Product ID:HCFC-123 REFRIGERANT
MSDS Date:09/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N011965
MSDS Number: BKBQM

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC (SEE SUPP DATA)

CHESTNUT RUN PLAZA
WILMINGTON, DE 19880-0709
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637; 800-441-9450

Info Phone: 800-441-9450; 302-999-5072

Preparer: K.P. BROWN

Cage: 19898

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.

1635 WILMINGTON, DE 19898

Telephone: 302-773-5676

Cage: 19898

ETHANE, 2,2-DICHLORO-1,1,1-TRIFLUORO

CAS: 306-83-2

RTECS: KI1108000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

SYS DEPRESS W/ANESTHETIC EFTS SUCH AS DIZZ, HDCH,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OVEREXPOS (>20%), POSS TEMP ALTERATION OF HEART'S ELEC

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BECAUSE OF

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DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS A

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BECAUSE DANGEROUS DECOMP PRODS MAY FORM. NO SMOKING IN

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WELDNG,OPEN FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES;HEAT &/OR UV RADIATION

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50:INHAL, RAT:32,000 PPM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:HIGH CONCS OF VAP IS HARMFUL &
MAY CAUSE HEART IRREGULARITIES, UNCON, OR DEATH. INTENTIONAL MISUSE
CAN BE FATAL. VAP REDUCES OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BRTHG & IS HEAVIER
THAN AIR. PROD CAUSES MILD EY E IRRIT. DECOMP PRODS ARE HAZ. CMPD
IS NOT SKIN IRRIT, IS A MILD EYE IRRIT/IS NOT A SKIN SENSIT IN (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ANIMALS. TOXIC EFTS NOTED IN ANIMALS
FROM EXPOS BY INHAL AT CONCS OF 10,000 PPM OR GREATER INCLUDE CNS,
ANAESTHETIC, SLIGHT LIVER & NONSPECIFIC PRETERMINAL EFTS. NO ANIMAL
TEST REPORTS ARE AV AILABLE TO DEFINE CARCIN OR REPRODUCTIVE HAZ.
ANIMAL TESTING INDICATES THAT THIS CMPD DOES NOT HAVE (SEE SUPP
DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING DISEASES
OF CENTRAL NERVOUS OR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP CALM. SUPPORT BRTHG
(GIVE O2/ARTF RESP). CALL MD. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINS. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. GET MD IF IRRIT IS
PRESENT. INGEST:NO SPECIFIC INTERVENTION IS INDICATED AS CMPD IS
NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZ. CALL MD IF NECESSARY. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT
BECAUSE HAZ OF ASPIRATING MATL INTO LUNGS IS CONSIDERED GREATER(SEE
INGRED 6)

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CONTAINERS. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESS DEMAND SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP IF DRUMS
RUPTURE/CONTENTS SPILLED UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR. THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY
INCLUDE FLUORIDES, CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE .

Spill Release Procedures:DIKE SPILL. PVNT LIQ FROM ENTERING SEWERS,
WATERWAYS OR LOW AREAS. VENT AREA. COLLECT ON ABSORB MATL &
TRANSFER TO STEEL DRUMS FOR RECOVERY/DISPOSAL. USE APPROP PERSONAL
PROT EQUIP DURING CLEANUP. NOT E:REVIEW FIRE & EXPLO HAZ & SAFETY
PRECFIRST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CLEAN, DRY AREA. DO NOT HEAT ABOVE
125F.
Other Precautions:AVOID BRTHG HIGH CONCS OF VAP. PROVIDE ADEQ VENT FOR
STORAGE, HNDLG & USE, ESPECIALLY FOR ENCLOSED OR LOW SPACES. AVOID
CNTCT OF LIQ W/EYES & PRLNGD SKIN EXPOS. DO NOT ALLOW PROD TO CNTCT
OPEN FLAME/E LEC HEATING ELEMENTS (SEE INGRED 8)

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL MFG CONDITIONS NO RESP PROTECTION
IS REQUIRED. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IS REQUIRED IF A LARGE SPILL
OCCURS.
Ventilation:NORM VENT FOR STD MFG PROC. LOCAL EXHST SHOULD BE USED WHEN
LG AMTS RELEASED. MECH VENT SHOULD BE USED IN LOW PLACES.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE
EATING, SMOKING OR USING SANITARY FACILITIES .
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR/DIV:CHEMICALS & PIGMENTS DEPT. EFTS OF OVEREXP:EMBRYOTOXIC EFTS.
TESTS IN BACTERIAL OR MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES DEMONSTRATE NO
MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY. HUMAN HLTH EFTS OF OVEREXPOS BY EYE CNTCT MAY
INCL UDE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT, TEARING OR BLURRING OF VISION.
OVEREXPOS BY INHAL TO VAPS MAY CAUSE TEMP NERVOUS (SEE INGRED 2)

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:81.7F,27.6C
Vapor Pres:13 PSIG
Vapor Density:5.3
pH:NEU
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (CCL4 = 1)
Solubility in Water:0.39% BY WT @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS-POWDERED AL, ZN, BE, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAME AND HIGH TEMPERATURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CMPD CAN BE DECOMPOSED BY HIGH TEMPS
FORMING HCL & HF ACIDS-POSS CARBONYL HALIDES.CHLORIDES,FLUORIDES &
PHOSGENE .

Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVER BY DISTILLATION OR REMOVE TO PERMITTED
WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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