Thallium
CAS Number
7440-28-0Synonym
Ramor
Occurrence/Use
Manufacture of electronic devices, semiconductors, special glass; medicine (cardiac imaging). Formerly used as rat and ant poison; this use has been banned in the US since 1972. Not produced in the US since 1984.
| Last CHHSL revision: |
1/2005
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| CHHSL Comments: |
For chemical-specific screening levels for use in assessing contaminated sites, please see HHRA Note 3 (DTSC HERO). https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/assessingrisk/humanrisk2.cfm |
Water
| Health Risk Category: |
Integumentary toxicity (causes hair loss)
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| Public Health Goal (mg/L): |
0.0001
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| Public Health Goal - Download: | |
| Cancer Risk at PHG: |
n/a
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| MCL value (mg/L): |
0.002
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| Cancer Risk at MCL: |
n/a
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| Last PHG Revision : |
2004
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| California PHG Comments: |
Value established in 1999; reviewed in 2004 without change. |
