MOLYBDENUMTRIOXIDEHAZARDSUMMARYWORKPLACEEXPOSURELIMITS.pdfVIP

Common Name: MOLYBDENUM TRIOXIDE CAS Number: 1313-27-5 RTK Substance number: 1312 DOT Number: None Date: January 1987 Revision: July 1999 HAZARD SUMMARY WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS * Molybdenum Trioxide can affect you when breathed in. The following exposure limits are for soluble Molybdenum * Eye and skin contact can cause irritation. compounds (measured as Molybdenum ): * The dust or mist can irritate the nose, throat and lungs causing cough and/or tightness in the chest. OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit * Molybdenum Trioxide can cause weight loss, diarrhea, (PEL) is 5 mg/m3 averaged over an 8-hour poor muscle coordination, headache, and muscle or joint workshift. aching. * Repeated exposure can reduce red blood cell count ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is (anemia). 0.5 mg/m3 (as the respirable fraction) averaged * Molybdenum Trioxide can affect the liver and kidneys. over an 8-hour workshift. IDENTIFICATION WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE Molybdenum Trioxide is a white, odorless powder which * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust turns yellow when heated. It is used in agriculture,