------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE FORMULA: CL2CHCH2CL FORMULA WT: 133.41 CAS NO.: 00079-00-5 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: KJ3150000 COMMON SYNONYMS: VINYL TRICHLORIDE PRODUCT CODES: W515 EFFECTIVE: 01/22/87 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS WARNING HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN CAUSES IRRITATION THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA IN THE PUBLISHED LITERATURE TO ASSIGN COMPLETE NUMERICAL SAF-T-DATA RATINGS AND LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS MUST BE USED IN STORAGE, USE AND HANDLING. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR LABORATORY BENCH USE SHOULD BE CHOSEN USING PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT BASED ON THE SIZE AND TYPE OF REACTION OR TEST TO BE CONDUCTED AND THE AVAILABLE VENTILATION, WITH OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH THE CHEMICAL. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE 90-100 79-00-5 SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL 0-1 78-92-2 1,2-BUTYLENE OXIDE 0-1 106-88-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 114 C ( 237 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 18.8 MELTING POINT: -35 C ( -31 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 4.6 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.44 EVAPORATION RATE: <1 (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): SLIGHT (0.1 TO 1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS LIQUID WITH MILD CHLOROFORM ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-1-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 13.3 % LOWER - 8.4 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE, PHOSGENE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOME EXPERIMENTS WITH TEST ANIMALS INDICATED THAT THIS SUBSTANCE MAY BE ANTICIPATED TO BE A CARCINOGEN. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 45 MG/M3 ( 10 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 45 MG/M3 ( 10 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 580 LD50 (SKIN-RABBIT)(MG/KG) - 3730 LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 494 LD50 (SCU-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 227 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. LIQUID MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN AND EYES. LIQUID IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, EYES, LIVER, KIDNEYS, NOSE MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, ABSORPTION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. TLV AND PEL LISTED DENOTE (SKIN). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALUMINUM, POTASSIUM METAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE, PHOSGENE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: U227 (TOXIC WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SINCE SOME OF THE HAZARDS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE UNKNOWN, AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON VENTILATION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COVER THE BODY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE CHEMICAL. WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES, GLOVES, AND IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE HAZARD CLASS ORM-E LABELS NONE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)