| Agent Name |
Lead II oxide |
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| CAS Number |
1317-36-8 |
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| Formula |
O-Pb |
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| Major Category |
Metals |
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| Synonyms |
Bleimonoxid; Bleioxyd; C.I. 77577; C.I. Pigment Yellow 46; CI 77577; CI Pigment Yellow 46; Lead Oxide Yellow; Lead monooxide; Lead monoxide; Lead oxide; Lead oxide (PbO); Lead oxide (VAN); Lead protoxide; Lead(2+) oxide; Lead(II) oxide; Litharge; Litharge Pure; Litharge Yellow L-28; Massicot; Massicotite; Plumbi monoxidum; Plumbous oxide; Plumbum oxydatum; Yellow Lead Ocher; [ChemIDplus] UN3288 |
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| Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
Red to yellow crystals; [ICSC] Practically insoluble in water (17 mg/L at 20 deg C); [ATSDR ToxProfiles] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in ointments, plasters, pottery glazes, glass flux, lead glass, varnishes, metal cements, colorants (brass, bronze, hair, nails, wool, and horn), and rubber pigments; Also used to make boiled linseed oil and to assay gold and silver ores; [Merck Index] Used in storage batteries, high-temperature lubricants, capacitors, electrophotographic plates, transducers, and magnetic materials; [HSDB] |
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| Comments |
See "Lead." |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| BEI |
Lead in blood=30 ug/100 ml; sampling time not critical; |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
0.5 mg/m3, as Pb |
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| PEL (OSHA) |
0.5 mg/m3 |
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| Explanatory Notes |
mp = 888 deg C; [ATSDR ToxProfiles] |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Anemia |
Anemia, Hemolytic |
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| Neurotoxin |
Motor Neuropathy |
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| Nephrotoxin |
Yes |
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| Reproductive Toxin |
Yes |
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| IARC Carcinogen |
Probable Carcinogen |
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