ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA -- FORANE 409A  -- 6850-00N072381
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FORANE 409A
MSDS Date:09/29/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N072381
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA
Address:2000 MARKET ST
City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-419-7711
Emergency Phone Num:215-419-7711;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:86460
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA INC
Address:2000 MARKET STREET
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Phone:800-245-5858
CAGE:86460

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

Ingred Name:METHANE, CHLORODIFLUORO-; (CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE) (R-22) 
    (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:75-45-6
RTECS #:PA6390000
Fraction by Wt: 60%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM
Ozone Depleting Chemical:2

Ingred Name:ETHANE, 1-CHLORO-1,1-DICFLUORO-;
    (1-CHLORO-1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE) (R-142B) (SARA 313)
CAS:75-68-3
RTECS #:KH7650000
Fraction by Wt: 15%
Other REC Limits:1000 PPM (MFR)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ozone Depleting Chemical:2

Ingred Name:2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE; (ETHANE,
    2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-ETRAFLUOR)  (SARA 313)
CAS:2837-89-0
Fraction by Wt: 25%
Other REC Limits:500 PPM (MFR)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:BRTHG. SYMPS OF OXYG DEFICIENCY INCL HDCH,
    DIZZ, DROW, CYANOSIS & LACK OF MUSCLE CONTROL FOLLOWED(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:BY COLLAPSE. MAY BE FATAL. INHAL MAY CAUSE INCR IN
    SENSITIVITY OF HEART TO ADRENALINE, WHICH COULD RSLT IN (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:IRREG/RAPID HEARTBEATS & REDUCED HEART FUNC. WORKERS
    W/HEART DISEASE/COMPROMISED HEART FUNC SHOULD HAVE LTD(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:EXPOS TO THIS MATL. HCFC-124:ACUTE INHAL PRDCES RAPID
    ANESTH EFT. AS W/MANY OTHER HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS,(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:INHAL FOLLOWED BY IV OF EPINEPHRINE TO SIMULATE HUMAN
    STRESS RXNS, RSLTD IN HEART SENSIT AT LEVELS >26,000 (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:PPM IN DOGS. DROW & LOSS OF COORD OCCURRED IN RATS
    DURING EXPOS TO 50,000 PPM IN LONGER TERM (4-WK) STUDY.(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:LONGER-TERM INHAL (13-WKS) AT HIGH CONCS (15,000 &
    50,000 PPM) RSLTD IN SLIGHT CNS EFTS, MINOR BLOOD (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:CHEMISTRY CHANGES & INCR PLASMA & URINE FLUORIDE
    LEVELS IN RATS & MICE. URINARY FLUORIDE LEVELS REMAINED (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:ELEVATED 30 DAYS AFTER EXPOS. BODY WTS WERE REDUCED
    IN MALE MICE AT 5000 PPM & ABOVE. 50,000 PPM WHICH (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:PRDCD SEDATION & REDUCED WT GAIN IN MOTHERS. RATS
    EXPOS TO 10,000 PPM BY INHAL FOR 2 HRS EXCRETED INORG (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:FLUORIDE & TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID IN THEIR URINE.
    STUDIES USING RAT LIVER PREPARATIONS PRDCD SAME (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:METABOLITIES. HCFC-22:CHRONIC LIFETIME EXPOS OF RATS
    & MICE TO 5% IN AIR CAUSED REDUCED BODY WT GAIN IN (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:MALE RATS. LIFETIME EXPOS OF RATS TO 5% IN AIR RSLTD
    IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER INCIDENCE OF FIBROSARCOMAS (A (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:MALIGNANT CONNECTIVE-TISS TUMOR) IN MALE RATS
    COMPARED TO CTLS. SOME OF THESE TUMORS INVOLVED SALIVARY (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:GLANDS. THIS CHEM HAS BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE MUTATIONS
    IN BACTERIUM SALMONELLA. OFFSPRING BORN TO RATS EXPOS(ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:TO 5% FOR 6 HRS/DAY DURING PREGNANCY SHOWED STUNTED
    GROWTH & SM, BUT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT, INCIDENCE(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:OF ABSENT EYES. HOWEVER, THIS DOSE LEVEL ALSO CAUSED
    MATERNAL TOX. DENSE VAP DISPLACES BRTHG AIR IN (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:CONFINED/UNVENTED AREAS. INHAL CONC VAPS CAN CAUSE
    DROW, UNCON, RESP DEPRESS & DEATH DUE TO ASPHY. THIS (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:CMPDS INCRS SENSIT OF HEART TO ADRENALIN, POSS RSLTG
    IN RAPID HEARTBEAT (TACHYCARDIA), IRREG HEARTBEAT (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:(CARD ARRHYS) & DEPRESS OF CARD FUNC.
