Product ID:FE-241
MSDS Date:01/21/1992
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N055020
MSDS Number: BWDBT

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,

CAS: 2837-89-0

Fraction By Weight: 100%

COLLECT. REMOVE OPEN FLAMES. COMPLY WITH FEDERAL,

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RELEASED. MECHANICAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED FOR

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INHAL OF HIGH CONC OF VAP IS HARMFUL & MAY

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MISUSE/DELIBERATE INHAL MAY CAUSE DEATH W/OUT

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LIQ CONT CAUSES FROSTBITE. THE EFTS IN ANIMALS FROM

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ANESTHESIA & DECREASED BLOOD PRESS. CARDIAC SENSIT

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GIVEN AN INTRAVENOUS EPINEPHRINE CHALLENGE. RPTD

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IRREGULAR RESP, POOR COORD & NONSPECIFIC EFTS SUCH

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IRREVERSIBLE EFTS WERE SEEN AS EVIDENCED BY

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN:MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE FROM EXPOS TO
LIQ. INHAL:MAY INCLUDE NONSPECIFIC DISCOMFORT, SUCH AS NAUS,
HDCH/WEAK;/ TEMPORARY NERVS SYS DEPRESS W/ANESTHETIC EFTS SUCH AS
DIZZ, HDCH, CONFUSN, INCOORD, & LO SS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HIGHER EXP
(>20%) MAY LEAD TO THESE EFTS: TEMPORARY LUNG IRRIT EFTS W/COUGH,
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:DISCOMFORT/DFCLTY BRTHG/SHORTNESS OF
BREATH; TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF HEART'S ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY
W/IRREGULAR PULSE, PALPITATIONS/INADEQUATE CIRCULATION; ABNORMAL
KIDNEY FUNCTION AS DETECTED BY LABORATORY TESTS; OR FATALITY FROM
GROSS OVEREXPOSURE. (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, LUNGS
OR KIDNEYS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE PERSONS TO FRESH AIR, KEEP THEM CALM. NOT
BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. BRTHG DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD.
SKIN:FLUSH SKIN W/WATER FOR 15 MIN AFTER EXCESSIVE CONT. TREAT FOR
FROSTBITE IF N EC BY GENTLY WARMING AFFECTED AREA. SEEK MED
ASSISTANCE IF IRRIT IS PRESENT. EYE:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. CALL MD. INGEST:NOT CONSIDERED A POTNTL
ROUTE OF EXPOS.(SUP DAT)

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN THE AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IF CYLINDERS RUPTURE AND CONTENTS ARE RELEASED
UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CNTNRS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYLINDERS MAY RUPTURE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE:REVIEW FIRE & EXPLO HAZS & SFTY PREC
(OTHER PREC) BEFORE PROC W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERSONAL PROT EQUIP
DURING CLEAN UP. DIKE SPILL. PVNT LIQ FROM ENTERING SEWERS,
WATERWAYS/LOW AREAS. VENT AREA ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE HEAVY
VAPS(SUP DAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPS AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH SKIN OR
EYES. USE WITH SUFFICIENT VENTILATION TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE
BELOW THE RECOMMENDED LIMIT.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:USE W/SUFFICIENT VENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW RECOM
EXPOS LIMIT. LOC EXHST SHOULD BE USED WHEN LG AMTS ARE (ING 3)
Protective Gloves:LINED BUTYL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VAP DENS:6.882 G/L AT B.P. %VOLAT:100 (WT) HAZ DECOMP PROD:HYDROFLUORIC
ACIDS & POSSIBLY CARBONYL HALIDES. FIRST AID PROC:NOTES TO
MD:BECAUSE OF POSS DISTURB OF CARDIAC RHYTHM, CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS,
SU CH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE USED W/SPECIAL CAUTN ONLY IN
SITUATIONS OF EMER LIFE SUPPORT. SPILL PROC:MIGHT (ING 2)

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:12F,-11C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-326F,-199C
Vapor Pres:61PSIA@25C
Vapor Density:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:.544
Solubility in Water:1.71WT% @ 24C(75.2F)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUEFIED GAS, SLIGHT ETHEREAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE WITH 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 A FIRE EXTING IN PROPERLY DESIGNED FIRE
EXTING SYS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THIS CMPD CAN BE DECOMP BY HIGH TEMPS
(OPEN FLAMES, GLOWING METAL SURFS, ETC.) FORMING HYDROCHLORIC &
(SUPP DATA)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS . RECOVER BY DISTILLATION OR REMOVE TO PERMITTED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY.

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