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Chemical Sampling Information
Gypsum (Respirable Fraction)
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General Description

NAME: Gypsum (Respirable Fraction)

SYNONYM(s): Natural Calcium Sulfate; CaSO4.2H2O

IMIS: G101

CAS: 13397-24-5

DESCRIPTION:

A soft mineral usually found in wallboard. See also plaster of paris.

Exposure Limits

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

NIOSH REL: 5 mg/m3 TWA

Health Factors

HEALTH EFFECTS: Nuisance particulate (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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