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1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

Sy n on y m s & T r a de Na m es Acetylene tetrachloride, Symmetrical tetrachloroethane

CA S No. 79-34-5 RT ECS No. 1702 151 (http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-

DOT ID & Gu i de
KI8575000 (/niosh- sur/3/erg-gmu/erg/guidepage.aspx?guide=151)
rtecs/KI82D818.html)

For m u l a CHCl2 CHCl2 1 ppm = IDLH Ca [100 ppm]

Con v er sion
6.87 mg/m3 See: 79345 (/niosh/idlh/79345.html)

Ex posure Limits Mea su r em en t Met h ods

NIOSH REL : Ca TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3 ) NIOSH 1019 (/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1019.pdf) , 2562

[skin] See Appendix A (nengapdxa.html) See (/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2562.pdf) ;
Appendix C (nengapdxc.html) OSHA 7
(Chloroethanes) (http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/organic/org001/org001.html)
OSHA PEL † (nengapdxg.html) : TWA 5 ppm See: NMAM (/niosh/docs/2003-154/) or OSHA Methods
(35 mg/m3 ) [skin] (http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/index.html)

Ph y si ca l Descr ipt ion Colorless to pale-yellow liquid with a pungent, chloroform-like odor.

MW: 167.9 BP: FRZ: - Sol : V P: 5 mmHg IP: 11.10 eV

296°F 33°F 0.3%

Sp.Gr(77°F): Fl .P: UEL: NA LEL:

1.59 NA NA

Noncombustible Liquid

In com pa t ibi l it ies & Rea ct iv it ies Chemically-active metals, strong caustics, fuming sulfuric acid [Note: Degrades
slowly when exposed to air.]

Exposu r e Rou t es inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact

Sy m pt om s nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain; tremor fingers; jaundice, hepatitis, liver tenderness; dermatitis;
leukocytosis (increased blood leukocytes); kidney damage; [potential occupational carcinogen]

T a r get Or ga n s Skin, liver, kidneys, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract

Ca n cer Sit e [in animals: liver tumors]

(See
Per son a l Pr ot ect ion /Sa n i t a t i on (See procedures (firstaid.html) )
Fir st A id
protection codes (protect.html) ) Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Prevent skin contact Skin: Soap wash promptly
Eyes: Prevent eye contact Breathing: Respiratory support
Wash skin: When contaminated Swallow: Medical attention immediately
Remove: When wet or contaminated
Change: No recommendation
 Provide: Eyewash, Quick drench

Respir a t or Recom m en da t ion s

NIOSH
At concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable
concentration:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-
demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or
other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing
apparatus
Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted
organic vapor canister
Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Important additional information about respirator selection (pgintrod.html#mustread)

See also: INTRODUCTION (/niosh/npg/pgintrod.html) See ICSC CARD: 0332 (/niosh/ipcsneng/neng0332.html)

See MEDICAL TESTS: 0222 (/niosh/docs/2005-110/nmed0222.html)

Pa g e la st r ev iew ed: A pr il 4 , 2 0 1 1
Pa g e la st u pda t ed: Nov em ber 1 8 , 2 0 1 0
Con t en t sou r ce: Na t ion a l In st it u t e for Occu pa t ion a l Sa fet y a n d Hea lt h (NIOSH) Edu ca t ion a n d In for m a t ion Div ision

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