1,2-difluorotetrachloroethane

DATA ITEMS CITED :

33

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-Cl4-F2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

203.82

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

GXGFXGGF

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Open irritation test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,332,1966

TYPE OF TEST :

Rinsed with water

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,332,1966 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2 pph/15M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression

REFERENCE :

HUTODJ Human Toxicology. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,239,1982

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

800 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,54,1982

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

50 gm/m3/2H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis

REFERENCE :

TLSMA6 Trudy Leningradskogo Sanitarno-Gigienicheskogo Meditsinskogo Instituta. (Leningrad, Russia) V.1-145, 1949-82. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 75,241,1963

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

>10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520705 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1000 ppm/6H/31D-I

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,332,1966 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 4170 mg/m3 (500 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,249,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3);STEL 625 ppm (5215 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 500 ppm (4760 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 200 ppm (1690 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 500 ppm (4200 mg/m3);STEL 1000 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 ppm (834 mg/m3);STEL 100 ppm JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLORO-1,2-DIFLUOROETHANE-air:TWA 500 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 71447 No. of Facilities: 451 (estimated) No. of Industries: 8 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 7803 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 71447 No. of Facilities: 95 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 1434 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 191 (estimated)