TOXIC POINT DETERMINATION OF SELECTED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

'Toxic Point' is a term under consideration by the United Nations Group of Rapporteurs on the Packaging of Dangerous Goods. It is defined as the temperature at which the equilibrium concentration of vapor of a substance measured at 760 millimeters is equal to the LC50 of the substance. This is also referred to as the 'Temperature Threshold of Toxicity'. The report contains the 'Toxic Points' calculated for 57 substances. The calculations are shown together with the toxicity and vapor pressure data used therein.

• Corporate Authors:

  Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  Dayton, OH  United States  45433

  Department of Transportation

  Office of Hazardous Materials Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Davis, R A
  • Terpolilli, R N
  • Back, K C
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bioassay; Chemical compounds; Chemicals; Data tables; Hazard analysis; Hazardous materials; Laboratory animals; Materials management; Measuring instruments; Packaging; Perception; Poisons; Rats; Respiratory system; Temperature; Toxicity; Toxicology; Transportation; Vapor pressure
• Old TRIS Terms: Thresholds (Perception)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133077
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., DOT/MTB/OHMO-75/4
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1976 12:00AM