* CFC 31
* Chlorofluoromethane
* FC 31
* Freon 31
* G 31
* Genetron 31
* Khladon 31
* Methylene chloride fluoride
* Monochloromonofluoromethane
* R 31
* R 31 (Refrigerant)
*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : PA6408000
CHEMICAL NAME : Methane, chlorofluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 593-70-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1730796
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-00032 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-H2-Cl-F
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 68.48
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : G1F
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* CFC 31
* Chlorofluoromethane
* FC 31
* Freon 31
* G 31
* Genetron 31
* Khladon 31
* Methylene chloride fluoride
* Monochloromonofluoromethane
* R 31
* R 31 (Refrigerant)
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 12635 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - tremor
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik. (18-20 Vadkovskii per. Moscow, 101479,
Russia) History Unknown Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),34,1996
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 10000 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,A109,1979
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10000 ppm/6H/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
Endocrine - other changes
Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0571266
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 78 gm/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
72,15,1984
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 5 pph
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 118,277,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
72,15,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 10 pph
REFERENCE :
EVSRBT Environmental Science Research. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St.,
New York, NY 10013) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,91,1982
*** REVIEWS ***
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,229,1986
IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,229,1986
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,56,1987
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 100 mg/m3;STEL 200 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X3008
No. of Facilities: 262 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 5
No. of Occupations: 5
No. of Employees: 2705 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 159 (estimated)