Zirkoniumdioxid (alveolengängige Fraktion)
MAK-Begründung, Nachtrag
Andrea Hartwig1 (Vorsitz der Ständigen Senatskommission zur Prüfung gesundheitsschädlicher Arbeitsstoffe, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)MAK Commission2
1 Institut für Angewandte Biowissenschaften, Abteilung Lebensmittelchemie und Toxikologie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, Geb. 50.41, 76131 Karlsruhe, Deutschland
2 Ständige Senatskommission zur Prüfung gesundheitsschädlicher Arbeitsstoffe, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Kennedyallee 40, 53175 Bonn, Deutschland
Abstract
The German Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area has re‐evaluated zirconium dioxide [1314‐23‐4]. Zirconium dioxide is a biopersistent granular dust. Therefore, the respirable fraction of zirconium dioxide dust is classified in Carcinogen Category 4 and a maximum concentration at the workplace (MAK value) of 0.3 mg/m3 × material density is established for the respirable fraction in analogy to the other biopersistent granular dusts. Additionally, this fraction is classified in Peak Limitation Category II with an excursion factor of 8. As zirconium dioxide is not systemically distributed and accumulates only locally in the lungs, no developmental toxicity is expected to occur at the MAK value of 0.3 mg/m3 × material density (respirable fraction). Accordingly, zirconium dioxide is classified in Pregnancy Risk Group C. Zirconium dioxide is not a sensitizer and is not taken up via the skin in toxicologically relevant amounts.
