FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- CARBON, TETRACHLORIDE, C-199  -- 6810-00-070-0914
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CARBON, TETRACHLORIDE, C-199
MSDS Date:12/03/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-070-0914
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:56-23-5
RTECS #:FG4900000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:10 PPM  Z-2
ACGIH TLV:S, 5 PPM/10 STEL, A3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:HEMATEMESIS, MENTAL CONFUSN, HYPOTENSION, &
    CONVLS. IF DEATH IS NOT IMMED, ASYMPTOMATIC PERIOD (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:OF SEVERAL DAYS MAY BE FOLLOWED BY KIDNEY NECROSIS
    W/ALBUMINURIA, OLIGURIA/ANURIA, EDEMA, PULM EDEMA, & (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:& UREMIA. HEPATIC NECORSIS W/FATTY ACCUM MAY OCCUR
    W/SYMPS OF NAUS, ANOREXIA, FLATULANCE, VOMIT, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:STOMACHACHE, JAUNDICE, & ENLARGED & TENDER LIVER.
    LIVER FAILURE MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY ENCEPHALOPATHY. (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:IN NON-FATAL CASES, KIDNEY & LIVER FUNC MAY RETURN TO
    NORMAL. OTHER ORGANS MAY BE AFFECTED INCL PANCREAS, (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:ADRENALS, TESTES, SPLEEN, PITUITARY, & THYROID.
    HEPATIC NECROSIS. NEPHROSIS & DEATH OCCURRED IN ALCOHOLIC (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:EXPOS TO 250 PPM/15 MINS; SLIGHT HDCH WAS RPTD IN
    NON-ALCOHOLICS. SKIN:CONT MAY CAUSE DISTINCT PAIN WITH (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ERYTHEMA, HYPEREMIA, & WHEAL FORMATION FOLLOWED BY
    VESICATION; SKIN ERUPTIONS ARE SOMETIMES SEEN. MAY BE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:ABSORBED THRU SKIN TO CAUSE EFTS AS DETAILED IN ACUTE
    INHAL. EYE:MAY CAUSE SLIGHT, TRANSIENT IRRIT & MINOR(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:CONJ INJURY. INGEST:EFTS AS IN INHAL. ASPIR MAY
    PRDCE PRIMARY PULM EDEMA. DOSES OF 40-48 MG/KG PRDCED (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:LIVER INJURY IN ANIMALS. INGEST OF 1.5 ML HAS CAUSED
    DEATH. CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:EFTS AS IN ACUTE INHAL. OTHER EFTS MAY INCL ANEMIA,
    & VARIOUS VISUAL DISTURB SUCH AS BLIND SPOTS, SPOTS (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:BEFORE EYES, VISUAL HAZE, & RESTRICTIONS OF COLOR
    FIELDS WHICH MAY INDICATE OPTIC NEURITIS/ATROPHY. CASE(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:RPTS HAVE DESCRIBED LIVER TUMORS ASSOC W/CIRRHOSIS
    IN EXPOS PERSONS. MORTALITY STUDY OF LAUNDRY & DRY (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:CLEANING WORKERS EXPOS TO ING & VARIETY OF OTHER
    SOLVS SUGGESTS EXCESS OF RESP CANCERS, LIVER TUMORS, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:CERVICAL CANCERS, & LEUKEMIA. IN RATS, PRDCED BENIGN
    & MALIGNANT LIVER TUMORS. REPROD EFTS RPTD IN (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:ANIMALS INCL DECR IN FERTILITY, EMBRYOTOXICITY,
    FETOTOXICITY, & MOD TO MARKED DEGENERATION OF TESTICULAR (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:GERMINAL EPITHELIUM. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
    CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REAMINS (@ LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS. MAINTAIN BLOOD
    PRESS & AIRWAY. DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:VICTIM IS UNCON. DO NOT GIVE STIMULANTS WHICH MAY
    INDUCE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. GET MED ATTN IMMED. (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:COVER. MOVE CNTNRS FROM AREA. LGR SPILLS, DIKE
    FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. VENTILATE CLSD
    SPACES BEFORE ENTERING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2350 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CHLOROCARB MATLS HAVE PRDCED 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/CHRONICALLY
    EXPOS TO CHLOROCARB . ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EXPOS TO (EFTS
    OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARBON TETRACHLORIDE:IARC MONOGRAPHS,
    SUPP, VOL 7, PG 143, 1987:GROUP 2B. 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS,
    1994:ANTIC (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EXPOS TO 25-117 PPM HAS CAUSED NAUS,
    HDCH, DIZZ, DEPRESS, NARC, DYSPEPSIA, RESTRICTED VISION, & LIVER
    DMG, UNCON, COMA & DEATH MAY OCCUR @ 1000-2000 PPM/60-90 MINS.
    DEATH MAY BE DUE TO RESP A RREST/CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE/OCCASNLY,
    VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. OTHER EFTS MAY INCL ABDOM PAIN, DIARR,
    VOMIT, (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
    & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG &
    SHOES IMMED.  WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF
    WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE, OCCASNLY
    LIFTING (ING 20)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. FOR LGR FIRES,
    USE WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD PRESS DEMAND SCBA & FULL PROT
    EQUIP . MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. FIGHT
    FIRE FROM MAX DIST. STAY AWAY FROM (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE HCL & PHOSGENE . NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF CAN BE
    DONE W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SM SPILLS, TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. SM DRY
    SPILLS, W/CLEAN S HOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & (ING 23)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN
    COOL, DRY WELL VENT LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE FIRE HAZ MAY
    BE ACUTE (NFPA 49, HAZ CHEMS DATA, 1975).
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GEN VICINITY
    OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES. HEAT &/OR UV RADIA MAY
    CAUSE FORMATION OF HCL &/OR PHOSGENE .

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROCESS ENCLOSURE RECOMMENDED TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE
    LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:ENDS OF TANKS, DIKE FIRE-CTL WATER FOR LATER DISP; DO
    NOT SCATTER MATL. USE SUITABLE AGENT FOR SURROUNDIG FIRE. AVOID
    BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS. FIRE FIGHT PHASES:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, CARBON 
    TETRACHLORIDE EMITS HIGHLY TOX & IRRIT FUMES. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:TO
    BE CARCIN. HUMAN:LIVER, KIDNEYS, LUNG DMG.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:172F,78C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-9F,-23C
Vapor Pres:91.3 @ 20C
Vapor Density:5.3
Spec Gravity:1.58
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:12.8 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:0.08%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH AN ETHEREAL ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALLYL ALCOHOL, BENZOYL PEROXIDE & ETHYLENE, BORANES, CALCIUM DISILIDE.
    CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFORMATION .
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
    CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HCL & PHOSGENE . THERMAL DECOMP PRODS
    MAY INCL TOX & CORR FUMES OF CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE, & TOX OXIDES OF
    CARBON.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED, ST & LOC REGS WHEN
    STORING/DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. CARBON TETRACHLORIDE-REGULATORY
    LEVEL:0.5 MG/L. FOR MORE WASTE DISPOSAL INFORMATION CONT NEHC .

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