| Agent Name |
Calcium silicate |
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| CAS Number |
1344-95-2 |
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| Formula |
Ca-Si-O3 |
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| Major Category |
Other Classes |
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| Synonyms |
CS lafarge; Calcium hydrosilicate; Calcium metasilicate; Calcium monosilicate; Calcium polysilicate; Calcium silicate; Calcium silicate, synthetic nonfibrous; Calflo E; Calsil; Florite R; Marimet 45; Micro-cel; Micro-cel A; Micro-cel B; Micro-cel C; Micro-cel E; Micro-cel T; Micro-cel T26; Micro-cel T38; Micro-cel T41; Microcal 160; Microcal ET; Promaxon P60; SW 400; Silene EF; Silicic acid, calcium salt; Silmos T; Solex; Stabinex NW 7PS; Starlex L; [ChemIDplus] |
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| Category |
Other Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
White or cream-colored, free-flowing powde; Note: The commercial product is prepared from diatomaceous earth & lime; [NIOSH] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in lime glass, Portland cement, absorbents, pigment extenders, elastomer fillers, refractory binders, paper coatings and fillers, cosmetics, chromatography, and road construction; Used in foods up to 5% in baking powder and up to 2% in table salt; [HSDB] The mineral wollastonite contains calcium metasilicate; [CHEMINFO] |
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| Comments |
Respiratory tract irritant; [Merck Index] See "Wollastonite." |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
No |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
10 mg/m3 |
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| PEL (OSHA) |
15 mg/m3(total dust), 5 mg/m3(respirable fraction) |
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| Links to Other NLM Databases |
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| Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: CALCIUM SILICATE
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