Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
75-01-4
Name of the chemical
Chloroethylene
Concentration
1.1-100000 PPM
EC/CAS
7727-37-9
Name of the chemical
Nitrogen N2
Concentration
BALANCE S/A = SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT
General Information
Revision date
2001-03-09
Product name
VINYL CHLORIDE IN NITROGEN SYNONYMS: None
Icons in SDS
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW * * * High pressure gas. Can cause rapid suffocation. May cause liver, kidney, spleen, and other organ damage.
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation ACUTE EFFECTS: Vapor inhalation causes varying degrees of central nervous system depression with noticeable anesthetic effects at levels of 1% (10,000 ppm). Inhalation can cause headache, dizziness, lung irritation, narcosis and unconsciousness. Mixture can act as a simple asphyxiant by displacing air necessary for life. Symptoms include rapid respiration, muscular incoordination, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, unconsciousness, and death.
Potential chronic health
Liver tumors (angiosarcomas) are formed from vinyl chloride exposure. Other tumors of the central nervous system, respiratory system, blood and lumphatic system occured from exposure to the polyvinyl chloride manufacture process but vinyl chloride itself may not be the causative agent. Suspected human carcinogen.
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure
OVEREXPOSURE None known OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPORSURE: None CARCINOGENICITY (US ONLY): NTP - Yes IARC MONOGRAPHS - Yes OSHA REGULATED - Yes
