Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless liquid with an etherlike odor. Firefighters should wear appropriate protective equipment and selfcontained breathing. The problem formulation document will be available for comment until august 16, 2018 in the docket epahqoppt20160733. Inhalation of its vapors can depress central nervous system activity and cause degeneration of the liver and kidneys. It is a colourless liquid with a sweet smell that can be detected at. Evaluation of carbon disulfide as an alternative to carbon. Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names the most notable being tetrachloromethane, also recognised by the iupac, carbon tet in the cleaning industry, halon104 in firefighting, and refrigerant10 in hvacr is an organic compound with the chemical formula ccl 4. Sigmaaldrich 3050 spruce street saint louis mo 63103 usa telephone. A detailed comparison of the performance of carbon tetrachloride and carbon disulfide has been undertaken using sets of homogeneous artificial seawater samples spiked with three different oils gas oil, medium fuel oil and forties field.
Return to the risk evaluation page for carbon tetrachloride. This may be a synopsis of the full weightofevidence narrative. Carbon tetrachloride has a low potential to bioconcentrate. Uses advised against food, drug, pesticide or biocidal product use. The problem formulation document will be available for comment until august 16, 2018 in the docket epahqoppt20160733 return to the risk evaluation page for carbon tetrachloride.
You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. Carbon tetrachloride wisconsin department of health services. International journal of environmental analytical chemistry. Carbon tetrachloride, cc149 is a clear, colorless, nonflammable liquid at normal temperatures and pressures.
Carbon tetrachloride is miscible with most organic solvents, but is essentially insoluble in water. Safety data sheet creation date 24nov2010 revision date 18jan2018 revision number 3 1. Niosh considers carbon tetrachloride to be a potential occupational carcinogen as defined by the osha carcinogen policy 29 cfr 1990. See handling and storage section 7 and incompatibility section 10. Material safety data sheet associated technologies at2010 component a acrylic adhesive section 1 chemical product and company identification. Carbon tetrachloride has been used in the carbon tetrachloride induced mouse model to study liver injury and regeneration. Silicon tetrachloride 99% tetrachlorosilane sigmaaldrich. Material safety data sheet carbon tetrachloride msds section 1.
It is used as a solvent and in making fire extinguishers, refrigerants and aerosols. A small dose of carbon tetrachloride, equal to 1 20 of an ld 95, administered intragastrically to rats, confers a remarkable protection against subsequently administered and ordinarily lethal doses of the same liver poison. It reacts at high temperatures to form the poisonous gas phosgene. Safety data sheet rochester institute of technology. Carbon tetra chloride material safety data sheet cas no 5623. While ccl 4 does not photodegrade in the ambient air, it may degrade in the presence of the shorter. The chemical formula is ccl 4 and two equivalent representations of the molecular structure are shown below. State righttoknow regulations component massachusettsnew jersey pennsylvania illinois rhode island. It is fully developed by 24 hours and lasts for 3 days, after which it gradually fades. Although ccl 4 does not occur naturally, it is ubiquitous in the environment. Titanium tetrachloride, 99% safety data sheet inti065. Tenant notification fact sheet for carbon tetrachloride is available in portable document format pdf, 24kb this fact sheet is provided to fulfill new york state department of health requirements for preparation of generic fact sheets under article 27 title 24, section 272405 of the environmental conservation law. However, when heated to decomposition, it will emit fumes of extremely toxic phosgene and of hydrogen chloride.
In a fire or if heated, a pressure increase will occur and the container may burst or explode. Ac148170025 synonyms tetrachloromethane recommended use laboratory chemicals. It is toxic when absorbed through the skin or when inhaled. If net weight of product 10 pounds, the container must be also pdunhg zlwk wkh ohwwhuv. Until 1986, the chemical was used as a grain fumigant. Quantitative estimate of carcinogenic risk from oral exposure pdf 20 pp, 363 k. Carbon tetrachloride can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Mechanism of protection against carbon tetrachloride by.
It is a colourless liquid with a sweet smell that can be detected at low levels. General description silicon tetrachloride sicl 4 is an inorganic compound. Carbon tetrachloride problem formulation assessing and. Before 1970, carbon tet was widely used as a cleaning fluid in home and industry. All atsdr toxicological profile pdf files are electronic conversions from paper copy or other electronic ascii text files. Carbon tetrachloride, also called tetrachloromethane, a colourless, dense, highly toxic, volatile, nonflammable liquid possessing a characteristic odour and belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds, used principally in the manufacture of dichlorodifluoromethane a refrigerant and propellant first prepared in 1839 by the reaction of chloroform with chlorine. Evaluation of carbon disulfide as an alternative to carbon tetrachloride for the determination of hydrocarbon oils in water by infrared spectrophotometry. Refrigerant manufacturing, lab reagent, chemical intermediate.
