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Chemical Sampling Information
Chlorine Dioxide
 Field Definitions
 Analytical Methods
 Health Guidelines
General Description

NAME: Chlorine Dioxide

IMIS: 0614

CAS: 10049-04-4

NIOSH: RTECS FO3000000

DOT: 9191 47

DESCRIPTION:

Yellow-green to orange gas or liquid with a pungent, sharp odor.
MW: 68
BP: 52 F
VP: >1 atm
MP: -74 F

INCOM: Combustible substances, dust, organic matter, sulfur

Exposure Limits

OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL: 0.1 ppm, 0.3 mg/m3

OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL: 0.1 ppm, 0.3 mg/m3 TWA

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 ppm, 0.28 mg/m3 TWA; 0.3 ppm, 0.83 mg/m3 STEL

NIOSH REL: 0.1 ppm TWA; 0.3 ppm STEL

Health Factors

SYMPTOM(s): Eye, nose, throat irritation; coughing, wheezing, bronchitis; pulmonary edema; chronic bronchitis

HEALTH EFFECTS: Lung Injury (HE11) Irritation-Eyes, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14)

ORGAN: Respiratory system, eyes

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Midget Fritted Glass Bubbler (MFGB) containing 15 mL of 0.02% Potassium Iodide in a buffer mixture of Sodium Carbonate and Sodium Bicarbonate (1.5 mM of each)
MAX V: 120.0 Liters   MAX F: 0.5 L/min (TWA)
MAX V: 7.5 Liters   MAX F: 0.5 L/min (STEL)
ANL 1: Ion Chromatography
REF: 2 (OSHA ID-202)
SAE: 0.13
CLASS: Fully Validated

MEDIA: Two Midget Impingers (each containing 15 mL of 9.46 x 10-6 M Chlorophenol Red solution) in series, preceded by a Silica Gel Tube (100/50 mg sections) impregnated with Sulfamic Acid and Sodium Hydroxide
MAX V: 30.0 Liters   MAX F: 0.2 L/min (TWA)
MAX V: 4.5 Liters   MAX F: 0.3 L/min (STEL)
ANL 1: Colorimetric
REF: NIOSH Research Report for Chlorine Dioxide May 1982 Contract No. 210-80-0067. U.S. Dept Health and Human Services; NIOSH Division of Physical Sciences & Engineering, Cincinnati, OH.
CLASS: Not Validated
NOTE: Submit as a separate sample.

SECONDARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SAM2):


DEVICE: Detector Tube COMPANY: Gastec
PART #: 8La RANGE: 0.33-16 ppm
CLASS: Mfg
DEVICE: Detector Tube COMPANY: MSA
PART #: 82399 RANGE: 0.05-15 ppm
CLASS: Mfg
DEVICE: Detector Tube COMPANY: Kitagawa
PART #: 116 RANGE: 1-20 ppm
CLASS: Mfg
DEVICE: Detector Tube COMPANY: Draeger
PART #: CH 24301 RANGE: 0.1-1.5 ppm
CLASS: Mfg

WIPE:

No


Revision Date: 01/15/1993
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