LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:IN CONFINED AREA VAPORS IN HIGH
CONC ARE ANESTHETIC. IRRITANT TO SKIN & UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
OVEREXP MAY RESULT IN LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, STAGGERING GAIT, GIDDINESS
& POSSIBLE NAUSEA. HARMFUL/FA TAL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC:REPORTS
HAVE ASSOC RPTD & PRLNG OVEREXP TO SOLVENTS W/PERM BRAIN & NERVOUS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PERCHLORETHYLENE: IARC MONGRAPHS
SUPPLEMENT, P.355, 1987; GRP 2B, NTP 6TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCIN,1991;
ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SYS DMG. CHLOROCARBON MATLS HAVE PRDCD
SENSIT OF MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS & COULD HAVE
SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS. ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G., EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE
CONTRAINDICATED EXCEPT FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY
OR CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO CHLOROCARBONS .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE ESTABLISHED.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR. EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGEST:CALL MD
IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE - WATER MAY BE
USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP AT ROOM TEMP AS EXPOS TO DIRECT
SUNLIGHT OR OTHER HEAT MAY CAUSE BURSTING. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE HCL & PHOSGENE .
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA - ESPECIALLY LOW PLACES WHERE
VAPORS WILL COLLECT. AVOID BREATHING OF VAPORS & REMOVE W/INERT
ABSORBENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE >120F. KEEP AT ROOM TEMP
AS EXPOS TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT/HEAT MAY CAUSE BURSTING. KEEP AWAY FROM
CHILDREN. DO NOT PUNCTURE/INCINERATE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SPRAY NEAR FIRE/OPEN FLAME. NO SMOKING IN AREA
OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GENERAL VICINITY OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES
OR HOT SURFACES. HEAT &/OR UV RADIATION MAY CAUSE FORMATION OF HCL
&/OR PHOSGEN E .
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:162F,72C
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT STORE >120F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY OPEN FLAME:NONFLAMM - HOWEVER IF
SPRAYED INTO OPEN FLAME, FUMES MAY CONTAIN TOX FUMES OF CHLORIDES &
(SUPP DATA)
Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT INCINERATE - DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS REGARDING POLLUTION.
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