ELF AUTOCHEM NORTH AMERICA FLUOROCHEMICALS -- FORANE 134A -- 6830-01-370-6207 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FORANE 134A
MSDS Date:01/29/1998
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-370-6207
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ELF AUTOCHEM NORTH AMERICA FLUOROCHEMICALS
Address:2000 MARKET ST
City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-419-7704\7695
Emergency Phone Num:215-419-7695\7704
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:TO328
=== 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
Company Name:ELF AUTOCHEM NORTH AMERICA FLUOROCHEMICALS
Address:2000 MARKET ST
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3222
Country:US
Phone:215-419-7704\7695
CAGE:TO328
Company Name:REFRIGERANT RECLAIM SERVICES INC / DBA FULL CYCLE
Address:121 S NORWOOD DR
Box:City:HURST
State:TX
ZIP:76053
Country:US
Phone:817-282-0022
Contract Num:SP0450-99-C5460
CAGE:0YD89

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

Ingred Name:1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (R134A)
CAS:811-97-2
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: CNS, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
    AND HEART. EYES: VERY SLIGHT IRRITATION. RAPID VOLATILIZATION OF
    LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. SKIN: SLIGHT IRRITANT, CONTACT MAY
    CAUSE FROSTBITE. INHALATION: CONC ENTRATED VAPORS CAN PRODUCE RAPID
    ANESTHETIC EFFECTS, RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, INCREASED SENSITIVITY
    OF THE HEART TO ADRENALINE, DEPRESSION OF CARDIAC FUNCTION, DEATH
    DUE TO ASPHYXIATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, FROSTBITES AND PAIN, DROWSINESS,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, RAPID HEARTBEAT, IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING HEART DISEASE OR
    COMPROMISED HEART FUNCTION SHOULD ONLY HAVE LIMITED EXPOSURE TO
    THIS MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:SKIN: IF FROSTBITTEN, WARM SLOWLY W/WATER. FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF CLEAN WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION:
    REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE CPR. IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFIC ULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: NEVER GIVEANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/E
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
    FIGHTING FIRES NEAR THIS PRODUCT DUE TO TOXICITY OF THERMAL
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.KEEP CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MIXTURES OF HFC-134A WITH AIR OR OTHER
    OXIDIZERS UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE, CAN BE FLAMMABLE.IN
    TESTS CONDUCTED AT UP TO 170C, HFC-134A IS FLAMMABLE ONLY AT
    PRESSURES ABOVE 50PSIA AND WITH M ORE THAN 50% AIR BY
    VOLUME.MIXTURES CONTAINING HFC-134A SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PRESSURE
    OR LEAK TESTING.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE/EXTINGUISH IGNITION/COMBUSTION SOURCES.
    EVACUATE ENCLOSED SPACES UNTIL GAS IS DISPERSED. KEEP UPWIND. STOP
    LEAK IF POSSIBLE W/OUT RISK. DISPERSE GAS W/FLOOR-LEVEL FORCED-AIR
    VENTILATION. EXHAUS T VAPORS OUTDOORS. REMOVE FLAMES/HEAT

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES AND
    DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE BELOW 120F. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED
    CONTAINES. DO NOT REFILL THIS CYLINDER. EMPTY CONTAINERS CONTAIN
    HAZARDOUS RESIDUE.
Other Precautions:DON'T DROP, REUSE/REFILL CONTAINER. DON'T CUT, GRIND/
    WELD ON/NEAR CONTAINER. DON'T GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T
    BREATHE VAPOR, MIST/GAS.

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

Respiratory Protection:IN INADEQUATELY VENTILATED AREAS, A NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED (TC-18C) SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR/SCBA IS REQUIRED.
Ventilation:CHECK AIR FOR CONTAMINANT & FOR OXYGEN DEFICIENCY. USE
    LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:SYNTHETIC RUBBER/NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. DESTROY CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:=-26.3C, -15.5F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-101.C, -149.8F
Vapor Pres:96.16 PSIA @77F
Vapor Density:3.52
Spec Gravity:1.21 @ 77F
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS WITH FAINT
    ETHEREAL(ETHER-LIKE) ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS, ALUMINUM,
    MAGNESIUM/ZINC & STRONG OXIDIZERS SINCE THEY MAY REACT WITH OR
    ACCELERATE DECOMPOSITION OF THIS MATERIAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION DUE TO EXPOSURE TO
    HEAT(>800F) OR FIRE  FLAMES,EXTREMELY HOT METAL SURFACES,HEATING
    ELEMENTS,COMBUSTION ENGINES,ETC
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CO, CO2

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:INHALATION: 4 HR LC50 RATS= 500,000 PPM; 30
    MIN LC50= 750,000 PPM. CONCENTRATION >50,000 PPM PRODUCED
    ANESTHETIC EFFECT IS MICE, DOG, CATS AND MOKEYS. NO TOXIC EFFECTS
    WERE OBSERVED IN RATS EXPOSED 6  HR/DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK FOR 13 WEEKS
    FOR CONCENTRATIONS UPTO 50,000 PPM. INHALATION FOLLOWED BY IV 
    INJECTION OF EPINEPHRINE RESULTED IN HEART SENSITIZATIONS AT LEVELS
    >75,000 PPM IN DOGS.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:A 28 DAY BIODEGRADATION STUDY WITH HFC 134A USING AN
    ACTIVATED SLUDGE INOCULUM PRODUCED 3% BIODEGRADATION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE/RECLAIM IF POSSIBLE. RECLAIMED MATERIAL
    MAY BE INCINERATED BUT TOXIC & CORROSIVE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS(HF &
    HCL) MUST BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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