyst

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