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06484

MANUFACTURER'S NAME:                 IBI/SHELTON SCEINTIFIC
                            230 LONG HILL CROSS RD.
                            SHELTON, CT
                            06484

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DATE PREPARED: 6-23-00                 REVIEWED:

            IDENTIFICATION                    

PRODUCT #: IB05040                     NAME: CHLOROFORM
CAS #: 67-66-3
MF: CHCL3   
SYNONYMS
CHLOROFORM (ACGIH, DOT, OSHA) * CHLOROFORME (FRENCH) * CHLOROFORMIO (ITALIAN) * FORMYL TRICHLORIDE * METHANE TRICHLORIDE * METHANE, TRICHLORO- * METHENYL TRICHLORIDE * METHYL TRICHLORIDE * NCI- CO2686 * R 20 * R 20 (REFRIGERANT) * RCRA WASTE NUMBER U044 * TCM * TRICHLOORMETHAN (DUTCH) * TRICHLORMETHAN (CZECH) * TRICHLOROFORM * TRICHLOROMETHANE * TRICHLOROMETHANE (OSHA) * TRICLOROMETANO (ITALIAN) * UN 1880 (DOT) *

_____________________________TOXICITY HAZARDS______________________________

RTECS NO: F89100000
CHLOROFORM
IRRITATION DATA
    SKN-RBT     10 MG/24H OPEN MLD                 AIHAAP 23, 95, 62
    SKN-RBT     500 MG/24H MLD                 85JCAE -, 89, 86
    EYE-RBT     148 MG                         AIHAAP 37, 697, 76
    EYE-RBT     20 MG/24H MOD                 85JCAE -, 89, 86
TOXICITY DATA
    IHL-HMN    LCLO: 25000 PPM/5M                 TABIA2 3, 231, 33
    UNR-MAN    LDLO: 546 MG/KG                  85DCAI 2, 73, 70
    ORL-RAT     LD50: 908 MG/KG                 JPFCD2 17, 205, 82
    IHL-RAT     LC50: 47702 MG/M3/4H                 ENVRAL 40, 411, 86
    IPR-RAT    LD50: 894 MG/KG                 ENVRAL 40, 411, 86
    ORL-MUS     LD50: 36 MG/KG                 ATSUDG 2, 371, 79
    IPR-MUS    LD50: 623 MG/KG                 AGGHAR 10, 109, 60
    SCU-MUS    LD50: 704 MG/KG                 JPETAB 123, 224, 58
    IBR-DOG    LD50: 1000 MG/KG                 TXAPA9 10, 119, 67
    SKN-RBT    LD50: >20 GM/KG                 NTIS** AD-A062-130
    ORL-GPG    LD50: 820 MG/KG                 GISAAA 40(3), 10, 83
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
    ACGIH TLV-SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN 85INA8 5, 130, 86
    ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 PPM 85INA8 5, 130, 86
IARC CANCER REVIEW: ANIMAL SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IMEMDT 20, 401, 79
    IARC CANCER REVIEW: HUMAN INADEQUATE EVIDENCE IMEMDT 20,401, 79
    IARC CANCER REVIEW: GROUP 2B IMSUDL 7, 152, 87
    MSHA STANDARD: AIR-CL 50 PPM (240 MG/M3) DTLWS* 3, 14, 73
    OSHA PEL:CL 50 PPM (240 MG/M3) FEREAC 54, 2923, 89
    OSHA PEL FINAL: 8H TWA 2 PPM (9.78 MG/M3) FEREAC 54, 2923, 89
    OEL-ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
    OEL-AUSTRALIA: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3) CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
    OEL-AUSTRIA: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
    OEL-BELGIUM: TWA 10 PPM (49 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
    OEL-CZECHOSLOVAKIA: TWA 10 MG/M3; STEL 20 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993
    OEL-DENMARK: TWA 2 PPM (10 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-FINLAND: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3); STEL 20 PPM (100 MG/M3); SKIN; CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-FRANCE: TWA 5 PPM (25 MG/M3); STEL 50 PPM (250 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-GERMANY: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-HUNGARY: STEL 10 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993
OEL-INDIA: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-JAPAN: TWA 50PPM (240 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-POLAND: TWA 50 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993
OEL-RUSSIA: TWA 50 PPM JANUARY 1993
OEL-SWEDEN: TWA 2 PPM (10 MG/M3); STEL 5 PPM (25 MG/M3); CARCINOGEN JANUARY 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3); STEL 20 PPM (100 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
OEL-THAILAND: TWA 50 PPM (240 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
OEL-THE PHILLIPPINES: TWA 50 PPM (240 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
OEL-TURKEY: TWA 50 PPM (240 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 10 PPM (50 MG/M3); STEL 20 PPM (225 MG/M3)
JANUARY 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, CHECK, ACGIH TLV
NIOSH REL TO CHLOROFORM-AIR: CA STEL 2 PPM/60M NIOSH* DHHS #92-100, 92
NIOSH REL TO WASTE ANESTHETIC GASES AND VAPORS-AIR: CL 2 PPM/ 1H MMWR** 37(S-7), 28, 88
NOHS 1974: HZD 18500; NIS 78; TNF 5120; NOS 66; TNE 96747
NOES 1983: HZD 18500; NIS 65; TNF 4890; NOS 55; TNE 95773; TFE 41397
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE (NTIS** PB/89/160360/AS)
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, POSITIVE: CARCINOGENICITY-MOUSE/RAT; S CEREVISIAE GENE CONVERSION
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, POSITIVE: S CEREVISIAE-HOMOZYGOSIS; B CEREVISIAE-REVERSION
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: CELL TRANSFORM. -SA7/SHE; V79 CELL CULTURE-GENE MUTATION
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, INCONCLUSIVE: MAMMALIAN MICRONUCLEUS; SPERM MORPHOLOGY-MOUSE
EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY, JUNE 1990
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(E) STATUS REPORT 8EHQ-0970-0310; 8EHQ-0180-0324
ON EPA IRIS DATABASE
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 1993
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 9, 1976
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHODS: SEE HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED, 1003
NCI CARCINOGENESIS BIOASSAY (GAVAGE); CLEAR EVIDENCE: MOUSE, RAT NCITR* NCI-TR, 1976
NTP 7TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1992: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #05
TARGET ORGAN DATA
    BEHAVIORAL (FOOD INTAKE)
    LIVER (LIVER FUNCTION TESTS IMPAIRED)
BLOOD (OTHER CHANGES)
BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS (TRANSAMINASES)
BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS (PEPTIDASES)

