Product ID:TETRAFLUOROMETHANE, MAT2300
MSDS Date:09/29/1990
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N053336
MSDS Number: BVXGC

MATHESON GAS PRODUCTS

30 SEAVIEW DR
SECAUCUS, NJ 07096
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-867-4100

Cage: 0NPS5

MATHESON GAS PRODUCTS INC

1587 SECACUS, NJ 07094-1882 US

Telephone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Cage: 0NPS5

CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; (TETRAFLUOROMETHANE)

CAS: 75-73-0

RTECS: FG4920000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

AVOID BREATHING VAPORS; KEEP UPWIND. CONSIDER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TEMP OF 107F. IF WARM WATER IS NOT

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BLANKETS. ENCOURAGE VICTIM TO EXERCISE AFFECTED PART

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IMMED WASH W/LG AMTS

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EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). IF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF ADVERSE EFTS OCCUR, TREAT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &

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LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED

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CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) W/ACID GAS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CANISTER (CHIN-STYLE OR FRONT- OR BACK-MOUNTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GASES. TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN

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DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

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IS ANY POSSIBILITY THAT EMPLOYEE'S EYES

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EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE HYPOXIA W/DIZZINESS, DISORIENTATION,
INCOORDINATION, NARCOSIS, NAUSEA & VOMITING. SKIN:CONTACT W/LIQUID
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR FROSTBITE. EYE:LIQUID SPLASHED IN EYE MAY
CAUSE FREEZING RESULTING IN FROSTBITE, TEMPORARY IRRITATION OR
SERIOUS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DAMAGE. INGEST:INGESTION OF A GAS IS
UNLIKELY. CHRONIC:NO DATA AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL TOXIC
DATA:STIMULANTS SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE MAY INDUCE VENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN
OXYGEN IF AVAIL. KEEP AFFECTED PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF OXYGEN SHOULDBE PERFORMED
BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:IF ADVERSE EFTS OCCUR,
GET MED ATTN. IF CASE OF FROSTBITE, WARM AFFECTED SKIN IN WARM
WATER AT (ING 3)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. FOR LARGER
FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. STAY AWAY FROM STOR TANK ENDS.
COOL FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS W/WATER (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. KEEP
UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.101. OBSERVE
ALL FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR
ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE EPA.
Other Precautions:DO NOT PERMIT PHYSICAL DAMAGE OR OVERHEATING OF
CONTAINERS. CONTENTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE; CONTAINERS MAY VIOLENTLY
RUPTURE & TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS & MAX USE CONCS ARE RECS BY U.S.
DEPT OF HLTH & HUMAN SERVICES, NIOSH POCKET GUIDE TO CHEM HAZS;
NIOSH CRITERIA DOCUMENTS/BY U.S. DEPT OF LABOR, 29 CFR 1910 SUBPART
Z. SPECIFIC RESP SE LECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM (ING 9)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:FULL PROT, COLD INSULATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGS & FCSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:IF CONT W/LIQ FORM IS POSS, EMPLOYEE MUST
WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN FROM FREEZING. WHERE
THERE(ING 15)
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. W/DRAW IMMED IF
RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF STOR
TANKS DUE TO FIRE. EXTING USING AGENT INDICATED. COOL CYLS W/FLO
ODING AMTS OF WATER FROM AS FAR DIST ASPOSS. DO NOT USE WATER
DIRECTLY ON MATL. USE WATER SPRAY TO ABSORB VAPS. (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-198F,-128C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-304F,-187C
Vapor Pres:799 @-127C
Vapor Density:3.05
Spec Gravity:1.89
Solubility in Water:0.0015% @ 25C.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM: EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSTION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES OF FLUORIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT
DIRECTOR OF THE EPA.

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