Product ID:FREON 115 REFRIGERANT
MSDS Date:04/28/1992
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N044636
MSDS Number: BSCDL

E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO

1007 MARKET ST
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-9442

Cage: B0589

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

ETHANE, CHLOROPENTAFLUORO-; ("FREON" 115) (SARA III)

CAS: 76-15-3

RTECS: KH7877500

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM

INGEST INCL MILD DIARR, SALIVATION & INCR ACTIVITY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REPRO HAZS. CMPD DOES NOT PRDCE GENETIC DMG IN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE USED W/SPECIAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOULD BE USED IN LOW PLACES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL OF HIGH CONCS OF VAP IS HARMFUL
& MAY CAUSE HEART IRREGS, UNCON/DEATH. INTENTIONAL MISUSE/DELIB
INHAL MAY CAUSE DEATH W/OUT WARNING. VAP REDUCES OXYGEN AVAIL FOR
BRTHG & IS HVR/AIR. LIQ CONT CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE. INHAL OF HIGH
CONCS MAY INCL TEMPORARY NERV SYS DEPRESS W/ANESTH EFTS SUCH AS
DIZZ, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:HDCH, CONFUSN, INCOORD & LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS; TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF HEART'S ELEC ACTIVITY
W/IRREG PULSE, PALPITATIONS/INADEQ CIRCULATION. SKIN/EYE CONT MAY
INCL FROSTBITE IF CONT W/LIQ OC CURS. ANIMAL DATA:CMPD IS UNTESTED
FOR SKIN/EYE IRRITANCY & FOR ANIMAL SENSIT. EFTS OF SINGLE INHAL
EXPOS AT (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PREEXISTING DISEASES
OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM MAY HAVE
INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP
PERS CALM. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. TREAT FOR
FRO STBITE IF NEC BY GENTLY WARMING AFFECTED AREA. EYE:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. CALL MD. NOTES TO MD:BECAUSE
OF POSS DISTURB OF CARDIAC RHYTHM, CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH (ING
4)

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE WATER SPRAY/FOG TO COOL CNTNRS. CYLS
ARE EQUIPPED W/PRESS & TEMP RELIEF DEVICES, BUT MAY STILL RUPTURE
UNDER FIRE CNDTNS. DECOMP MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE:REVIEW FIRE & EXPLO HAZS & SFTY PRECS
BEFORE PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERSONAL PROT EQUIP DURING
CLEAN UP. VENT AREA-ESP LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY VAPS MIGHT COLLECT.
REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. NI OSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA IS REQD IF LG SPILL
OCCURS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STOR CNDTNS:CLEAN, DRY AREA. DO NOT
HEAT >125F. AVOID BRTHG VAPS & LIQ CONT W/SKIN OR EYES. USE
SUFFICIENT VENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW REC LIMS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS, NO
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IS REQUIRED IF A SPILL OCCURS.
Ventilation:NORMAL VENT FOR STD MFG PROCS IS GENERALLY ADEQ. LOC EXHST
SHOULD BE USED WHEN LG AMTS ARE RELEASED. MECH VENT (ING 5)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP:132 PSIA @ 25C. HAZ DECOMP PROD:ETC) FORMING HYDROCHLORIC &
HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS & POSS CARBONYL HALIDES. EFTS OF OVEREXP:HIGH
CONCS INCL RAPID RESP & INACTIVITY. RPTD EXPOS AT LOWER LEVELS
PRDCD NO SIGNS OF TOX. EXPOS TO 150,000 PPM W/SIMULTANEOUS
EPINEPHRINE CHALLENGE PRDCD CARDIAC ARRHY IN DOGS. EFTS OF RPTD(ING
2)

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-38F,-39C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Vapor Density:5.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (CCL4=1)
Solubility in Water:0.006 WT% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, LIQUEFIED GAS; SLIGHT ETHEREAL
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 WT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE W/ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS-POWDERED AL, ZN, BE,
ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OPEN FLAMES & HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMP PRODS ARE HAZ. "FREON" 115
FLUOROCARBON CAN BE DECOMPOSED BY HIGH TEMPS(OPEN FLAMES, GLOWING
METAL SURFS,(SUPDAT)

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

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