ALLIED-SIGNAL
GENETRON 22 Revised: 2/1/1998
Item Number:2W198
Mfg. Model Number:R-22
ALLIEDSIGNAL
GENETRON(R) 22
1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME: GENETRON(R) 22
OTHER/GENERIC NAMES: R-22,HCFC-22
PRODUCT USE: REFRIGERANT
MANUFACTURER: ALLIEDSIGNAL INC.
101 COLUMBIA ROAD
BOX 1053
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962-1053
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL:
(MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9:00AM-5:00PM) (24 HOURS/DAY, 7 DAYS/WEEK)
PRODUCT SAFETY DEPARTMENT 973-455-2000
1-800-707-4555
2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
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INGREDIENT NAME CAS NUMBER WEIGHT %
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE 75-45-6 100
TRACE IMPURITIES AND ADDITIONAL MATERIAL NAMES NOT LISTED ABOVE MAY ALSO AP
IN SECTION 15 TOWARD THE END OF THE MSDS. THESE MATERIALS MAY BE LISTED FOR
LOCAL "RIGHT-TO-KNOW" COMPLIANCE AND FOR OTHER REASONS.
3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
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EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: COLORLESS, VOLATILE LIQUID WITH ETHEREAL AND FAINT SWEE
ODOR. NON-FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND LOSS OF
CONCENTRATION. AT HIGHER LEVELS, CNS DEPRESSION AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA MAY
RESULT FROM EXPOSURE. VAPORS DISPLACE AIR AND CAN CAUSE ASPHYXIATION IN
CONFINED SPACES. AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES (GT 250 C), DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
INCLUDE HYDROFLUORIC ACID (HF) AND CARBONYL HALIDES SUCH AS PHOSGENE.
POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS:
SKIN: IRRITATION WOULD RESULT FROM A DEFATTING ACTION ON TISSUE. LIQUID CON
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE.
EYES: LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND FROSTBITE. MIST MAY
IRRITATE.
INHALATION: GENETRON 22 IS LOW IN ACUTE TOXICITY IN ANIMALS. WHEN OXYGEN LE
IN AIR ARE REDUCED TO 12-14% BY DISPLACEMENT, SYMPTOMS OF ASPHYXIATION, LOS
COORDINATION, INCREASED PULSE RATE AND DEEPER RESPIRATION WILL OCCUR. AT HI
LEVELS, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA MAY OCCUR.
INGESTION: INGESTION IS UNLIKELY BECAUSE OF THE LOW BOILING POINT OF THE
MATERIAL. SHOULD IT OCCUR, DISCOMFORT IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FROM RA
EVAPORATION OF THE MATERIAL AND CONSEQUENT EVOLUTION OF GAS WOULD RESULT. S
EFFECTS OF INHALATION AND SKIN EXPOSURE WOULD BE EXPECTED.
DELAYED EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN.
INGREDIENTS FOUND ON ONE OF THE OSHA DESIGNATED CARCINOGEN LISTS ARE LISTED
BELOW.
INGREDIENT NAME NTP STATUS IARC STATUS OSHA LIST
NO INGREDIENTS LISTED IN THIS SECTION.
4. FIRST AID MEASURES
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SKIN: PROMPTLY FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER UNTIL ALL CHEMICAL IS REMOVED. IF THER
EVIDENCE OF FROSTBITE, BATHE (DO NOT RUB) WITH LUKEWARM (NOT HOT) WATER. IF
WATER IS NOT AVAILABLE, COVER WITH A CLEAN, SOFT CLOTH OR SIMILAR COVERING.
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST.
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES (IN CASE OF FROSTBITE WATER SHOULD BE LUKEWARM, NOT HOT) LIFTING
EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY TO FACILITATE IRRIGATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
SYMPTOMS PERSIST.
INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. USE OXYGEN AS REQUIRED, PROVIDED A QUALIFIED OPERAT
IS AVAILABLE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE).
