Chemical Sampling Information
Marble (Respirable Fraction)
 Field Definitions
 Analytical Methods
General Description

NAME: Marble (Respirable Fraction)

SYNONYM(s): Calcium Carbonate

IMIS: M114

CAS: 1317-65-3

DESCRIPTION:

Marble is a metamorphosed crystalline limestone composed of grains of calcite or more rarely, clalomite.



Exposure Limits

OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL: See Dust (Respirable Nuisance) or Dust, Total

NIOSH REL: 5 mg/m3 TWA

Health Factors

HEALTH EFFECTS: Nuisance particulates accumulation in lungs (HE19)

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):

See Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)


Revision Date: 01/15/1993
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