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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

ETHYL CHLORIDE







    I. IDENTIFICATION







TRADE NAME SYNONYM: ETHYL CHLORIDE

REVISION DATE: MAY, 2001 BY S. WOJCIK, A. GROYS

CHEMICAL NAME SYNONYMS: ETHYL CHLORIDE, CHLOROETHANE HYDROCHLORIC ETHER

CAS NO.: 75-00-3

CHEMICAL FAMILY: HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON

FORMULA: C2H5Cl







    II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS







PRINCIPAL HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS NO. % EXPOSURE LIMITS



ETHYL CHLORIDE 75-00-3 100 OSHA PEL: 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM SKIN A3, SEE SECTION V.



NPCA -HMIS RATINGS:

HEALTH 1

FLAMMABILITY 4

REACTIVITY 0

PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SEC. VIII.



EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES:

CHRONIC HEALTH: NO

ACUTE HEALTH: YES

FIRE HAZARD: YES

PRESSURE HAZARD: YES

REACTIVITY HAZARD: NO



LISTS:

EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: NO

CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: YES

TOXIC CHEMICALS: YES

    III. PHYSICAL DATA





BOILING POINT: 54.1 DEG. F (12.3 DEG. C)

FREEZING POINT: -213.5 DEG. F (-136.4 DEG. C)

EVAPORATION RATE: GREATER THAN 1 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)

VAPOR PRESSURE AT 68 DEG. F (20 DEG. C): 20.1 PSIA (5.4 PSIG)

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 0.8939 AT 68 DEG. F

VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): AT BP 2.2

PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME: 100

SOLUBILITY IN WATER: REACTS WITH WATER AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.57G/108G WATER AT 68

DEG. F

APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A PUNGENT, ETHER-LIKE ODOR, LIQUID IS

WATER WHITE







    IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS







FLASH POINT(METHOD USED): -45 DEG. F (-42.8 DEG. C) OC I -58 DEG. F (-50 DEG. C) CC

AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 966 DEG. F (519 DEG. C)



FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS IN AIR BY % VOLUME:

LOWER: 3.8

UPPER: 15.4



EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SMALL FIRES

ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION: GROUP C. NFPA NO. 70



SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES:

STOP FLOW OF GAS. FROM A SAFE DISTANCE, USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED

CONTAINERS COOL. ALLOW FIRE TO BURN ITSELF OUT. USE A POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED

BREATHING APPARATUS. RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE.



UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:

UPON COMBUSTION, ETHYL CHLORIDE FORMS PHOSGENE. EXTREME HAZARD OF FIRE OR

EXPLOSION MAY RESULT FROM STATIC ELECTRIC DISCHARGE OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.

VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO A SOURCE

OF IGNITION AND FLASHBACK. VAPOR MAY EXPLODE IF IGNITED IN ENCLOSED AREAS.







    V. HEALTH HAZARDS





OSHA PEL: 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM



EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:



INHALATION: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, LOSS OF COORDINATION AND

DISORIENTATION MAY PRODUCE NARCOTIC AND ANESTHETIC EFFECTS. MAY PRODUCE

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS, OR FATAL COMA

WITH RESPIRATORY OR CARDIAC ARREST. MAY SENSITIZE THE MYOCARDIUM TO

ENDOGENOUS EPINEPHRINE, CAUSING DANGEROUS DYSRHYTHMIAS. ALTHOUGH ABSORBED

THROUGH LUNGS AND SKIN, IT ALSO IS RAPIDLY GIVEN OFF THROUGH THE LUNGS.

    V. HEALTH HAZARDS (continued)







SKIN:

RAPID EVAPORATION OF LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. SYMPTOMS OF FROSTBITE ARE

BLANCHING OF THE SKIN, COLD FEELING NUMBNESS. CUTANEOUS SENSITIZATION MAY

OCCUR, BUT IS EXTREMELY RARE. FREEZING CAN OCCASIONAL ALTER PIGMENTATION.

A SINGLE PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN ABSORPTION OF

HARMFUL AMOUNTS.



EYES: IS A SLIGHT IRRITANT TO MUCOSAL TISSUE.



ETHYL CHLORIDE HAS A ACGIH CARCINOGENIC DESIGNATION OF A3. ETHYL CHLORIDE

IS KNOWN AS A LIVER AND KIDNEY TOXIN. IT IS THE LEAST TOXIC OF THE

CHLOROHYDROCARB ONS AND NO FORM OF CHRONIC POISONING HAS BEEN REPORTED.