INGESTION: INGESTION IS UNLIKELY BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND IS
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO
A PHYSICIAN.
ADVICE TO PHYSICIAN: BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES OF CARDIAC RHYTHM
CATECHOLAMINE DRUGS, SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE, SHOULD BE USED WITH SPECIAL CAUTI
AND ONLY IN SITUATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIFE SUPPORT. TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE
SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL CONDITIONS.
5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES:
FLASH POINT: GAS, NOT APPLICABLE PER DOT REGULATIONS
FLASH POINT METHOD: NOT APPLICABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: UNKNOWN
UPPER FLAME LIMIT (VOLUME % IN AIR): NONE#
LOWER FLAME LIMIT (VOLUME % IN AIR): NONE#
#BASED ON ASHRAE STANDARD 34 WITH MATCH IGNITION
FLAME PROPAGATION RATE (SOLIDS): NOT APPLICABLE
OSHA FLAMMABILITY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE ANY STANDARD AGENT - CHOOSE THE ONE MOST APPROPRIA
FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE (MATERIAL ITSELF IS NOT FLAMMABLE).
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: GENETRON 22 IS NOT FLAMMABLE AT AMBIENT
TEMPERATURES AND ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. HOWEVER, THIS MATERIAL WILL BECOME
COMBUSTIBLE WHEN MIXED WITH AIR UNDER PRESSURE AND EXPOSED TO STRONG IGNITI
SOURCES.
CONTACT WITH CERTAIN REACTIVE METALS MAY RESULT IN FORMATION OF EXPLOSIVE O
EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS (E.G., VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
AND/OR APPROPRIATE PRESSURES).
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PRECAUTIONS/INSTRUCTIONS: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SE
CONTAINED, NIOSH-APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST POSSIB
TOXIC DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. PROPER EYE AND SKIN PROTECTION SHOULD BE
PROVIDED. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
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IN CASE OF SPILL OR OTHER RELEASE: (ALWAYS WEAR RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTEC
EQUIPMENT.) EVACUATE UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL. PROTECTED PERSONNEL SHOULD REMO
IGNITION SOURCES AND SHUT OFF LEAK, IF WITHOUT RISK, AND PROVIDE VENTILATIO
UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT RETURN UNTIL AIR HAS BEEN TESTED AND
DETERMINED SAFE, INCLUDING LOW-LYING AREAS.
SPILLS AND RELEASES MAY HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO FEDERAL AND/OR LOCAL
AUTHORITIES. SEE SECTION 15 REGARDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
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NORMAL HANDLING: (ALWAYS WEAR RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.) A
BREATHING VAPORS AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN OR CLOTHING. DO NOT
PUNCTURE OR DROP CYLINDERS, EXPOSE THEM TO OPEN FLAME OR EXCESSIVE HEAT. US
AUTHORIZED CYLINDERS ONLY. FOLLOW STANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING
USE OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS.
GENETRON 22 SHOULD NOT BE MIXED WITH AIR ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE FOR LEA
TESTING OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. SEE SECTION 5: UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION
HAZARDS.
STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS: STORE IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA OF LOW FIRE
AND OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT. PROTECT CYLINDER AND ITS FITTINGS FROM PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. STORAGE IN SUBSURFACE LOCATIONS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. CLOSE VALVE TIGH
AFTER USE AND WHEN EMPTY.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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ENGINEERING CONTROLS: PROVIDE LOCAL VENTILATION AT FILLING ZONES AND AREAS
WHERE LEAKAGE IS PROBABLE. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION MAY BE ADEQUATE
OTHER OPERATING AND STORAGE AREAS.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
SKIN PROTECTION: SKIN CONTACT WITH REFRIGERANT MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. GENERAL
WORK CLOTHING AND GLOVES (LEATHER) SHOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION. IF
PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID OR GAS IS ANTICIPATED, INSULATED GLOVES
CONSTRUCTED OF PVA, NEOPRENE, OR BUTYL RUBBER SHOULD BE USED. ANY CONTAMINA
CLOTHING SHOULD BE PROMPTLY REMOVED AND WASHED BEFORE REUSE.
