Carbon tetrachloride

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Hazard Name:

HAZARD:

Carbon tetrachloride

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

CCl₄

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

5 PPM (TWA)

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colorless Liquid

SYNONYMS:

Carbon Tet, Tetrachloromethane

RELATIVE DENSITY:

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation, Skin Absorption, Ingestion

IP(eV):

11.47

C.F:

1.7

LEL%:

USES/SOURCES:

In the manufacture of CFC’S, formerly used as a solvent and as a grain fumigant and in fire extinguishers.

TOXICOLOGY:

Carbon tetrachloride causes CNS depression and severe damage to the liver and kidneys and has been classified as a potential human carcinogen.

MONITORING METHOD:

Monitoring Tubes:

226-01

Catalog Number	Sorbent (Coating)	Size	Sections	Sorbent (mg)	Ends	Tube Holder	Separators	Quantity
226-01	Anasorb® CSC, Coconut Charcoal	6x70	2	50/100	GS	A	FFW	50

Monitoring Instruments:

ToxiRAE Plus PID