Product ID:TRICHLOROETHYLENE
MSDS Date:11/13/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025053
MSDS Number: BNYZV

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIV

1 REAGENT LN
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410-2802
US

Emergency Phone: (201) 796-7100

Info Phone: (201) 796-7100

Preparer: GASTON L PILLORI

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

TRICHLOROETHYLENE, TCE, TRICHLOROETHENE (SUSPECTED HUMAN

CAS: 79-01-6

RTECS: KX4550000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM/100 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM/100,A5STEL;93

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

ANTIOXIDANT

Fraction By Weight: <1%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL (RAT) LD50: 4920 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO
LIFE'S HEALTH. ADDICTION, IRRITATION, NARCOTIC, COMA. SKIN:
IRRITATION, TOXIC ABSORPTION UNLIKELY & CAUSES CNS DEPRESSION
W/SYMPTOMS OF INHALATION. EYES: IRRITATIO N, PAIN, LACRIMATION.
INGESTION: DIARRHEA, INEBRIATION, COLLAPSE, COMA, DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:TRICHLOROETHYLENE IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: DRUNKENNESS, ANORIXIA, LOSS OF
SENSE OF SMELL & TASTE. DOUBLE VISION, BLINDNESS, MUSCLE PAIN.
LIVER/KIDNEY, LUNG & BRAIN DAMAGE. SKIN: DERMATITIS & VESICULATION.
HARMFUL ABSORPTION. EYES: OPTIC NEURITIS; CHANGE IN VISION,
COLORPERCEPTION & BLINDNESS. INGESTION:
DIARRHEA/INEBRIATION/COLLAPSE/COMA/DEATH.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. SKIN:
WASH W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT OR WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15-20
MINS. EYES: WAS H W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15-20 MIN. INGESTION: IF
CONSCIOUS INDUCE VOMITING. MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESSURE & AIRWAY. DON'T
GIVE STIMULANTS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:90F
Lower Limits:8%
Upper Limits:10.5%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS. COOL
CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:LOW FIRE & NEGLIGIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD
WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR CAN BE
MADE TO BURN IF EXPOSED TO A STRONG SOURCE OF IGNITION

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF YOU
CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH OR OTHER ABSORBENT
MATERIAL. DIKE FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECCESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE THE FIRE HAZARD MAY BE ACUTE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT S/SKIN, EYES, & BREATHING OF VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:500 PPM- CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/AN
ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR/SCBA/1000
PPM-CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE W/FULL
FACE PIECE/GAS MASK W/ORGANIC V APOR CANISTER/SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST GOGGLES/FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE-WASH FOUNTAIN & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 770F. DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: PHOSGENE, HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE, DICHLOROACETYL CHLORIDE, CHLORINE. >1292F:
DICHLORETHYLENE, TETRACHLOROETHYLENE, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE,
CHLOROFORM, METHYL CHLORIDE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:188F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-99F
Vapor Pres:58
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:1.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.69
Solubility in Water:0.1%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, HEAVY, MOBILE LIQUID W/MILD CHLOROFORM
LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXYGEN, ACIDS, METALS, & BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME & OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SEE SUPP
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WHEN CATALYED BY ALUMINUM CHLORIDE
IN A SELF-SUSTAINING REACTION WHICH MAY DEVELOP IN TEMPS UP TO
2462F.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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