EYE PROTECTION: FOR NORMAL CONDITIONS, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES. WHERE THERE IS
REASONABLE PROBABILITY OF LIQUID CONTACT, WEAR CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR ADEQUATELY VENTILATED W
SITUATIONS. FOR ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OR NON-VENTILATED SITUATIONS, OR RELEASE
INTO CONFINED SPACE, WHERE THE CONCENTRATION MAY BE ABOVE THE PEL OF 1,000
USE A SELF-CONTAINED, NIOSH-APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS OR SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATOR. FOR ESCAPE: USE THE FORMER OR A NIOSH-APPROVED GAS MASK WITH
ORGANIC VAPOR CANISTER.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS: WHERE CONTACT WITH LIQUID IS LIKELY, SUCH AS IN
SPILL OR LEAK, IMPERVIOUS BOOTS AND CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN. HIGH DOSE-LEVE
WARNING SIGNS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR AREAS OF PRINCIPAL EXPOSURE. PROVIDE EYEW
STATIONS AND QUICK-DRENCH SHOWER FACILITIES AT CONVENIENT LOCATIONS. FOR TA
CLEANING OPERATIONS, SEE OSHA REGULATIONS, 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 29 CFR 1910.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
INGREDIENT NAME ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL OTHER LIMI
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE NONE 1000 PPM (8HR) NONE
# = LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY ALLIEDSIGNAL.
## = WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE LEVEL (AIHA).
### = BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDEX (ACGIH).
OTHER EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR POTENTIAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE: ACGIH TLV = 3 PPM CEILING
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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APPEARANCE: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID AND VAPOR
PHYSICAL STATE: GAS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 86.45
CHEMICAL FORMULA: CHCLF2
ODOR: FAINT ETHEREAL ODOR
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1.0): 1.21 @ 21.1 C. (70 F.)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (WEIGHT %): 0.3 WT% @ 25 C. AND 1 ATMOSPHERE
PH: NEUTRAL
BOILING POINT: -40.8 C. (-41.40 F.)
FREEZING POINT: -160 C. (-256 F.)
VAPOR PRESSURE: 136.1 PSIA @ 70 F.
311.4 PSIA @ 130 F.
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1.0): 3.0
EVAPORATION RATE: GT 1 COMPARED TO: CCL4=1
% VOLATILES: 100
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
(FLASH POINT METHOD AND ADDITIONAL FLAMMABILITY DATA ARE FOUND IN SECTION 5
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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NORMALLY STABLE? (CONDITIONS TO AVOID): THE PRODUCT IS STABLE. DO NOT MIX W
OXYGEN OR AIR ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. ANY SOURCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE, S
AS LIGHTED CIGARETTES, FLAMES, HOT SPOTS OR WELDING MAY YIELD TOXIC AND/OR
CORROSIVE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
INCOMPATIBILITIES: (UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS: E.G., VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AND/OR APPROPRIATE PRESSURES) - FRESHLY ABRADED ALUMINUM SURFACES (MAY CAUS
STRONG EXOTHERMIC REACTION). CHEMICALLY ACTIVE METALS: POTASSIUM, CALCIUM,
POWDERED ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND ZINC.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HALOGENS, HALOGEN ACIDS AND POSSIBLY CARB
HALIDES.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) EFFECTS:
LC50: 4 HR. (RAT) - GT/= 300,000 PPM
CARDIAC SENSITIZATION THRESHOLD (DOG) - 50,000 PPM
DELAYED (SUBCHRONIC AND CHRONIC) EFFECTS:
SUBCHRONIC INHALATION (RAT) NOEL - 10,000 PPM
NOT TERATOGENIC
NOT MUTAGEIC IN IN-VITRO OR IN-VIVO TESTS
OTHER DATA: LIFETIME EXPOSURE OF MALE RATS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL INCR
IN SALIVARY GLAND FIBROSARCOMAS.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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DEGRADABILITY (BOD): GENETRON 22 IS A GAS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE; THEREFORE, I
UNLIKELY TO REMAIN IN WATER.
