Table 1

Composition of X-ray developer, fixer and, replenisher liquids (TLVs based on Presidential Directive 90/1999)

INGREDIENTS
CAS NUMBER
Wt%
TLV-TWA*
TLV- STEL*

Acetic Acid
64-19-7
3–66
25 mg/m3
10 ppm
37 mg/m3
15 ppm
Aluminum Sulfate
10043-01-3
9,5


Ammonium Thiosulfate
7783-18-8
40–60


Boric acid
10043-35-3
1–5


Diethylene Glycol
111-46-6
1–5


Glutaraldehyde
111-30-8
30–40
0.8 mg/m3
0.8 mg/m3
Hydroquinone
123-31-9
6,2
2 mg/m3
4 mg/m3
1-phenyl-3-Pyrazolidinone
92-43-3
6,7


Potassium Sulfite & metabisulfite
10117-38-1 & 16731-55-8
5–10


Sodium Acetate
127-09-3
1–5


Sodium Bromate
7789-38-0
0,5-1


Sodium Sulfite
7757-83-7
5–10


Sodium Tetraborate
1330-43-4
5–10
10 mg/m3

Sulfuric acid
7664-93-9
4,6
1 mg/m3

Water
7732-18-5
20–95



*TLV-TWA: Threshold Limit Value-Time Weighted Average (8-hour workshift)

TLV-STEL: Threshold Limit Value-Short Term Exposure Limit (15-minute)

Makropoulos and Alexopoulos Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:19   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-19

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