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370 TRICHLOROETHYLFAE

Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Chemical-type
respirator; rubber gloves; chemical Goggles and face shield; Symptoms Following Exposure: May be
absorbed through skin, lungs, or intestinal tract. Symptoms include salivation, leg and back muscle
spasms, nausea, vomiting, hyper excitability, tremors, shivering, clonic convulsions, then titanic
contraction of all skeletal muscles. Lethal doses cause respiratory failure. Respiration, affected as a
result of the exertion from vomiting or convulsions, is first arrested because of titanic muscular
contraction, then increased in both amplitude and rate as the muscles relax; General Treatment for
Exposure: If symptoms of poisoning appear, promptly remove the unabsorbed pesticide from the
stomach by inducing vomiting with warm salty or soapy water ( if the patient is conscious) or from the
skin with soap and water. Keep patient warm and quiet. Call a physician; Toxicity by Inhalation
(Threshold Limit Value): Not pertinent; Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Not pertinent; Toxicity by
Ingestion: Grade 4, LD,,below 50 mg/kg (dot); Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant
Characteristics: The solid is non-volatile. For solutions, see meta-xylene; Liquid or Solid Im*tant
Characteristics: Minimum hazard. If spilled on clothing and allowed to remain, may cause smarting
and reddening of the skin; Odor Zhreshold: Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 84 CC (solution); Flammable Limits in Air (W): 1.1 - 6.4; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Foam, dry chemical, or carbon dioxide: Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be
Used: Water may be ineffective; Qecial Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic vapors are generated
when heated; Behavior in Fire: Solution in xylene may produce corrosive products when heated;
Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 986 (solution); Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent; Burning Rate: 5.8
dmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Comn Materials: No
reactions: Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents forAci& and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.

TRICHLOROETHYLENE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: Algylen; Clorilen; Gernalgene; methylene; Trethylene; Tri;
Trihloran; Trihloroethelene; TriClene; Trielene; Triline; Trimar; Chemical Fomla: CHCl =CC&.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as shipped): Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Chloroform-like; ethereal.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 “c and I atm. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
131.39; Boiling Point at I am.: 189, 87, 360; Freezing Point: -123.5, -86.4, 186.8; Critical
Temperature: Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specijic Gravity: Not pertinent; Vapor
(Gas) Specific Gravity: 4.5; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): 1.116; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: 103, 57.2, 2.40; Heat of Combustion: Not pertinent; Heat of Decomposition: Not
pertinent.
Health Hazards Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Organic vapor-acid gas
canister; self-contained breathing apparatus for emergencies; neoprene or vinyl gloves; chemical safety
goggles; face-shield; neoprene safety shoes; neoprene suit or apron for splash protection; Symptoms
Following Exposure: INHALATION: symptoms range from irritation of the nose and throat to MUS^^,
an attitude of irresponsibility, blurred vision, and finally disturbance of central nervous system resulting
in cardiac failure. Chronic exposure may cause organic injury. INGESTION: symptoms similar to
inhalation. SKIN: defatting action can cause dermatitis. EYES: slightly irritating sensation and
lachrymation: General Treatment for Exposure: Do NOT administer adrenaline or epinephrine; get
medical attention for all cases of overexposure. INHALATION: remove victim to fresh air; if
necessary, apply artificial respiration andlor administer oxygen. INGESTION: have victim drink water
and induce vomiting; repeat three times; then give 1 tablespoon Epsom salts in water. EYES: flush
thoroughly with water. SKIN: wash thoroughly with soap and warm water; Taxicity by Inhalation
(Threshold Limit Value): 100 ppm; Short-Tern Inhalation Limits: 200 ppm for 30 min.; Toxicity by
Ingestion: Grade 3, LD, 50 to 500 mg/kg; Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Zmkru
Characteristics: Vapor cause slight smarting of the eyes or respiratory system if present in high
concentration. The effect is temporary; Liquid or Solid Zm’tant Characteristics: Minimum hazard. If