OCTANOL WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT: UNKNOWN
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
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RCRA:
IS THE UNUSED PRODUCT A RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE IF DISCARDED? NOT A HAZARDOUS
WASTE.
IF YES, THE RCRA ID NUMBER IS: NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS: DISPOSAL MUST COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AN
LOCAL DISPOSAL OR DISCHARGE LAWS. GENETRON 22 IS SUBJECT TO U.S. ENVIRONMEN
PROTECTION AGENCY CLEAN AIR ACT REGULATIONS SECTION 608 IN 40 CFR PART 82
REGARDING REFRIGERANT RECYCLING.
THE INFORMATION OFFERED HERE IS FOR THE PRODUCT AS SHIPPED. USE AND/OR
ALTERATIONS TO THE PRODUCT SUCH AS MIXING WITH OTHER MATERIALS MAY
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MATERIAL AND ALTER THE RCRA
CLASSIFICATION AND THE PROPER DISPOSAL METHOD.
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
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US DOT HAZARD CLASS: US DOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (R-
US DOT HAZARD CLASS: 2.2
US DOT PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE
US DOT ID NUMBER: UN1018
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPPING REGULATIONS AFFECTING THIS MATERIAL,
CONTACT THE INFORMATION NUMBER FOUND IN SECTION 1.
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
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TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA):
TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
OTHER TSCA ISSUES: NONE
SARA TITLE III/CERCLA:
"REPORTABLE QUANTITIES" (RQS) AND/OR "THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES" (TPQS)
EXIST FOR THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS:
INGREDIENT NAME SARA/CERCLA RQ (LB.) SARA EHS TPQ (
NO INGREDIENTS LISTED IN THIS SECTION.
SPILLS OR RELEASES RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ANY INGREDIENT AT OR ABOVE ITS
REQUIRES IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
[(800) 424-8802] AND TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE.
SECTION 311 HAZARD CLASS: IMMEDIATE, PRESSURE
SARA 313 TOXIC CHEMICALS: THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS ARE SARA 313 "TOXIC
CHEMICALS." CAS NUMBERS AND WEIGHT PERCENTS ARE FOUND IN SECTION 2.
INGREDIENT NAME COMMENT
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (HCFC-22) NONE
STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW: IN ADDITION TO THE INGREDIENTS FOUND IN SECTION 2, THE
FOLLOWING ARE LISTED FOR STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW PURPOSES.
INGREDIENT NAME WEIGHT % COMMENT
NO INGREDIENTS LISTED IN THIS SECTION.
ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: GENETRON 22 IS SUBJECT TO U.S. ENVIRONME
PROTECTION AGENCY CLEAN AIR ACT REGULATIONS AT 40 CFR PART 82.
WARNING:
DO NOT VENT TO THE ATMOSPHERE. TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THE U.S. CLEAN
ACT, ANY RESIDUAL MUST BE RECOVERED.
