*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : ZH4810000
CHEMICAL NAME : Zinc oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1314-13-2
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 8051-03-4
78590-82-6
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 70
MOLECULAR FORMULA : O-Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 81.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZN O
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Actox 14
* Actox 16
* Actox 216
* AI3-00277
* Akro-zinc bar 85
* Akro-zinc bar 90
* Amalox
* Azo-33
* Azo-55
* Azo-66
* Azo-77
* Azodox-55
* Azodox-55TT
* Azo-55TT
* Azo-66TT
* Azo-77TT
* Cadox XX 78
* Chinese White
* C.I. 77947
* C.I. Pigment White 4
* Cynku tlenek
* Electox 2500
* Emanay zinc oxide
* EMAR
* Felling zinc oxide
* Flowers of zinc
* GIAP 10
* Green seal-8
* Hubbuck's White
* Kadox 15
* Kadox-25
* Kadox 72
* K-Zinc
* Outmine
* Ozide
* Ozlo
* Permanent White
* Philosopher's wool
* Powder base 900
* Protox type 166
* Protox type 167
* Protox type 168
* Protox type 169
* Protox type 267
* Protox type 268
* Red Seal 9
* Snow White
* Unichem ZO
* Vandem VAC
* Vandem VOC
* White seal-7
* XX 78
* XX 203
* XX 601
* Zinca 20
* Zincite
* Zincoid
* Zinc oxide
* Zinc oxide fume
* Zinc White
* ZN-0401 E 3/16''
* Zn 0701T
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku,"
Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu
Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,10,1972
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku,"
Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu
Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,10,1972
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YAKUD5 Gekkan Yakuji. Pharmaceuticals Monthly. (Yakugyo Jihosha, Inaoka
Bldg., 2-36 Jinbo-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan) V.1- 1959-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,291,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
JIDHAN Journal of Industrial Hygiene. (Cambridge, MA) V.1-17, 1919-35. For
publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,88,1927
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >8437 mg/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: 18(5),48,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ZDKAA8 Zdravookhranenie Kazakhstana. Public Health of Kazakhstan. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1941-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 38(9),18,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 7950 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(4),89,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
IPSTB3 International Polymer Science and Technology. (Rapra Technology
Ltd., Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK) Volume(issue)/page/year:
3,93,1976
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 17431 mg/kg/90D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(1,pt2),183,1997
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 5900 ug/m3/3H/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - phosphatases
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - dehydrogenases
REFERENCE :
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub.,
1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,57,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 4600 ug/m3/3H/6D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
78,29,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION : 32203 mg/kg/4W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Endocrine - changes in growth hormone
Endocrine - evidence of thyroid hypofunction
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,309,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION : 3584 mg/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of endocrine pancreas
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in metals, not otherwise specified
REFERENCE :
JJATDK JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins
Lane, Chichester, W. Sussex PO19 1UD, UK) V.1- 1981-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,92,1984
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 6846 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - homeostasis
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
gain)
REFERENCE :
JONUAI Journal of Nutrition. (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 98,303,1969
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 3000 ppm
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/m3
REFERENCE :
CYGEDX Cytology and Genetics (English Translation). Translation of TGANAK.
(Allerton Press Inc., 150 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011) V.8- 1974-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 12(3),46,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
SHIGAZ Shigaku. Ondotology. (Nippon Shika Daigaku Shigakkai, 1-9-20
Fujimi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102, Japan) V.38- 1949-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1385,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
SHIGAZ Shigaku. Ondotology. (Nippon Shika Daigaku Shigakkai, 1-9-20
Fujimi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102, Japan) V.38- 1949-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1385,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 300 ug/L
REFERENCE :
SHIGAZ Shigaku. Ondotology. (Nippon Shika Daigaku Shigakkai, 1-9-20
Fujimi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102, Japan) V.38- 1949-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1385,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 5300 ug/m3/3H/6D
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
78,29,1985
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-STEL 10 mg/m3, 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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg/m3, 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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/m3, inhalable dust
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
ANAEA3 Annals of Allergy. (American College of Allergists, POB 20671,
Bloomington, MN 55420) V.1- 1943- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,165,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JIDHAN Journal of Industrial Hygiene. (Cambridge, MA) V.1-17, 1919-35. For
publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,322,1926
*** 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 5 mg/m3 (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:
3,284,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, fume and respirable fraction
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 (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 5 mg/m3, fume and respirable fraction
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 (Construc):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 5 mg/m3, fume and respirable fraction
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 (Shipyard):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust
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 5 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 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 4 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 4 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) 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 ZINC OXIDE, fume-air:10H TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO ZINC OXIDE, total dust-air:TWA 5 mg/m3;CL 15 mg/m3/15M
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 :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X5686
No. of Facilities: 56635 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 295
No. of Occupations: 168
No. of Employees: 919197 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 151582 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X9509
No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 105 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 7 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Zinc and compounds, 7030 or 7502
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-143
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G
*** END OF RECORD ***
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