The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

Chromium, dichlorodioxo -

RTECS #: GB5775000

CAS #: 14977-61-8

UPDATE: November 2004 MW: 154.90 MF: Cl2CrO2


NOTE:

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

SYNONYMS:

  1. Chlorochromic anhydride
  2. Chlorure de chromyle (French)
  3. Chromic oxychloride
  4. Chromium (VI) dioxychloride
  5. Chromium chloride oxide
  6. Chromium dichloride dioxide
  7. Chromium dioxide dichloride
  8. Chromoxychlorid (German)
  9. Chromyl chloride
  1. Chromyl chloride (ACGIH)
  2. Chromylchlorid (German)
  3. Chroomoxychloride (Dutch)
  4. Cromile, cloruro di (Italian)
  5. Cromo, ossicloruro di (Italian)
  6. Dichlorodioxochromium
  7. Dioxodichlorochromium
  8. Oxychlorure chromique (French)


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
mutation in microorganisms Salmonella typhimurium 50 µg/plate (+enzymatic activation step) CRNGDP 1,583,1980


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
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value time-weighted average 0.025 ppm DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2003
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Human Sufficient Evidence IMEMDT 49,49,1990
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Group 1 IMEMDT 49,49,1990


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8 hour time-weighted average 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3 CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8 hour time-weighted average 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3 CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8 hour time-weighted average 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3 CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8 hour time-weighted average 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3 CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Exposure Limit - AUSTRIA Suspected Carcinogen, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - BELGIUM time-weighted average 0.025 ppm (0.16 mg/m3), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - FINLAND Carcinogen, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - GERMANY Carcinogen, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - JAPAN Occupational Exposure Limit 0.05 mg(Cr)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - NORWAY time-weighted average 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - THE NETHERLANDS MAC-TGG 0.15 mg/m3, 2003
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK- week 0.5 mg(Cr)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 0.05 mg(Cr)/m3, Carcinogen, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value;

time-weighted average 0.025 ppm
Occupational Exposure Limit IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value
time-weighted average 0.025 ppm


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO CHROMYL CHLORIDE-air Carcinogen;
10 hour time-weighted average 0.001 mg(Cr)/m3 		NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: X4593;
Number of Industries 1;
Total Number of Facilities 7;
Number of Occupations 1;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 35


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
NTP 10th Report on Carcinogens,2002:Known to be a human carcinogen


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972-
NIOSH* National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.

RTECS Compound Description:
   Tumorigen
   Mutagen

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