CONTAINS CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, AN HCFC SUBSTANCE WHICH HARMS PUBLIC HEALTH
THE ENVIRONMENT BY DESTROYING OZONE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. DESTRUCTION OF
OZONE LAYER CAN LEAD TO INCREASED ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION WHICH, WITH EXCESS
EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT, CAN LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN SKIN CANCER AND EYE CATARA
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION (CANADA): THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN EVALUATED IN ACCORDANC
WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATI
REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
FOREIGN INVENTORY STATUS:
CANADA - LISTED ON DSL
EU - EINECS # 2008719
16. OTHER INFORMATION
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CURRENT ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY, 1998
PREVIOUS ISSUE DATE: JANUARY, 1997
CHANGES TO MSDS FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE DATE ARE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1: NEW AREA CODE AND INFORMATION NUMBER
SECTION 9: FREEZING POINT LISTED
SECTION 13: ADDED CLEAN AIR ACT REFERENCE
SECTION 15: ADDED CLEAN AIR ACT REFERENCE
SECTION 16: UPDATED
OTHER INFORMATION: HMIS CLASSIFICATION: HEALTH-1, FLAMMABILITY-0, REACTIVIT
NFPA CLASSIFICATION: HEALTH-2, FLAMMABILITY-0, REACTIVIT
ANSI/ASHRAE 34 SAFETY GROUP-A1
UL CLASSIFIED
REGULATORY STANDARDS:
1. OSHA REGULATIONS FOR COMPRESSED GASES: 29 CFR 1910.101
2. DOT CLASSIFICATION PER 49 CFR 172.101
3. CLEAN AIR ACT CLASS II SUBSTANCE
MSDS NUMBER: GTRN-0026
CURRENT ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY, 1998
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA MSDS PRODUCT CODE: 04022-005
COPYRIGHT 1996 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DATE: 11-11-96
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:
FLUOROCHEMICALS BUSINESS HRS.: 215-419-7695
2000 MARKET ST. BUSINESS HRS.: 215-419-7704
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-3222 OTHER HOURS: 800-424-9300
CHEMTREC: 800-424-9300
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME: CAS NO.: 75-45-6
FORANE (R) 22
SYNONYMS:
R-22, HCFC-22
CHEMICAL NAME:
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
MOLECULAR FORMULA:
CHCLF2
CHEMICAL FAMILY: HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
INGREDIENTS - HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS
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COMPONENTS-HAZARDOUS: CAS NO. % COMMENTS:
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (R-22) 75-45-6 100.0 ACGIH(TLV):TWA=1,000P
=3,540M
OSHA FINAL LIMITS:
TWA=1,000P
=3,500M
NFPA= 2-1-0
#LISTED SARA SECTION
SHIPPING INFORMATION:
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CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (R-22), 2.2 NONFLAMMABLE GAS, UN 1018
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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BOILING POINT/RANGE: MELTING POINT: FREEZING POINT:
-40.8 C (-41.4 F) NE -160 C (-256 F)
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1): VAPOR PRESSURE (MM HG)
86.48 1.17 @ 30/0 C 136 PSIA @ 21 C/70 F
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): SOLUBILITY IN H2O: % VOLATILES BY VOLUME:
2.98 AT 1 ATM SLIGHT 100.0
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS WITH FAINT ETHEREAL ODOR.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
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FLASH POINT: FLAMMABLE LIMITS: AUTOIGNITION TEMP.:
NONFLAMMABLE LOWER: NA UPPER: NA 632 C (1170 F)
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NA
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: FIRE FIGHTERS AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE EXPOS
TO PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION SHOULD WEAR FULL FIRE FIGHTING TURN OUT GEAR (FUL
BUNKER GEAR) AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (PRESSURE DEMAND MSHA/N
APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT). FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY
DECONTAMINATED AFTER USE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: MAY DECOMPOSE DURING CONTACT WITH FLAME
HEATING ELEMENTS, OR IN COMBUSTION ENGINES RELEASING IRRITATING, TOXIC, AND
CORROSIVE GASES. CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED DUE TO RESULTING PRESSURE
RISE. SOME MIXTURES OF HCFCS AND/OR HFCS, AND AIR OR OXYGEN MAY BE COMBUSTI
IF PRESSURIZED AND EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT OR FLAME.
REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY: CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO INSTABILITY: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION DU
EXPOSURE TO HEAT (GT 800 F) OR FIRE.
INCOMPATIBILITY - AVOID CONTACT WITH: AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ALKALI OR
ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FINELY POWDERED METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM O
ZINC AND STRONG OXIDIZERS SINCE THEY MAY REACT WITH OR ACCELERATE DECOMPOSI
OF THIS MATERIAL.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION THERMAL AND OTHER: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
INCLUDE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXI
AND CHLORINE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: FLAMES, EXTREMELY HOT METAL SURFACES, HEATING ELEMENTS
COMBUSTION ENGINES, ETC.
