Product ID:DOWCLENE WR SOLVENT
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00K000013
MSDS Number: BBZHH

DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A.

2020 DOW CENTER
MIDLAND, MI 48640-6030
US

Cage: 96717

DOW CHEMICAL CO

MIDLAND, MI 48674 US

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: 96717

METHYL CHLOROFORM (1,1,1-TRICHLOROEHANE) (SARA III)

CAS: 71-55-6

RTECS: KJ2975000

Fraction By Weight: >94%

OSHA PEL 350 PPM/450 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 350 PPM/450STEL;9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION;SKIN:SHORT CONTACT-NO
IRRITATION,PROLONGED EXPOS-MINOR IRRITAT;INGEST:LD50 8-6-14G/

First Aid:SKIN/EYE:FLUSH W/WATER. GET DR. IF UNJURY OR IRRITATION
OCCURS;INHAL:RESTORE BREATHING.MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET
DR.INGEST:INDUCE VOMITING.CALL DR. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY;

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:8.0
Upper Limits:10.5
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONT.BREATHG.APPARATUS;NOT CONSIDERED
FLAM.LIQ.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED FLAMM.LIQUID UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PROTECTING EQUIPM.;SMALL
LEAKS:MOP,WIPE OR SOAK UP IMMEDIATELY;REMOVE TO OUTDOORS; LARGE
SPILLS:EVACUATE AREA. CONTAIN LIQUID;TRANSFER TO CLOSED METAL
CONTAINERS.KEEP OUT OF WATER SUPPLY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.STORE IN COOL
DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:NOTE PHYSICIAN:OVEREXPOS. TO MANY CHLORINATED
SOLVENTS MAY TEMPORARILY INCREASE CARDIAC IRRITABILITY. MAINTAIN
ADEQUATE OXYGENATION. AVOID SYMPATOMIMETIC AMINES, SUCH AS
EPINEPHRINE.

Respiratory Protection:BELOW 350 PPM-NONE;REQUIRED WHERE NO
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN AIR CONC. BELOW TLV
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/O S.S.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFEECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE CONTD:SKIN ABSORPTION:VERY LOW. LD50(RABBITS)24
HR. EXPOS. >1.5 G/RG.; ANESTHETIC EFFECTS MAY OCCUR IN 500 TO
1000PPM RANGE.

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:165 F
Vapor Pres:100
Vapor Density:4.55
Spec Gravity:1.321
Solubility in Water:0.07/100 GM
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER (SLOW HYDROLYSIS PRODUCES CORROSIVE ACID)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HCL,PHOSGENE & CHLORINE(VIA THERMAL
DEGRADATION)

Waste Disposal Methods:SEND SOLVENT TO RECLAIMER; IN SOME CASES, CAN BE
TRANSPORTED TO AREA WHERE IT CAN BE PLACED ON GROUND TO SAFELY
EVAPORATE.REFER TO CHEM. SAFETY DATA SHEET SD-90(MCA).

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