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General Description

Synonyms: Vanadium pentoxide dust

OSHA IMIS Code Number: 2570

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number: 1314-62-1

NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) Identification Number: YW2450000

Department of Transportation Regulation Number (49 CFR 172.101) and Guide: 2862 55 151

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Vanadium Dust: Chemical description, physical properties, potentially hazardous incompatibilities, and more

Chemical Description and Physical Properties:
solid yellow-orange powder or dark gray flakes, odorless
molecular weight: 182
boiling point: 3182°F
vapor pressure: approx. 0 mm
melting point: 1274°C
Exposure Limits

OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):
General Industry: 0.5 mg/m3 Ceiling

Construction Industry: 0.5 mg/m3 Ceiling
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 0.05 mg/m3 TWA; Appendix A4 (Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen) (TLV listed under Vanadium pentoxide)

Health Factors

Potential Symptoms: Eye irritation; green tongue, metallic taste; throat irritation; coughing; fine rales, wheezing, bronchitis, dyspnea; eczema

Health Effects: Irritation-Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14) Acute and chronic bronchial damage (HE11) and (HE10)

Affected Organs: Respiratory system, skin, eyes
Monitoring Methods used by OSHA

Primary Laboratory Sampling/Analytical Method (SLC1):
  • sampling media: Tared Low Ash Polyvinyl Chloride (LAPVC) filter 5 microns preceded by 10 mm Nylon Cyclone
    maximum volume: 816 Liters   
    minimum volume: 408 Liters   
    maximum flow rate:     1.7 L/min (TWA)
    maximum volume: 30 Liters
    maximum flow rate: 2.0 L/min (Ceiling)
    current analytical method: Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma; ICP/DCP-AES
    method reference: 2 (OSHA ID-125G)
    sampling and analytical error: 0.12
    method classification:Fully Validated
    note: Analytical method does not distinguish between dust and fume. When analysis of a compound is requested, an elemental analysis is performed and reported as the compound. If confirmation of Vanadium Pentoxide is necessary use the following sampling procedure:
  • sampling media: Tared Low Ash Polyvinyl Chloride (LAPVC) filter 5 microns with 10 mm Nylon Cyclone
    maximum volume: 816 Liters   
    minimum volume:     408 Liters   
    maximum flow rate:     1.7 L/min
    current analytical method: X-ray Diffraction, XRD; and X-ray Fluorescence, XRF
    method reference: 2 (OSHA ID-185)
    method classification: Fully Validated
    note: Submit as a separate sample.
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