TOXICITY
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ROUTE: ANIMAL: DATA:
ORAL NE SEE COMMENTS
DERMAL NE SEE COMMENTS
INHALATION RAT 2 HR-LD50 = 300,000 PPM
TOXIC EFFECTS/ROUTES OF ENTRY:
EYE EFFECTS: IRRITANT
VAPOR IS IRRITATING TO EYES. LIQUID IS IRRITATING TO EYES AND MAY CAUSE TIS
TO FREEZE.
SKIN EFFECTS: IRRITANT
CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY CAUSE TISSUES TO FREEZE (FROST BITE). CHEMICAL ITSE
IS NOT IRRITATING.
OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS:
# TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
DATA FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE ARE SUMMARIZED
BELOW.
SINGLE EXPOSURE (ACUTE) STUDIES INDICATE:
INHALATION - PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC (2 HR-LD50 = 300,000 (RAT), 390,000 PPM
(MOUSE)
INHALATION - RAT 10 MIN-EC50 = 140,000 PPM (CNS EFFECTS)
EYE IRRITATION - SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO RABBITS (5-30 SEC. EXPOSURE TO GAS
SPRAY).
SKIN IRRITATION - (MODERATE) IRRITATING TO RABBITS (LIQUEFIED GAS WITH PATC
APPLIED).
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTAL DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE OR MIXTURES WITH OTHER FLUOROCARBONS. DEATH WAS
GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE
TISSUES OF SOME OF THE VICTIMS SHOWED EFFECTS ON THE LUNGS AND FATTY DEPOSI
IN LIVER CELLS. AN INCREASE IN THE INCIDENCE OF HEART PALPITATIONS HAVE BEE
CLAIMED BY INDIVIDUALS OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED TO CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE.
MONITORING OF WORKERS DURING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
SHOWED NO CONNECTION TO EXPOSURE AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA OR NEUROLOGIC
DISORDERS. OTHER EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR RESULTS.
REPEATED DAILY APPLICATION OF A 10 SECOND SPRAY CAUSED REDDENING AND SLIGHT
SWELLING OF THE SKIN AND A DELAY IN HAIR GROWTH. SKIN ALLERGY WAS NOT OBSER
IN GUINEA PIGS FOLLOWING REPEATED SKIN EXPOSURE TO CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE.
INHALATION CAUSES AN INITIAL STIMULATION AND THEN DEPRESSION OF THE CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS). SYMPTOMS IN ANIMALS INCLUDE LOSS OF EQUILIBRIUM, TREM
CONVULSIONS AND NARCOSIS AND DEATH USUALLY ATTRIBUTED TO ASPHYXIATION. AT
LEVELS OF CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE THAT CAUSES ANESTHESIA, DOGS EXHIBITED
CONVULSIONS. EXPOSURE BY INHALATION AT 300,000 TO 400,000 PPM FOR 10-15 MIN
WAS FATAL TO RABBITS, ALSO CAUSING HEMORRHAGES AND EFFECTS ON THE LIVER.
