Product ID:HALON 1301
MSDS Date:09/01/1990
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-310-3406
MSDS Number: BPKQZ

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP

HIGHWAY 52 NW
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906
US

Emergency Phone: 501-862-5141

Info Phone: 317-497-6100

Cage: 2E394

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP

2200 WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47996-2200 US

Telephone: 765-497-6100/800-949-5167

Cage: 2E394

METHANE, BROMOTRIFLUORO-; (BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE) (HALON

CAS: 75-63-8

RTECS: PA5425000

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM (MFR)

TERMINATED. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO CONC >10%

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FROSTBITE IS A POSSIBILITY.

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:APPROX LETHAL CONC OF PROD TO RAT IS
>800,000 PPM FOR 15 MINS. ACUTE INHAL LC50 W/RATS IS >800,000 PPM
FOR 4 HRS. CMPD IS REPORTED TO BE NON-MUTAGENIC IN AMES TEST. PROD
HAS ANESTH & CARD EFTS IN HUMA NS AT CONC >10% BY VOL, CONC <10%
ARE CONSIDERED SAFE FOR 0-5 MIN EXPOS. SMKNG IN AREAS WHERE CHEM IS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:RELSD CAN CAUSE FORMATION OF TOX/IRRIT
HALOGENS & HALOGEN ACIDS WHICH COULD BE INHALED W/SMOKE. AVOID
EXPOS TO PROD/DECOMP PRODS WHEN WEARING CONT LENSES; CLOUDING OF
LENSES MAY OCCUR. ANESTH EFT OF PROD AT LEVELS <10% IS SIMILAR TO
FEELING OF MILD INTOX. ANESTH EFTS END RAPIDLY AFTER EXPOS IS (ING
2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC CONDITIONS MAY BE
AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR; IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF FROSTBITE
OCCURS. EYES:F LUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. NOTE:EPINEPHRINE IS CONTRAINDICATED IN TREATMENT OF
OVEREXPOSURE TO PROD.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMBLE
Extinguishing Media:PROD IS A FIRE EXTING AGENT. USE WATER SPRAY TO
COOL CYL INVOLVED IN FIRES. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR FLAMM MATLS IN
AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PREDOMINANT DECOMP PRODS ARE HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE & HYDROGEN BROMIDE IN FIRE. PRODS ARE IRRIT & POTNTLY TOX
IF FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT IS DELAYED. >1000F, (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA.
VENTILATE ENCLOSED AREAS IN CASE OF DISCHARGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE TEMPS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 125F.
CYLINDER SHOULD BE SECURED FOR STORAGE W/VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN
PLACE. PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATIONS.
DETERMINE THAT PIPING IS EMPTY BEFORE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK.
PERIODICALLY CHECK CYLINDERS TO ENSURE VALVES ARE NOT LEAKING.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AT CONCENTRATIONS
>10,000 PPM AS RECOMMENDED BY NIOSH.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHST:MATL TRANSFER & HNDLG SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
W/EXHST SYSTEM. MECH:ALL INDOOR AREAS SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED.
Protective Gloves:LINED NEOPRENE OR LEATHER IF (ING 3)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:1.57 @ 20C (H*2O=1). EXPLO HAZ:PROD MAY RELEASE HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE & CARBONYL BROMIDE.
MATLS TO AVOID:PROD MAY DEGRADE CERTAIN POLYMERIC MATLS. HAZ DECOMP
PROD:BROMIDE. SMOKING CAN CAUSE FORMATION OF THESE CHEMICALS &
MUST BE AVOIDED IN AREA OF RELEASE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-72F,-58C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-270F,-168C
Vapor Pres:6200 @ 0C
Vapor Density:5.1
Spec Gravity:(SUPP DATA)
Solubility in Water:0.03% BY WEIGHT
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS, FIRES OF METAL HYDRIDES & MATL CONTAINING OWN O*2. PROD
WILL NOT EXTING FIRES OF THESE MATLS. (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN PRESENCE OF FLAMES/HOT
SURF:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE, CARBONYL
FLUORIDE & CARBONYL (SUPP DATA)

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN CYLINDERS TO GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL
CORPORATION, EL DORADO, ARKANSAS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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