Product ID:TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
MSDS Date:11/06/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-270-9982
MSDS Number: BKBCJ

CSD, INC.

# 5 HACKENBERRY
CUT & SHOOT, TX 77302
US

Emergency Phone: 409-756-1065

Info Phone: 704-821-9822

Preparer: ROBERT G. SCHORY

Cage: KO005

CSD, INC.

687 CONROE, TX 77305 US

Telephone: 409-756-1065

Cage: KO005

PERCHLOROETHYLENE (TETRACHLOROETHYLENE) (SARA III)

CAS: 127-18-4

RTECS: KX3850000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 25PPM/100,A3 STEL;94

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION,
ANESTHESIA IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. CANCER IN ANIMALS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PERCHLOROETHYLENE IS AN ANIMAL
CARCINOGEN AND A POTENTIAL HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE EFFECTS:THIS PRODUCT MAY BE AN EYE
IRRITANT. SKIN EFFECTS:THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION UPON
PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT. NAUSEA AND VOMITING. DIARRHEA AND
ABDOMINAL PAIN.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. SEEK IMMED MED
ATTN.SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & LOTS OF WATER.SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT
PERSISTS.INHALATION:IF BREATHING DIFFICULT,DIZZINESS,OR
LIGHTHEADEDNESS OCCUR,S EEK AIR FREE OF VAPOR.IF DIFFICULTIES
CONTINUE,GIVE OXYGEN UNTIL MED ATTN IS RENDERED.IF BREATHING
STOPPED GIVE ART RESPIRATION.INGESTION:INDUCE VOMITING IF VICTIM IS
CONSCIOUS.SEEK MED ADVICE/ATTN.

Flash Point:NONE TO BOILING
Extinguishing Media:USE FOAM, CO2 OR DRY CHEMICAL FIRE FIGHTING
APPARATUS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATER
MAY BE UNSUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING, BUT USEFUL FOR KEEPING
ADJACENT CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP WORK AREA FREE OF HOT METAL
SURFACES/ SOURCES OF IGNIT.BLENDS CONTAIN CHLORINATED PRODUCTS MAY
EXHIBIT FLASH POINT AS THE MORE VOLATILE CHLORINE EVAPORATES

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH SPILLED MATERIAL INTO SUITABLE RETAINING
AREAS OF CONTAINERS WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. SMALL AMOUNTS
OF SPILLED MATERIAL MAY BE ABSORBED INTO AN APPROPRIATE ABSORBENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER COOL,DRY AND AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF IGNITION.USE AND STORE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:PERSONNEL SHOULD AVOID INHALATION OF VAPORS. PERSONAL
CONTACT WITH PRODUCT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. SHOULD CONTACT BE MADE,
REMOVE SATURATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS WITH WATER.

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR OR GAS
MASK IN VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE TIME-WEIGHTED TLV.
Ventilation:IF GENERAL VENT PROVES INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN SAFE VAPOR
CONCENTRATIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES,CHEM GOGGLES/FACESHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERMEABLE APRONS ADVISED. AVAILABILITY OF
EYE WASHES AND SAFETY SHOWER RECOMMENDED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:250F,121C
Spec Gravity:1.616
Evaporation Rate & Reference:< ETHER (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGLIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, LITTLE IF ANY COLOR, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION IN THE PRESENCE
OF AIR MAY YIELD CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE,PHOSGENE AND
HCL.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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