FOLLOWING INHALATION EXPOSURE TO CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE FOR 50,000 PPM FOR 1
MONTH, NO EFFECTS WERE REPORTED IN GUINEA PIGS, RATS, DOGS AND CATS; 60,000
FOR 2-3 MONTHS ELICITED MILD LIVER EFFECTS IN RABBITS; 5,000 PPM FOR 3 MONT
CAUSED NO EFFECTS IN DOGS; 15,000 PPM FOR 4 MONTHS, PRODUCED NO NEUROTOXIC
EFFECTS IN RATS; 14,000 PPM FOR 10 MONTHS PRODUCED EFFECTS ON THE LUNGS, CN
HEART, LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN OF RATS, MICE AND RABBITS, AT 2,000 PPM NO EFF
WERE REPORTED IN RATS AND MICE. AN INCREASE IN MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE SALI
GLANDS WAS REPORTED IN MALE RATS BUT NOT IN FEMALE RATS OR MICE OF EITHER S
AFTER INHALATION EXPOSURE TO 50,000 PPM 5 HR/DAY, 5 DAY/WK FOR 21 MONTHS. L
TERM INHALATION OF 5,000 PPM WAS NOT CARCINOGENIC TO RATS AND MICE. ORAL DO
FOR 52 WEEKS PRODUCED NO ADVERSE EFFECTS IN RATS. INHALATION AT LEVELS UP T
50,000 AND 100,000 PPM, PRODUCED NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE
PERFORMANCE IN RATS AND MICE RESPECTIVELY. EYE MALFORMATIONS WERE REPORTED
RATS EXPOSED BY INHALATION DURING PREGNANCY AT 50,000 PPM. IN RATS AT 1,000
OR IN RABBITS EXPOSED AT LEVELS UP TO 50,000 PPM. IN RABBITS, RATS AND HUMA
A SMALL PORTION OF INHALED CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE WAS DISTRIBUTED INTO THE
BRAIN, HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS AND FAT. IT WAS RAPIDLY ELIMINATED FROM
BODY IN THE INHALED AIR. NO SIGNIFICANT METABOLISM OCCURS IN HUMANS OR RATS
THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS FOR GENETIC CHANGES WERE MIXED. STUDIES WITH MICE,
DOGS, RATS, RABBITS, CATS AND MONKEYS HAVE SHOWN THAT INHALATION EXPOSURE C
CAUSE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. THE NOEL FOR CARDIAC SENSITIZATION IN DOGS IS 25
PPM.
TARGET ORGAN TOXIN: TARGET ORGANS AFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL ARE
EYES, SKIN, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, HEART.
TOXICITY COMMENTS:
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: SKIN CONTACT AND INHALATION ARE EXPECTED TO BE TH
PRIMARY ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (HCFC 22).
WITH MOST LIQUEFIED GASES, CONTACT WITH THE RAPIDLY VOLATILIZING LIQUID OR
VAPORS CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE TO ANY TISSUE. BASED ON SINGLE EXPOSURE ANIMAL
TESTS, HCFC 22 IS CONSIDERED TO BE PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC IF INHALED. HOWEVE
EXPOSURE TO HCFC 22 GAS AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY AFFECT THE NERVOUS SYSTE
AND PRODUCE A RAPID ANESTHETIC EFFECT. THE DENSE VAPOR OF HCFC 22 CAN REDUC
THE OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING AND PRODUCE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HEADACHE,
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, CYANOSIS AND LACK OF MUSCLE CONTROL FOLLOWED BY
COLLAPSE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE MAY BE FATAL
INHALATION OF HCFC 22 MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE SENSITIVITY OF THE HEART
ADRENALINE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN IRREGULAR HEART BEATS AND REDUCED HEART
FUNCTION. WORKERS WITH HEART DISEASE OR COMPROMISED HEART FUNCTION SHOULD L
EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL.
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION:
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS:
ACGIH 1990 TLV/TWA: 1000 PPM (3540 MG/M3)
OSHA 1988 PEL/TWA: 1000 PPM (3540 MG/M3)
EMERGENCY FIRST AID
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INGESTION: N/A - PRODUCT IS A GAS AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHIN
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
DERMAL: FLUSH EXPOSED SKIN WITH LUKEWARM WATER (NOT HOT) - OR USE OTHER MEA
TO WARM SKIN SLOWLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF FROSTBITTEN BY LIQUID OR IF
IRRITATION OCCURS.
EYE CONTACT: IF IN EYES, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICA
ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFIC
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
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VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS: INVESTIGATE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE
EXPOSURES BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. PROVIDE VENTILATION IF NECESSARY
CONTROL EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE INGREDIENTS
SECTION). DILUTION VENTILATION ACCEPTABLE, BUT LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION PREFERRED, IF PRACTICAL, AT SOURCES OF AIR CONTAMINATION SUCH A
OPEN PROCESS EQUIPMENT.
