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THRESHOLD UMIT VALUES and BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES for
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OUSTS
In this edition of the TLV list, dusts are also listed in the main alphabetical listing. Starting with the 1988-1989 edition, dusts will be listed in the main alphabetical list
ing only.
Substance
TLV-TWA
SILICA, SiO?
Crystalline
Quartz*1'1* [14808-60-7]
Cnstobalite1'' . [14464-46-1]
Silica, fused1" [60676-86-0]
Tridymite1" . . (15468-32-3)
Tripoli1". . [1317-95-9]
0.1 mg/m5, Respirable dust 0.05 mg/m5. Respirable dust
0.1 mg/m5. Respirable dust 0 05 mg/m3. Respirable dust
0.1 mg/m3 of contained respirable quartz dust.
Amorphous Diatomaceous earth
(uncalcined)' . [68855-54-9] Precipitated silica'*' Silica gei1*1,
JO mg/m3. Total dust
10 mg/m3. Total dust 10 mg/m3. Total dust
SILCATES
Asbestos' Amosite ...................... 0.5 fiber/cc, A1
[12172-73-51 Chrysolite
2 fibers/cc, At
[12001-29-51 Crocidolite................. 0.2 fiber/cc, AI
[12001-28-4]
Other forms.................2 fibers/cc. A)
Mica'" |12001-25-2]
3 mg/m5, Respirable dust
Mineral wool fiber .
Perlite"'
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10 mg/m3 10 mg/m5. Total dust
Portland cement"' Soapstone .
10 mg/m5, Total dust 3 mg/m3. Respirable dust1" 6 mg/m3, Total dust1'1
Talc (containing no asbestos fibers)1" (14807-96-61 .
Talc (containing asbestos fibers)
2 mg/m3, *Respirable dust
Use asbestos TLV-TWA. However, should not exceed 2 mg/m3 respir able dust.
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OTHER DUSTS Barium sulfate1'1
[7727-43-7].................. 10 mg/m5. Total dust 'Coal dust'll......................2 mg/m5. Respirable fraction Grain dust (oats.
wheat, barley).............. 4 mg/m5. Total particulate t Graphite'" (natural)
[7782-42-5]...................(2.5 mg/m3. Respirable dust) tGraphite, synthetic' ... (10 mg/m3. Total dust) Nuisance particulates'
(see Appendix D)........ 10 mg/m5. Total dust
t See Notice of Intended Changes 1987-1988 Adoption.
|d) Fibers longer than 5 iun and with an aspect ratio equal to or greater than 3:1 as determined by the membrane filter method at 400-450X magnification (4 mm objective) phase contrast illumination
(e) The value is for total dust containing no asbestos and < 1 % tree silica. (I) The value is lor dust containing <5% free silica. For dust containing
more than this percentage ol Iree silica. Ihe environment should be evaluated against the TLV-TWA of 0 1 mg/m5 for respirable quartz The concentration ot respirable dust for the application ol this limit is to be determined from the traction passing a size-selector with the charactenstics defined in the "c " paragraphs of Appendix F. (i) The concentration of respirable dust for the application ol this limit is to be determined from the fraction passing a size-selector with the characteristics defined in the "c." paragraphs in Appendix F.
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