Product ID:CHLOROFORM
MSDS Date:11/14/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-063-6164
MSDS Number: BCWXM

MALLINCKRODT INC.,SCIENCE PRODUCTS DIVISION

PARIS BYPASS
PARIS, KY 40361

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-982-5000

Preparer: NOT PROVIDED

Cage: 62910

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

CHLOROFORM (SARA III)

CAS: 67-66-3

RTECS: FS9100000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL (C) 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM; A2; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RAT=908MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:SEE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF
OVEREXPOSURE. CHRONIC:PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE TO VAPORS MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIVER AND KIDNEYS.CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY HAVE
DEFATTING EFFECT AND CHRONIC SKIN IRRITA TION WITH CRACKING &
DRYING AND CORRESPONDING DERMATITIS.MAY CAUSE TUMOR FORMATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHLOROFORM IS SUSPECTED BY NTP AND IARC
TO BE CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:PAIN AND IRRITATION OF CONJUNCTIVA;
SKIN:IRRITATION,REDNESS,PAIN.REMOVES NATURAL OILS;INHALATION:POTENT
ANESTHETIC,IRRITATES RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MAY CAUSE
HEADACHE,DROWSINESS, VOMITING,DIZZINES S,AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS.HEART
ARRYTHMIA,KIDNEY & LIVER DISORDER,DEATH;INGESTION:SEVERE
BURNING,CHEST PAIN,VOMIT,UNCONSCIOU
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS,OR IMPAIRED LIVER,KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
FUNCTION.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED;INGEST:IF
SWALLOWED,GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT.NOTHING BY MOUTH
IF UNCON;SKIN/EYE EXPOSURE:RMV CONTMNTD CLOTHG.WASH SKIN W/SOAP &
H2O. FLUSH SKIN/EYES W/LG H2O;GET MED HELP IMMEDIATLY

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINQUISH W. AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CNTD BRTHG,APP H20 SPRAY TO COOL
CONTR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD;
SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIM IGN SOURCES,VENTL & EVAC AREA.USE PROTCV
CLOTHG/RESP PROTCTION FM VAP.CONTAIN & RECOVR LIQ IF POSS.ABSORB W/
VRMCULITE,EARTH,ETC.SCOOP UP W/NON-SPARKG TOOLS & PLACE IN CLOSD
CONTNRS. USE H2O SPRA Y TO DISPERSE VAP/COOL CNTNR.DO NOT FLUSH TO
SEWR

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTANRS AT
COOL,DRY, VENTILATED PLACE.PROTECT AGAINST PHY DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPS.USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.AVOID SKIN,EYES &
CLOTHING CONTACT;DANGER!MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED,INHALED/ABSORBD
BYSKIN

Respiratory Protection:SUPPLIED AIR RESPIR/SCBA; ESCAPE: GAS MASK
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTN BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,SAFETY SHOWER,EYE
WASH STATION
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.REMOVE AND
LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:T4
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=61.1C, 142.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-63.3C, -82.F
Vapor Pres:100
Vapor Density:4.1
Spec Gravity:1.49
Evaporation Rate & Reference:11.6(BU-AC=1)
Solubility in Water:0.8%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQ.HEAVY ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG CAUSTICS,CHEM.ACTIVE METALS,AL,K,MG,NA;ACETONE,
FLUORINE,METHANOL,NA METHOXIDE,DINITROGEN TETROXIDE,TERT-BUTOXIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:PREVENT EXPOSURE TO AIR AND LIGHT(FORM
PHOSGENE & HCL GASES)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HCL,CL2,PHOSGENE,& CO GASES WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLS & LOT SIZES MAY BE COLLECTD & ATOMIZED IN
RCRA APPRVD COMBUSTN CHMBR EQUIPPD W/EFFLUENT GASE CLEANG
DIVEICE,OR ABSORBED IN ABSORBNT & DISPOSED IN RCRA APPRVD
FACILITY.ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGS; RCRA/CWA
RQ:5000 LBS.

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