EYE: USE GOGGLES TO PROTECT EYES.
HAND (GLOVE TYPE): WEAR APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. CONSULT GLOVE MANUFACTUR
TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE TYPE GLOVE MATERIAL FOR GIVEN APPLICATION. RINSE
CONTAMINATED SKIN PROMPTLY. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND CLEAN PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT BEFORE REUSE. WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
RESPIRATOR TYPE: AVOID BREATHING VAPOR, MIST, OR FUME. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRO
FULL FACE (TC-19C) SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR OR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS WHERE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE IS LIKELY TO EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED EXPOS
LIMITS. IF USED, FULL FACEPIECE REPLACES NEED FOR CHEMICAL GOGGLES AND/OR
FACESHIELD. IF EXPOSURES CANNOT BE KEPT AT A MINIMUM WITH ENGINEERING CONTR
USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT AS NOTED ABOVE. OBSERVE
RESPIRATOR USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MSHA OR THE MANUFACTURER. FOR
EMERGENCY AND OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICA
EXPOSURE, USE AN APPROVED FULL FACE POSITIVE-PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED BREAT
APPARATUS OR POSITIVE-PRESSURE AIRLINE WITH AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED AIR
SUPPLY. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAMS MUST COMPLY WITH 29 CFR SECT. 1910.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: PROTECT ALL EXPOSED SKIN FROM LIQUID CONTACT.
SPECIAL HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS
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DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR, MIST OR GAS.
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAMES. STORE IN TIG
CLOSED CONTAINERS. EMPTY CONTAINER MAY CONTAIN HAZARDOUS RESIDUE. DO NOT DR
REUSE OR REFILL CONTAINER. DO NOT SMOKE. READ LABEL BEFORE USE. DO NOT CUT,
GRIND OR WELD ON OR NEAR CONTAINER DUE TO POSSIBLE TOXIC FUME GENERATION.
SPILL MANAGEMENT
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REMOVE OR EXTINGUISH IGNITION OR COMBUSTION SOURCES. EVACUATE ENCLOSED SPAC
UNTIL GAS IS DISPERSED. KEEP UPWIND. STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE WITHOUT RISK.
DISPERSE GAS WITH FLOOR-LEVEL FORCED-AIR VENTILATION. EXHAUST VAPORS OUTDOO
REMOVE ALL FLAMES, HEATING ELEMENTS AND GAS ENGINES. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOT
BEFORE USE. DESTROY CONTAMINATED SHOES.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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RECYCLE OR RECLAIM IF POSSIBLE. RECLAIMED MATERIAL MAY BE INCINERATED BUT T
AND CORROSIVE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS (HF AND HCL) MUST BE HANDLED APPROPRIATEL
CONSULT FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR PROPER DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
# ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
NO EFFECTS WERE REPORTED ON THE GROWTH OF AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC MICROORGANI
OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD, INCLUDING GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE SPECIES, F
EXPOSURE TO A MEDIA THAT CONTAINED CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE AT 5 MG/ML.
# CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION:
THE OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT (LOG POW) FOR HCFC 22 WAS REPORTED
BE 1.08.
# SARA HAZARD NOTIFICATION:
HEALTH HAZARD CATEGORIES UNDER CRITERIA OF SARA TITLE III RULES (40 CFR PAR
370): IMMEDIATE
# THIS CHEMICAL (OR CHEMICALS) IS REPORTED ON THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION AGENCY TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT INVENTORY. THIS PRODUCT CONT
SUBSTANCE(S) WHICH ARE DEFINED AS TOXIC CHEMICALS UNDER, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF, SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDM
AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372. SEE 'INGREDIENTS - HAZ
CLASSIFICATION' SECTION OF THIS MSDS FOR CHEMICAL IDENTITIES AND
CONCENTRATIONS.
MSDS PREPARED BY PRODUCT SAFETY DEPT.
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