REPEATED EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE INCOORDINATION AND/OR ANESTHESIA.



EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES FOR:



INHALATION:

MINOR SYMPTOMS ARE RELIEVED BY BREATHING FRESH UNCONTAMINATED AIR.

IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, OR IS IMPAIRED, GIVE ASSISTED RESPIRATION

(I.E., MOUTH-TO-MOUTH). SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN SHOULD BE GIVEN. KEEP VICTIM

WARM AND QUIET. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION PROMPTLY.



EYES:

IF LIQUID ENTERS THE EYES, FLOOD WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. CONTACT LENSES

SHOULD NOT BE WORN.



SKIN:

UNINTENTIONAL FREEZING:

FLOOD OR SOAK FROZEN TISSUE IN TEPID WATER(105-115 DEG. F).

DO NOT USE HOT WATER.



INGESTION: SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY.







    VI. REACTIVITY DATA





STABILITY:

( ) UNSTABLE

(X) STABLE



CONDITIONS TO AVOID:

LIQUID ETHYL CHLORIDE WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTIC, RUBBER AND COATINGS.

SOURCES OF HEAT, IGNITION, OR MOISTURE (NOTE: REACTS WITH WATER TO FORM HCl.)



INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):

SODIUM, POTASSIUM, CALCIUM, POWDERED ALUMINUM, ZINC & MAGNESIUM



HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:

FORMS PHOSGENE ON COMBUSTION, FORMS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE WITH WATER OR STEAM.



HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:

( ) MAY OCCUR

(X) WILL NOT OCCUR

    VI. REACTIVITY DATA (continued)





CONDITIONS TO AVOID: N/A









    VII. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES







IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:

ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. ALLOW SPILLED ETHYL CHLORIDE TO EVAPORATE,

VENTILATE ENCLOSED AREAS. IN CASE OF LARGE SPILL, EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM

AREA.



FOR ENTRY INTO UNKNOWN CONCENTRATIONS THAT COULD BE IDLH (>/=3800 PPM):

FULL FACE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS:

PRESSURE DEMAND, POSITIVE PRESSURE. CARRY AN AUXILIARY SCBA.



ESCAPE INSTRUCTIONS: FULL FACE GAS MASK, ORGANIC VAPOR OR SCBA



WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:

COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS; RETURN UNUSED QUANTITIES TO

GEBAUER CO BY MAKING APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PICKUP AND TRANSPORTATION.







    VIII. SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION







RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:

FOR LARGE SPILLS (>/= 1000 PPM TWA AND 
FULL FACE, POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE

AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.



FOR CLINICAL SETTING:

MINIMIZE INHALATION OF VAPORS BY PATIENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING TO HEAD

AND NECK.



VENTILATION: USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF VAPORS

MECHANICAL (GENERAL): NONE



PROTECTIVE GLOVES:

FOR LARGE SPILLS ONLY (ABOVE 3800 PPM): TEFLON(R*) OR KEL-F(R*)

DO NOT USE PVC. SILICONE OR NATURAL RUBBER



EYE PROTECTION:

FOR LARGE SPILLS (>/= 1000 PPM TWA AND 
SA(R*)/SCBAF): SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES OR FACE SHIELD.

FOR PATIENT USE: COVER PATIENT'S EYES, IF APPLYING ON OR NEAR FACE.



OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYEBATH



FOR CLINICAL SETTING: GLOVES AND GOGGLES ARE NOT REQUIRED.

   IX. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS







HANDLING AND STORAGE:

PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.

DO NOT SUBJECT CONTAINERS TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 DEG. F (50 DEG. C). USE

ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT STORE ON OR NEAR HIGH FREQUENCY

ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT.



OTHE R PRECAUTIONS:

DO NOT USE NEAR SPARKING MOTORS OR OTHER NON-EXPLOSIVE EQUIPMENT. NO SMOKING

SIGNS SHOULD BE POSTED WHEREVER ETHYL CHLORIDE IS USED OR STORED.



D.O.T. PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ETHYL CHLORIDE

ID NO.: UN 1037



D.O.T. CLASSIFICATION: FLAMMABLE GAS

ID HAZARD CLASS: 2.1



DOT LABELING: "FLAMMABLE GAS"



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