| Agent Name |
Barium sulfate |
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| CAS Number |
7727-43-7 |
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| Formula |
Ba-O4-S |
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| Major Category |
Metals |
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| Synonyms |
Actybaryte; Artificial barite; Artificial heavy spar; BA147; BF 1 (salt); BF 10 (sulfate); Bakontal; Bar-Test; Baraflave; Baricon; Baridol; Barii sulphas; Barite; Baritogen deluxe; Baritop; Baritop 100; Baritop G Powder; Baritop P; Barium 100; Barium Andreu; Barium sulfate; Barium sulfate (1:1); Barium sulfate (BaSO4); Barium sulfuricum; Barium sulphate; Barobag; Barocat; Barodense; Baroloid; Barosperse; Barosperse 110; Barosperse II; Barotrast; Baryta White; Barytes; Barytes 22; Barytgen; Baryum (sulfate de); Baryx Colloidal; Baryxine; Basofor; Bayrites; Blanc fixe; C.I. 77120; C.I. Pigment White 21; CI 77120; CI Pigment white 21; Citobaryum; Colonatrast; Danobaryt; E-Z Preparations; E-Z-AC; E-Z-Cat Concentrate; E-Z-HD; E-Z-Paque; E-Z-Paste esophageal cream; Enamel White; EneCat; EneMark; EneSet; EntroBar; Epi-C; Epi-Stat 57; Epi-Stat 61; Esopho-CAT; Esophotrast; Esophotrast esophageal cream; Eweiss; Finemeal; Gastropaque-S; Gel-Unix; HD 200 Plus; HD 85; HiTone; Intropaque; Lactobaryt; Liquibarine; Liquid Barosperse; Liquid E-Z-Paque; Liquid Polibar; Liquid Polibar Plus; Liquid Sol-O-Pake; Liquipake; Macropaque; Microbar; Microfanox; Micropaque; Micropaque RD; Microtrast; Mikabarium B; Mikabarium F; Mixobar; Mixture III; Neobalgin; Neobar; Novopaque; Oesobar; Oratrast; Permanent White; Pigment White 22; Polibar; Precipitated barium sulphate; PrepCat; Radimix Colon; Radio-Baryx; Radiobaryt; Radiopaque; Raybar; Readi-CAT; Readi-CAT 2; Recto Barium; Redi-Flow; Rugar; SS 50; Sol-O-Pake; Solbar; Sparkle Granules; Sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1); Supramike; Suspobar; Tixobar; TomoCat 1000 Concentrate; TomoCat Concentrate; TonoJug 2000; Tonopaque; Topcontral; Travad; Ultra-R; Umbrasol A; Unibaryt; Unit-Pak; Veri-O-Pake; X-Opac; Xylocaine Viscous; [ChemIDplus] |
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| Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
White or yellowish, odorless powder; [NIOSH] Insoluble in water; [HSDB] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in paper, paints, textiles, plastics, batteries, and x-ray contrast dye; [HSDB] |
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| Comments |
See the disease "Pneumoconioses, benign." |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
No |
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| Bioaccumulates |
Yes |
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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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| MAK |
4 mg/m3(inhalable fraction), 1.5 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: BARIUM SULFATE
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