Product ID:DOD 24574 (SH) TYPE II
MSDS Date:03/29/1995
FSC:9150
NIIN:01-101-8835
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKSPG

Emergency Phone: 803-278-3504

Info Phone: 201-262-8899

Preparer: DR. LEE G. SPRAGUE

Cage: 07644

Telephone: 512-419-5224

Cage: 29913

POLY(CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE)

CAS: 9002-83-9

RTECS: KM6555000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FROM THE ANIMAL STUDIES, SIGNS OF
FLUORIDE POISONING MAY BE EXPECTED. THESE INCLUDE NAUSEA, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH AND LOSS OF APPETITE. CHRONIC: UNKNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:FROM THE ANIMAL STUDIES, SIGNS OF FLUORIDE
POISONING MAY BE EXPECTED. THESE INCLUDE NAUSEA, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH AND LOSS OF APPETITE. CHRONIC: UNKNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF NECESSARY. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYE: FLUSH EYES WITH
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ORAL: INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTEN TION.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/D
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE AGENT APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDINGS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
THERE IS DANGER OF LEAKAGE IN FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE TOXIC
AND CORROSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS MAY BE PICKED UP WITH AN ABSORBENT SUCH
AS VERMICULITE.

Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION PLUS LOCAL EXHAUST AT POINTS OF
EMISSION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:>200.C, 392.F
B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT DETERMINED
Vapor Pres:NOT DETERMINED
Vapor Density:N/D
Spec Gravity:(H2O=1): CA 2
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS WITH FAINT ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM THREADED CONNECTIONS WHERE GALLING AND SEIZURES MAY OCCUR.
REACTS WITH AMINES AND ACTIVE METALS SUCH AS SODIUM AND POTASSIUM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES ABOVE 200C TO ACIDIC, TOXIC
COMPOUNDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE INCINERATED BY LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL
COMPANY. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A COMPLEX MIXTURE OF
LOW POLYMERS OF CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE (CTFE) WHOSE COMPOSITION
MAY VARY FROM BATCH TO BATCH. A 27CS (100F) CTFE BLEND CAUSED NO
DEATHS IN RATS DOSED DAILY FOR 21 DAYS WITH 2.5 G/KG ORALLY.
SYMPTOMS ATTRIBUTED TO FLUORIDE POISONING BY METABOLISM IN THE
LIVER WERE NOTED. ENLARGEMENT OF THE LIVERS & KIDNEYS IN THE
TREATED ANIMAL SUPPORT THIS CONCLUSION. EX TENSIVE STUDIES HAVE
BEEN CONDUCTED ON LIGHTER, MORE VOLATILE HALOCARBON OILS. BASED ON
ALL THE AVAILABLE DATA IN THREE SPECIES OF ANIMALS, LIMITED
EXPOSURE TO HALOCARBON OIL SHOULD NOT BE HARMUL TO A NY PART OF
HUMAN ANATOMY.

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Federal Regulatory Information:OSHA HAZARD RATING: THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOXIC CHEMICAL(S) SUBJECT TO SECTION 313
TITLE III REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (40 CFR PART 372). NONE.
State Regulatory Information: