Product ID:FE-241
MSDS Date:01/21/1992
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N054021
MSDS Number: BVXJV

E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

1007 MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300;800-441-3637

Info Phone: 800-441-9442

Cage: 0ERJ7

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUORO ETHANE,;(ETHANE,

CAS: 2837-89-0

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

BECAUSE OF POSS DISTURBANCES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

EPINEPHRINE SHOULD BE USED WITH SPECIAL CAUTION ONLY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MIGHT COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. COMPLY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ARE RELEASED. MECHANICAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED

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:SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE FROM
EXPOS TO LIQ. INHAL: MAY INCL NONSPEC DISCOMFORT, SUCH AS NAUS,
HDCH/WEAKNESS/TEMP CNS DEPRESS W/ANESTH EFTS SUCH AS DIZZ, HDCH,
CONFUSION, INCOORD & LOSS OF CON. HI GHER EXPOS (>20%) MAY LEAD TO
TEMP LUNGIRRIT EFTS W/COUGH, DISCOMFORT, DFCLTY BRTHG/SHORTNESS OF
BRTH;(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TEMP ALTERATION OF HEART'S ELEC
ACTIVITY W/IRREG PULSE, PALPITATIONS/INADEQ CIRCULATION; ABNORM
KIDNY FUNCTION AS DETECTED BY LAB TESTS; OR FATALITY FROM GROSS
OVEREXP: CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (C FC) MATLS HAVE PRDCD SENSIT OF THE
MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS & COULD HAVE A SIMILAR
EFTS IN (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING DISEASES
OF THE CNS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, LUNGS/KIDNEYS MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

First Aid:INHAL(HIGH CONC): IMMED REMOVE PERS TO FRESH AIR, KEEP THEM
CALM. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN.
CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS AFTER EXCESS CONT. TREAT
FOR FR OSTBITE IF NEC BY GNTLY WARMING AFFECTED AREA. SEEK MED
ASSIST IF IRRIT IS PRESENT. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
EYES:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. CALL
MD. (SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN THE AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PRESS DEMAND SCBA &
FULL PROT EQUIP IF CYLINDERS RUPTURE & CONTENTS ARE RELEASED UNDER
FIRE CNDTNS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CNTNRS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE CNDTNS.
DECOMP MAY OCCUR. THERM DECOMP PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE FLUORIDES,
CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE .

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE & EXPLO HAZ & SAFETY PRECS
BEFORE PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP DURING
CLEAN UP. DIKE SPILL. PREVENT LIQUID FROM ENTERING SEWERS,
WATERWAYS/LOW AREAS. VENT AREA-E SPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY
VAPORS(ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CLEAN, DRY AREA. DO NOT HEAT ABOVE
125F. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & LIQUIDS, CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES. HEAT &/UV
RADIATION MAY CAUSE THE FORMATION OF CHLORIDES,FLUORIDES/PHOSGENE .

Respiratory Protection:UNDER NORMAL MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS, NO
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IS REQUIRED IF LARGE RELEASE OCCURS.
Ventilation:USE W/SUFF VENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW RECOMM EXPOS
LMT. LOC EXHST SHOULD BE USED WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS (ING 5)
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VAP PRESS:61PSIA @ 25C. HAZ DECOMP:HYDROFLUORIC ACIDS & POSS CARBONYL
HALIDES. FLUORIDES,CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE. EFTS OF OVEREXP:HUMANS.
ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G.,EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED EX CEPT
FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANSACUTE/CHRONIC EXPOS TO CFC'S.
FIRST AID PROC:INGEST:CALL MD (ING 2)

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:12F,-11C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-326F,-199C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Vapor Density:6.882 @ BP
Spec Gravity:0.554
Solubility in Water:1.71 WT% @ 24C.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, LIQUEFIED GAS W/SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 WT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS-POWDERED AL,ZN, BE, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXTENDED CONT W/OPEN FLAMES/TEMPS
>1000F EXCEPT WHEN USED AS FIRE EXTING IN PROPERLY DESIGNED FIRE
EXTING SYSTEMS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMP PRODS ARE HAZ. CAN BE DECOMP BY
HIGH TEMPS(OPEN FLAMES,GLOWING METAL SURFS,ETC)FORMING HYDROCHLORIC
&(SUPP DATA)

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
RECOVER BY DISTILLATION OR REMOVE TO PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSAL
FACILITY.

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