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Chemical Sampling Information
Tetramethyl Lead (as Pb)
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 Analytical Methods
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General Description

NAME: Tetramethyl Lead (as Pb)

SYNONYM(s): TML; Lead tetramethyl; Motor fuel anti-knock compound; Lead, organic

IMIS: 2370

CAS: 75-74-1

NIOSH: RTECS TP4725000

DOT: 1649 56

DESCRIPTION:

Colorless liquid or dyed red, orange, or blue with a slight musty odor.
MW: 267
BP: 230 F
VP: 22 mm
MP: -22 F

INCOM: Strong oxidizers, such as sulfuryl chloride or potassium permanganate

Exposure Limits

OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL: 0.075 mg/m3 (Skin)

OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL: 0.15 mg/m3 TWA (Skin)

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 mg/m3 TWA (Skin)

NIOSH REL: 0.075 mg/m3 TWA (Skin)

Health Factors

IARC: Lead and Lead Compounds, Organolead - Group 3, not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans

SYMPTOM(s): Insomnia, bad dreams, restlessness, anxiety; hypotension; nausea, anorexia; delirium, mania; convulsions; coma

HEALTH EFFECTS: Cumulative liver and kidney damage (HE3) Cumulative CNS damage (HE7); Acute CNS effects (HE4)

ORGAN: CNS, CVS, kidneys

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Glass Fiber Filter in series with a Charcoal Tube (100/50 mg sections, 20/40 mesh)
MAX V: 480 Liters   MIN V: 240 Liters   MAX F: 1.0 L/min
ANL 1: Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy; AAS
REF: 2 (OSHA In-House File)
CLASS: Partially Validated
NOTE: Submit as a separate sample. When analysis of a compound is requested, an elemental analysis (from charcoal tube)is performed and reported as lead.

MEDIA: Glass Fiber Filter (37 mm) in series with an XAD-2 Tube (100/50 mg sections, 20/50 mesh)
MAX V: 200 Liters   MIN V: 30 Liters   MAX F: 1.0 L/min
ANL 1: Gas Chromatography; GC/PID
REF: 1 (NIOSH 2534)
CLASS: Partially Validated

WIPE:

Yes, with Whatman Smear Tab filter. SOLVENT: Distilled Water. (See note - reported as total lead)


Revision Date: 01/15/1993
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