______________________N,N' -METHYLENEBIS(ACRYLAMIDE)_____________________

TOXICITY DATA
        ORL-RAT    LD50: 390 MG/KG                 37ASAA 1, 306, 78
        ORL-MUS     LD50: 401 MG/KG                 ARTODN 47, 179, 81
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
        NOHS 1974: HZD 83963; NIS 4; TNF 199; NOS 5; TNE 2090
        NOES 1983: HZD 83963; NIS 2; TNF 10; NOS 3; TNE 66; TFE 35
        EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY JUNE 1990
        EPA TSCA SECTION 8(E) STATUS REPORT 8EHQ-0880-0357
        EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 1993
TARGET ORGAN DATA
        PATERNAL EFFECTS (SPERMATOGENESIS)
        PATERNAL EFFECTS (TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
        EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (PRE-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY)
        EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.

                HEALTH HAZARD DATA________________________________

ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
MAY CAUSE EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
    MAY ALTER GENETIC MATERIAL.
OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER(S) BASED ON TESTS WITH LABORATORY ANIMALS.
CARCINOGEN.
FIRST AID
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

________________________________PHYSICAL DATA______________________________

APPEARANCE AND ODOR
POWDER
_______________________FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA___________________

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
    CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.   

                REACTIVITY DATA                    

INCOMPATIBILITIES
    AVOID CONTACT WITH ACID.
BASES
    OXIDIZING AGENTS
    AIR AND MOISTURE SENSITIVE
    STORE AWAY FROM HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
    MAY POLYMERIZE ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDES.    

                SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES                

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
    EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
DIKE SPILL SITE. USE INERT MATERIAL TO ABSORB SPILL.
    SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
    AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD
DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS.

        PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE        
   
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
DO NOT BREATH MISTS OR VAPORS.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
READILY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
POISON.
CARCINOGEN.
NEUROLOGICAL HAZARD.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
MAY CAUSE CANCER.
TOXIC BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES.
TARGET ORGAN (S):
NERVES
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
LIVER, KIDNEYS
SENSITIVE TO LIGHT
DO NOT BREATH MISTS OR VAPORS
IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
AFTER CONTACT WITH SKIN, WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES, AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.
PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
POISON
IRRITANT
SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN   
REGULATORY INFORMATION
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