Product ID:PERCHLOROETHYLENE SVG
MSDS Date:04/02/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F049684
MSDS Number: BZWJX

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PERCHLOROETHYLENE (TETRACHLOROETHYLENE) (SUSPECTED ANIMAL

CAS: 127-18-4

RTECS: KX3850000

Fraction By Weight: 99.5%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

OXIRANE, ((1,1-DIMETHYLETHOXY)METHYL); TERT-BUTYL GLYCIDYL

CAS: 7665-72-7

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 FOR RATS IS >5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION. INGESTION: IF
ASPIRATED/ MAY BE RAPIDLY ABSORBED THROUGH THE LUNGS & RESULT IN
INJURY TO OTHER BODY SYSTEMS. INHALATION: NASAL IRRITATION,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEATH. EXCESSIVE EXPO SURE MAY CAUSE LIVER/KIDNEY
EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:PAIN, SLIGHT TRANSIENT IRRITATION, BURNS,
DRYING/FLAKING, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
INCOORDINATION, DRUNKENESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. CNS EFFECTS,
ANESTHETIC/NARCOTIC EFFECTS.

First Aid:EYES: IRRIGATE IMMEDIATELY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 5 MINS. SKIN:
WASH IN FLOWING WATER/SHOWER. INGESTION: DECISION TO INDUCE
VOMITING MUST BE MADE BY PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. GIVE MOUT H TO MOUTH/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: MOP/WIPE/SOAK IMMEDIATELY, REMOVE TO
OUTSIDE AREA. LARGE: EVACUATE AREA, CONTAIN/TRANSFER TO CLOSED
METAL CONTAINER. KEEP OUT OF WATER SUPPLY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ADEQUATE VENTILATION, LOCAL EXAUST MAY
BE NECESSARY. AVOID HIGH TEMPERATURE SOURCES WHICH INDUCE THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR &
WILL COLLECT IN LOW AREAS SUCH AS PITS, DEGREASERS & STORAGE TANKS.

Respiratory Protection:APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR/POSITIVE
PRESSURE SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXAUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS TO MATERIAL
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS, APRON/FULL BODY SUIT/DEPENDING ON
OPERATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPOSURES HAVING NO EFFECT ON THE MOTHER SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON
FETUS. SKIN: IF BURN IS PRESENT, TREAT AS THERMAL BURN AFTER
DECONTAMINATION. EXPOSURE MAY INCREASE MYOCARDIAL IRRITABILITY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:250F
Vapor Pres:13
Vapor Density:5.76
Spec Gravity:1.612-1.619
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS & OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES SOURCES WHICH COULD
INDUCE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE & SMALL AMOUNTS OF
PHOSGENE & CHLORINE.

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

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