Product ID:USGDGSC7 (DOD-L-24574 SH)
MSDS Date:03/22/1995
FSC:9150
NIIN:01-101-8834
MSDS Number: BGLWJ

Emergency Phone: 803-278-3504

Info Phone: 803-278-3500

Preparer: DR. LEE G. SPRAGUE

Cage: 0MMJ1

Telephone: 201-262-8899

Cage: 3L540

POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE, (CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE

CAS: 9002-83-9

LD50 LC50 Mixture:PRODUCT'S LD50 (ORAL RAT) WAS NOT STATED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE TOXICITY DATA
ON CTFE OIL IN THREE SPECIES OF ANIMALS, CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
OILS SHOULD NOT BE HARMFUL TO ANY PORTION OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY. ALL
MUTAGENIC STUDIES WERE NEGATIV E. SINCE POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN
TOXICITY CANNOT BE RULED OUT, PROPER VENTILATION AND WORK PRACTICES
SHOULD BE EMPLOYED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MFR GAVE THE ABOVE LISTINGS ON THE MSDS
BUT NO OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT CARCINOGENICITY WERE RECORDED.
Effects of Overexposure:FROM THE ANIMAL STUDIES, SIGNS OF FLUORIDE
POISONING MAY BE EXPECTED. THESE INCLUDE NAUSEA, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, AND LOSS OF APPETITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:IF ANY IRRITATION PERSISTS OR SEVERE, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
INHALED:REMOVE FROM CONTAMINATED AREA. AID OR RESTORE BREATHING AS
NEEDED. INGESTED :INDUCE VOMITING & GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
THERE IS DANGER OF LEAKAGE IN FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE TOXIC
AND CORROSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS MAY BE PICKED UP WITH AN ABSORBENT SUCH
AS VERMICULITE.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.
Other Precautions:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.

Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION PLUS LOCAL EXHAUST AT
POINTS OF EMISSION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:V6
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:392F,200C
Spec Gravity:2
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS W/FAINT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM THREADED CONNECTIONS WHERE GALLING & SEIZURE OCCUR. REACTS
WITH AMINES & ACTIVE METALS, SODIUM, POTASSIUM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES ABOVE 200C TO ACIDIC, TOXIC
COMPOUNDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE INCINERATED BY LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL
COMPANY. OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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