CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION - RTECS NUMBER :
- QX1925000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Nitrogen trifluoride
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7783-54-2
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 28
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- F3-N
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 71.01
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- N F3
HEALTH HAZARD DATAACUTE TOXICITY DATA - TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 6700 ppm/1H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,1,1973
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 26 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,585,1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2000 ppm/4H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- 34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,427,1969
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - dog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 9600 ppm/1H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
- REFERENCE :
- AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-69-84,1969
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Primate - monkey
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7500 ppm/1H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
- REFERENCE :
- AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-69-84,1969 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 100 ppm/7H/19W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - fatty liver degeneration Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis Blood - changes in spleen
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,770,1962
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 85 gm/kg/29D-I
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,770,1962 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 29 mg/m3 (10 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:TWA 10 ppm (29 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: 3,187,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 10 ppm (29 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):8H TWA 10 ppm (29 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):8H TWA 10 ppm (29 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):8H TWA 10 ppm (29 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 ppm (30 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 ppm (29 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 ppm (29 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 10 ppm (29 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 ppm (30 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 ppm (29 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 10 ppm (29 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 ppm (30 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 15 ppm (45 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 NITROGEN TRIFLUORIDE-air:10H TWA 10 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 - 50885 No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 357 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 50885 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 1096 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 140 (estimated)
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