*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : VW3500000
CHEMICAL NAME : Silver
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7440-22-4
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 41
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Ag
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 107.87
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : AG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Argentum
* C.I. 77820
* L-3
* Shell silver
* Silber
* Silver
* Silver atom
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27(12),33,1983
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27(12),33,1983
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Multiple routes
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 330 mg/kg/43W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
ZEKBAI Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-75,
1903-71. For publisher information, see JCROD7. Volume(issue)/page/year:
63,586,1960
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,439,1956
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 11 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year:
42,75,1955
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2570 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year:
42,75,1955
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg/m3, dust, fume
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
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
MIBUBI Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni. Bulletin of Microbiology. (c/o Dr. A. Tevfik
Cenqiz, Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dah,
Ankara, Turkey) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,321,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
PTPAD4 Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Part A: Chemotherapy, Toxicology and
Metabolic Inhibitors. (Oxford, UK) V.1-2, 1976-78. For publisher
information, see PHTHDT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,127,1976
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New
York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach
CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12,102,1969
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.01 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:
3,231,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.01 mg(Ag)/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 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 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 SILVER, metal and soluble compds-air:10H TWA 0.01 mg/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 - 68730
No. of Facilities: 2163 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 53
No. of Occupations: 54
No. of Employees: 19343 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M1804
No. of Facilities: 156 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 9
No. of Employees: 3937 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2435 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 68730
No. of Facilities: 13582 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 118
No. of Occupations: 76
No. of Employees: 204921 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 37439 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements in blood or tissue, 8005
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Metals in urine, 8310
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G
*** END OF RECORD ***
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