Hafnium oxychloride
Agent Name
Hafnium oxychloride
CAS Number
13759-17-6
Formula
Cl2-Hf-O
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Dichlorooxohafnium; Hafnium chloride (HfOCl2) (6CI); Hafnium dichloride monoxide; Hafnium dichloride oxide; Hafnium monoxide dichloride; Hafnyl chloride; Hafnium chloride oxide; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
White odorless crystals; [GFS Chemicals MSDS]
Comments
Causes somnolence and increased urine volume in intraperitoneal lethal-dose studies of mice; Causes cardiac and lung changes in intravenous lethal-dose studies of cats; Causes ulceration or bleeding from the stomach in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; Causes other liver changes in 12-week constant oral studies of rats; [RTECS] An irritant; [GFS Chemicals MSDS] See "Hafnium."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
TLV (ACGIH)
0.5 mg/m3, as Hf
PEL (OSHA)
0.5 mg/m3, as Hf
IDLH (NIOSH)
50 mg/m3, as Hf
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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