NAME: Ethyl Chloride
SYNONYM(s):
Chloroethane; Monochloroethane; Hydrochloric ether; Muriatic ether
IMIS: 1110
CAS: 75-00-3
NIOSH: RTECS KH7525000; 33485
DOT: UN1037 Flammable Gas
DESCRIPTION:
Colorless liquid or gas with a pungent, ether-like odor.
MW:
65
BP:
54 F
VP:
1064 mm
MP:
-218 F
INCOM:
Chemically active metals: sodium, potassium, calcium, powdered
aluminum
Exposure Limits
OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL:
1000 ppm, 2600 mg/m3
OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL:
1000 ppm, 2600 mg/m3 TWA
ACGIH TLV:
100 ppm TWA (Skin); Appendix A3 (Confirmed Animal Carcinogen with
Unknown Relevance to Humans)
NIOSH REL: Potential Carcinogen
Health Factors
SYMPTOM(s):
Incoordination, inebriation; abdominal cramps; cardiac arrhythmias,
cardiac arrest; liver, kidney damage
HEALTH EFFECTS:
Narcosis (HE8)
ORGAN:
Respiratory system, liver, kidneys, CVS
Monitoring
PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):
MEDIA:
Two Charcoal Tubes in Series (Front Tube 400 mg section; Back Tube 200mg section; both 20/40 mesh)
ANL SOLVENT:
Carbon Disulfide
MAX V:
3 Liter MAX F:
0.05 L/min
ANL 1:
Gas Chromatography; GC/FID
REF:
1 (NIOSH 2519)
SAE:
0.16
CLASS:
Fully Validated
SECONDARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SAM2):
DEVICE: Detector Tube
COMPANY: MSA
PART #: 85834
RANGE: 100-2000 ppm
CLASS: Mfg
DEVICE: Detector Tube
COMPANY: Gastec
PART #: 138
RANGE: 250-10,000 ppm
CLASS: Mfg
DEVICE: Instrumentation
COMPANY: Infrared Spectrophotometer
PART #: MIRAN 1A & 1B
RANGE: 1.3 ppm @ 10.6 um
CLASS: Mfg
DEVICE: Instrumentation
COMPANY: Infrared Spectrophotometer
PART #: MIRAN 103
RANGE: 0-2,000 ppm @ 12.82 um
CLASS: Mfg
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