Aluminum hydroxide oxide
Agent Name
Aluminum hydroxide oxide
CAS Number
24623-77-6
Formula
Al-H-O2
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Alcoa HiQ 10; Alcoa HiQ 20; Alcoa HiQ 30; Alcoa HiQ 40; Alumina monohydrate; Aluminum metahydroxide (AlO(OH)); Aluminum monohydroxide monoxide; Aluminum oxide hydroxide; Aluminum oxide monohydrate; Aluminum oxyhydroxide; Boehmite; Catapal; Catapal A; Dispal 14R25; Dispal 23N4-80; Disperal; Disperal 100/2; HiQX; Pural NG; Versal 450; alpha-Aluminum oxide monohydrate; [ChemIDplus] Aluminum oxide hydrated; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
Colorless powder; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Comments
Causes interstitial fibrosis and other changes in lungs in intratracheal lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] May cause irritation; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
TLV (ACGIH)
1 mg/m3, respirable fraction
PEL (OSHA)
15 mg/m3(total dust), 5 mg/m3(respirable fraction)
MAK
4 mg/m3, (inhalable fraction), 1.5 mg/m3 (respirable fraction)
Explanatory Notes
TLV, PEL, and MAK values for aluminum metal and insoluble compounds;
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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