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Chemical Sampling Information
Chlorine Trifluoride
 Field Definitions
 Analytical Methods
 Health Guidelines
General Description

NAME: Chlorine Trifluoride

IMIS: 0615

CAS: 7790-91-2

NIOSH: RTECS FO2800000

DOT: 1749 44

DESCRIPTION:

Greenish-yellow, almost colorless liquid or gas with a sweet, irritating odor.
MW: 93
BP: 53 F
VP: >1 atm
MP: -105 F

INCOM: Combustible substances, water, sand, glass, asbestos, silicon-containing compounds

Exposure Limits

OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL: 0.1 ppm, 0.4 mg/m3 Ceiling

OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL: 0.1 ppm, 0.4 mg/m3 Ceiling

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 ppm, 0.38 mg/m3 Ceiling

NIOSH REL: 0.1 ppm Ceiling

Health Factors

SYMPTOM(s): Eye, skin burns; In animals: lacrimation, corneal ulcers; pulmonary edema

HEALTH EFFECTS: Irritation-Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14) Mutagen (HE2)

ORGAN: Skin, eyes

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Midget Fritted Glass Bubbler (MFGB) containing 10 mL 0.01 N NaOH
MAX V: 15 Liters   MAX F: 1.0 L/min (Ceiling)
ANL 1: Ion Specific Electrode; ISE
REF: 2 (OSHA In-House File)
CLASS: Not Validated
NOTE: Submit as a separate sample. The sample is analyzed for total F- &/or Cl- and reported as the compound. Proposed sampling and analytical method follows OSHA ID-110.

WIPE:

No


Revision Date: 01/15/1993
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