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TO: Distribution Interoffice Communication FROM: DATE: SUBJ: T. G. Grumbles June 14, 1990 TOXICITY CLASSIFICATIONS TGG: JCL: ERT: MJH: AJO: RF XF:___________ Attached are good illustrations of the difficulty in answering the questions.. "Is it toxic?". The various classification schemes are graphically displayed in the attachments. T. G. Grumbles dlj Attachment Distribution: Dave Penney, A. M. Nielsen, J. R. Roheim, Diana Fenton, Lee Matheson, Curt Elsik-Austin W. L. McClain 0000*^ ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY CLASSIFICATION RATINGS LDS0 mgfkg 20 25 50 500 2000 --\--l-------- 1----------------------------------- 1-------------------- !------------ CPSC Highly Toxic Toxic Very Toxic Material D/l/A 50 WHMIS - Toxic Material D/l/B 500 Very Tbxic~ EEC - 200 Poison Class 6.1 Packing Group III Packing Group II ICAO/ (Solids) 22 IMO/ ^-Packing Group l3P Packing Group III (Liquids) ^00 TDG < 5 mmgs//kkgl ^ Highl^Tbxi^ 50 OSHA- Ibxic 500 DOT BMSA47 Poison B ?? 5000 --* M.O. Schuf|cr/Froc*i McConnell Eutman Cbemictb Division Oct 1989 VVV 000013194 ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY CLASSIFICATION FOR DUST & MIST LC50 mg/L 0.5 2.0 10 20 EEC 4 HR. Very Toxic 0.5 Tbxic 2.0 Harmful WHM1S 4 HR. Very Toxic Material D/l/A 0.5 Toxic Material D/l/B Y ICAO/ IMO/-I TDG Poison 6.1 ^Packin^Group^I^^^^adang^Group^^^^JPackin^^rou^T^^ 20 OSHA1 HR. DOT 1 HR. BMSA4I Highly Toxic 2.0 Tbxic 20 Poison B M.G. Schurger/Frances WcCoaneil 2.0 Eastnuuj Chemicals Division Oct 1989 vvv 000013195 ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY CLASSIFICATIONS LD50 mglkg 40 50 200 1000 2000 CPSC Highly Toxic 200 Toxic 2000 WHM1S Very Toxic Material D/l/A EEC - Very Toxic 50 -> Toxic 400 Harmful * Poison Class 6,1 40 200 1000 ICAO/ Packaging Group I Packaging Group II Packaging Group III IMO/H 11 "> > TDG OSHA Highly Tbxic 200 Tbxic 1000 2000 DOT Poison B 200 M.G. Schurgcr/Francci McCoondl Eastmin Chemic&ls Division Oct 1989 BMSA46 VVV 000013196 FLAMMABILITY CLASSIFICATION BASED ON FLASH POINT 0 50 100 150 200 Flash Point F o EEC Highly Flammable Flammable ^131 F ^ -- Extremely Flammable BP < 35 C ICAO Packing Group I BP < 35 *C BP > 3J*C BP > 35 *C ^|acidn|^roujT^^^^^PackiJTe^ToujTT^^ 605 C Intermediate Flash High Flash 61C IMO -------------12--------------* 13 Nonregulated Low Flash OSHA iQinifttClass IA BP < ICtfF 06 Class IB BP > ioo'F Class IC Class II Class III A Flammable Combustible- 1910.1200 100 200 DOT Flammable Combustible BMSA49 Gass III B Nonregulated VVV 000013197