NAME: Lithium Hydride

IMIS: 1503

CAS: 7580-67-8

NIOSH: RTECS OJ6300000

DOT: 1414 40

DESCRIPTION:

Off-white, translucent, odorless solid.
MW: 8
BP: Decomposes
VP: 0 mm
MP: 1267 F

INCOM: Oxidizers, halogenated hydrocarbons, acids, water

OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL: 0.025 mg/m3

OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL: 0.025 mg/m3 TWA

ACGIH TLV: 0.025 mg/m3 TWA

NIOSH REL: 0.025 mg/m3 TWA

SYMPTOM(s): Eye, skin burns; mouth and esophageal burns if injested; nausea; + muscle twitches; mental confusion; blurred vision

HEALTH EFFECTS: Irritation-Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14) Lung Damage (HE11); CNS effects (HE7)

ORGAN: Respiratory system, skin, eyes

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):

MEDIA: Mixed Cellulose Ester Filter (MCEF) 0.8 microns
ANL SOLVENT: Deionized Water
MAX V: 960 Liters   MIN V: 480 Liters   MAX F: 2.0 L/min
ANL 1: Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy; AAS
REF: 2 (OSHA ID-121)
CLASS: Not Validated
NOTE: Submit as a separate sample. If the filter is not overloaded, samples may be collected up to an 8-hour period. When analysis of a compound is requested, an elemental analysis is performed and reported as the compound.