    HCFC-142B:WEAKLY MUTAGENIC (POS AMES TEST; POS HAMSTER BHK21
    KIDNEY(ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:CELL TRANSFORM ASSAY). PULM IRRIT OCCURRED IN RATS
    EXPOS TO 30%(V/V) FOR 30 MINS. RAT MORTALITY THRESHOLD(ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24:(LCLO) WAS 50% (V/V) FOR 30 MINS. CONTACT NEHC FOR
    MORE SPECIFIC TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CHLOROFLUOROCARBON(CFC) 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 LIF E-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS
    ACUTELY/CHRONICALLY EXPOS TO CFC'S . EYE:RAPID VOLAT OF LIQ MAY
    CAUSE(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FROSTBITE IF LIQ IS APPLIED TO EYES.
    SKIN:CONT W/LIQ MAY CAUSE TISS TO FREEZE (FROSTBITE). CAN CAUSE
    IRRIT. TOX EFTS:CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE. VAPS MAY BE MILDLY IRRIT TO
    EYES. CARBON GASES AT HIG H CONCS AFFECT NERV SYS & PRDCE RAPID
    ANESTH EFT. PROD DISPLACES AIR IN CONFINED PLACES & REDUCES OXYG
    AVAIL FOR (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PREEXISTING HEART DISEASE
    MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INGEST:PROD IS A GAS AT AMBIENT CNDTNS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
    BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. SKIN:FLUSH EXPOS SKIN W/LUKEWARM WATER (NOT
    HOT) - OR USE OTHER MEANS TO WARM SKIN SLOWLY. GET MED ATTN IF
    FROSTBITT EN BY LIQ/IF IRRIT OCCURS. EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. GET MED ATTN. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. GET MED
    ATTN.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG, CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER
    STREAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
    THOROUGHLY DECONTAMINATED AFTER USE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL FLUORIDES,
    CHLORIDES & PHOSGENE. MAY DECOMPOSE DURING CONT W/FLAMES, HEATING
    ELEMENTS/IN COMBUST ENGINES RELS IRRIT,(SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:EXTINGUISH IGNITION OR COMBUSTION SOURCES.
    EVACUATE. KEEP UPWIND. STOP LEAK. DISPERSE GAS. CONTAIN SPILL BY
    DIKE. COLLECT W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO A DRUM. WASH CONTAM
    CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. FOR  MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE CYL IN DIRECT SUN OR
    EXPOSE IT TO HEAT >120F. KEEP CYL VALVE TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
    USE. AVOID BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAP.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GEN VICIN OF
    ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFS. HEAT &/OR UV RADIA MAY CAUSE
    FORM OF CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES/PHOSGENE . AVOID CONT OF LIQ W/SKIN &
    EYES. DO  NOT ALLOW PROD TO CONT OPEN (SUPP DATA)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:DILUTION VENT ACCEPT, BUT LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENT
    PREFERRED. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION .
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT (LINED BUTYL) GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . CHEMICAL RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:RINSE CONTAM SKIN PROMPTLY. WASH CONTAM CLTHG &
    CLEAN PROT EQUIP BEFORE REUSE. WASH SKIN THORO AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:TOX & CORR GASES. CNTNR MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED DUE TO RSLTG
    PRESS RISE. SOME MIXTS OF HCFC'S &/OR HFC'S & AIR/OXYG MAY BE
    COMBUST IF PRESSURIZED & EXPOS TO EXTREME HEAT/FLAME. OTHER
    PREC:FLAM E/ELEC HEATING ELEMENTS BECAUSE DANGEROUS DECOMP PRODS
    MAY FORM. DO NOT ENTER STOR AREAS UNLESS ADEQUATELY VENTED.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-31F,-35C
Vapor Pres:107 PSIA
Vapor Density:3.36
Spec Gravity:1.215 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, LIQUEFIED GAS W/FAINT ETHEREAL
    (ETHER-LIKE) ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALI/ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FINELY POWDERED METALS, ALUMINUM,
    MAGNESIUM, ZINC & STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID TEMPERATURES ABOVE 800F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & PHOSGENE .
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, OTHER FLUORINATE PRODS, OXIDES OF CARBON & IRRIT
    TOX GASES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE OR RECLAIM IF POSSIBLE. RECLAIMED
    MATERIAL MAY BE INCINERATED BUT TOXIC & CORROSIVE COMBUSTION
    PRODUCTS (HF & HCL) MUST BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. CONSULT FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL OR LOCAL AUTHOR ITIES FOR PROPER DISPOSAL PROCEDURES.

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