Jan 01, 1987 carbon tetrachloride ii disclaimer the use of company or product names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the agency for toxic substances and disease registry. Managing hazardous materials incidents is a threevolume set of recommendations for onscene prehospital and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a. Carbon tetrachloride carbon tetrachloride hazard class. Carbon tetrachloride 10 lb 1 lb california proposition 65 this product contains the following proposition 65 chemicals. Other pertinent literature is also presented, but is described in less detail. Carbon tetrachloride, carbon tetrachloride hazard class. Central drug house p ltd 728 vardaan house new delhi2 india. Carbon tetrachloride can damage the liver and kidneys. Odor thresholdgreater than 10 ppm odor thresholds vary greatly. Carbon tetrachloride ccl 4 is a clear, nonflammable, heavy liquid that evaporates readily, producing a sweet odor.
Silicon tetrachloride sicl 4 is an inorganic compound. Carbon tetra chloride material safety data sheet cas. Inhalation of high concentrations of this compound may cause dizziness, nausea and possible loss of. Under the guidelines for carcinogen risk assessment u. Carbon tetrachloride is a commonly used liquid in fire extinguishers to combat small fires. Carbon tetrachloride is a clear, nonflammable liquid which is almost insoluble in water. Its chemical stability results in an atmospheric halflife of 30 to 100 years. Titanium tetrachloride, 99% safety data sheet 08312015 en english us sds id. The legal airborne permissible exposure limit pel is 10 ppm averaged over an 8hour workshift. The replacement of carbon tetrachloride as an extraction solvent for the determination of hydrocarbon oils has been investigated. Identification product name carbon tetrachloride cat no. Physical properties of carbon tetrachloride are presented in table 1.
Sicl 4 can be synthesized by the chlorination of silicon compounds e. Carbon tet, perchloromethane, ccl4, carbon chloride, tetrachloromethane, perc chemical reference number cas. Epa, 2005a, carbon tetrachloride is likely to be carcinogenic to humans. Hazards identification emergency overview may be fatal if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through skin. In case of contact, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for a t least 15 minutes. Integrated risk information system iris march 2010. Carbon tetrachloride an overview sciencedirect topics. Department of health and human services, public health service. In case of contact, immediately flush skin with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes.
Locating and estimating air emissions from sources of. Recknagel department of physiology, school of medicine, case western reserve university, cleveland, ohio 4106 received october 14, 1971 a small dose of carbon tetrachloride, equal to 11,9 of. Carbon tetrabromide material safety data sheet cas no 558. Identification of the substancemixture and of the companyundertaking.
Small fires close to stored silicon tetrachloride may be extinguished using carbon dioxide, dry chemical extinguishers, or dry sand, properly applied. Carbon tetrachloride, a colourless, dense, highly toxic, volatile, nonflammable liquid possessing a characteristic odour and belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds, used principally in the manufacture of dichlorodifluoromethane a refrigerant and propellant. Chemical product and company identification product name. Carbon tetrachloride is a clear, colorless, volatile and very stable chlorinated hydrocarbon. Chemical product and company identification boc gases, division of the boc group, inc. Lot and batch numbers can be found on a products label following the words lot or batch. Locating and estimating air emissions from sources of carbon. Tenant notification fact sheet for carbon tetrachloride. A meta description is an html tag in the html code of your website, which allows you to customize a section of text that describes the page itself. Carbon tetrachloride is used as a solvent for oils and fats, as a refrigerant and as a drycleaning agent. In large fires where leakage may occur, water spray may be used if applied in quanitities sufficient to absorb the heat of reaction.
Ccl 4 was once widely used as a dry cleaning solvent, precursor to refrigerant synthesis, propellant for aerosol cans, a fire extinguishing liquid, as a solvent for oils, fats, and lacquers, as a grain fumigant and curiously enough, in lava lamps 30, 31. Safety data sheet northwest missouri state university. Other companies are charging thousands of dollars to. This msds has been prepared according to the hazard criteria of the controlled products regulations cpr and the msds contains all of the information required by the cpr. Your new online msds binder is a place for you to store the material safety data sheets you need to deploy. The atsdr toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for the hazardous substance described here. Thermal decomposition of carbon tetrachloride occurs very slowly at. Sep 26, 2019 toxicological profile for carbon tetrachloride. Identification of the substancemixture and of the companyundertaking 1. Carbon tetrachloride ccl 4, a volatile inorganic compound, is a very welldescribed hepatotoxicant. Mechanism of protection against carbon tetrachloride by prior. Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures. It plays a role in how your page is seen by search engine crawlers, and how it appears in serps.