NAME: Vanadium, Respirable Dust (as V2O5)
SYNONYM(s):
Vanadium pentoxide dust
IMIS: 2570
CAS: 1314-62-1
NIOSH: RTECS YW2450000
DOT: 2862 55
DESCRIPTION:
Solid Yellow-orange powder or dark gray flakes, odorless.
MW:
182
BP:
3182 F
VP:
approx. 0 mm
MP:
1274 C
INCOM:
None hazardous
Exposure Limits
OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL:
0.5 mg/m3 Ceiling
OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL:
0.5 mg/m3 Ceiling
ACGIH TLV:
0.05 mg/m3 TWA; Appendix A4 (Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen)
(TLV listed under Vanadium pentoxide)
Health Factors
SYMPTOM(s):
Eye irritation; green tongue, metallic taste; throat irritation;
coughing; fine rales, wheezing, bronchitis, dyspnea; eczema
HEALTH EFFECTS:
Irritation-Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14)
Acute and chronic bronchial damage (HE11) and (HE10)
ORGAN:
Respiratory system, skin, eyes
Monitoring
PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):
MEDIA:
Tared Low Ash Polyvinyl Chloride (LAPVC) filter 5 microns preceded by 10 mm Nylon Cyclone
MAX V:
816 Liters MIN V:
408 Liters MAX F:
1.7 L/min (TWA)
MAX V:
30 Liters MAX F:
2.0 L/min (Ceiling)
ANL 1:
Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma; ICP/DCP-AES
REF:
2 (OSHA ID-125G)
SAE:
0.12
CLASS:
Fully Validated
NOTE:
Analytical method does not distinguish between dust and fume. When analysis of a compound is requested, an elemental analysis is performed and reported as the compound. If confirmation of Vanadium Pentoxide is necessary use the following sampling procedure:
MEDIA:
Tared Low Ash Polyvinyl Chloride (LAPVC) filter 5 microns with 10 mm Nylon Cyclone
MAX V:
816 Liters MIN V:
408 Liters MAX F:
1.7 L/min
ANL 1:
X-ray Diffraction, XRD; and X-ray Fluorescence, XRF
REF:
2 (OSHA ID-185)
CLASS:
Fully Validated
NOTE:
Submit as a separate sample.
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