Product ID:M30816 LIQUID CHLORINE (PESTICIDE)
MSDS Date:04/24/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F048968
MSDS Number: BZVDC

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP

5005 LBJ FWYT
DALLAS, TX 75380-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 716-278-7021/800-752-5151

Info Phone: 800-752-5151/214-404-3523

Cage: 0AH54

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

DALLAS, TX 75244-6198 US

Telephone: 800-752-5151/972-404-3800

Cage: 0AH54

CHLORINE

CAS: 7782-50-5

RTECS: FO2100000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

OSHA PEL 1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1.5 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT & BURNING. SEVERE EXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO CHLORINE
MAY RESULT IN REDUCED PULMONARY EDEMA. SK IN: MAY CAUSE BURNS &
TISSUE DESTRUCTION. EYES: EXTREME IRRITATION & BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, BURNING, CHEST PAIN,
VOMITING, HEADACHE, ANXIETY, SUFFOCATION, BURNS, BLISTERING.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. WASH W/IN SEVERAL
SECONDS. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF NEEDED. KEEP WARM & AT REST.
INGESTION: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/SEVERAL GLASSES
OF MILK. IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR & GIVE
WATER.(SUP

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA AS APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:KEEP CONTAINERS COOL W/WATER. USE DIRECT WATER
SPRAY AWAY FROM SHUT-OFF. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SCBA.
REMOVE CHLORINE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE ZONE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CHLORINE GAS/LIQUID, IS NONEXPLOSIVE &
NONFLAMMABLE. HOWEVER, OXYGEN REACTS EXPLOSIVELY/FORMS EXPLOSIVE
COMPOUNDS W/MANY CHEMICALS.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP UPWIND, VENTILATE & WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. SHUT OFF AT SOURCES. EVACUATE AREA. CONTAIN LIQUIDS &
PREVENT DISCHARGES TO STREAMS/SEWER SYSTEMS. CONTROL/STOP LOSS OF
VOLATILE MATERIALS. LAR GE: EVACUATE LEAKS. DON'T APPLY WATER TO
LEAKS.
Neutralizing Agent:CHLORINE: ALKALINE SOLUTION, CAUSTIC SODA, CAUSTIC
POTASH, LIME.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE CHLORINE CONTAINERS IN A WELL
VENTILATED AREA. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT & SOURCE OF IGNITION. PROTECT
CONTAINER FROM WEATHER & PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:AVOID THE RELEASE OF CHLORINE TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
DON'T PLACE CHLORINE CONTAINERS NEAR HEAT/FIRE. NEVER USE WATER ON
THE SOURCE OF A CHLORINE LEAK. FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR
CONTAINERS OF COMPRESSED GASES.

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, WHERE GAS
LEAKS MAY OCCUR. USE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR IN POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE FOLLOWING ANSI Z117.1 FOR TANK & CONFINED SPACE ENTRY.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET OSHA EXPOSURE LIMIT OF 1
PPM/FOR LOW LYING AREAS. USE CLOSED SYSTEMS WHEN POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS/NATURAL RUBBER/LATEX
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD/CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:STANDARD WORK CLOTHING. EMERGENCY SHOWER &
EYEWASH FACILITY.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED GLOVES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MAT CONT'D: SULFUR/ALUMINUM/HYDROGEN SULFIDE/WATER/HYDROCHLORIC
ACID/STRONG OXIDIZER. FIRST AID CONT'D: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREATMENT IS SYMPTOMATIC. UNKNOWN
ANT IDOTE FOR CHLORINE GAS, FOR RELIEF OF SYMPTOMS IS THE PRIMARY
GOAL. STEROID THERAPY, PREVENTING PULMONARY EDEMA.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-29.3F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-150F
Vapor Pres:2748
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:1.4
pH:5.5
Solubility in Water:0.7%/WT
Appearance and Odor:AMBER COLOR LIQUID; GREENISH YELLOW GAS W/PUNGENT
IRRITATING ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS/ACETYLENE/TURPENTINE/HYDROCARBONS/AMMONIA/HYDROGEN/ETHER/
POWDERED METALS. (SEE SUP
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, SULFUR DIOXIDE, PHOSGENE, SULFURYL
CHLORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. UN1017.

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