OSHA IMIS Code Number: 0615
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number: 7790-91-2
NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) Identification Number: FO2800000
Department of Transportation Regulation Number (49 CFR 172.101) and Guide: 1749 44
Chemical Description and Physical Properties:
greenish-yellow, almost colorless liquid or gas with a sweet, irritating odor
molecular weight: 93
vapor pressure >1 atm
boiling point: 53°F
melting point: -105°F
Incompatibilities Combustible substances, water, sand, glass, asbestos, silicon-containing compounds
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):
General Industry: 0.1 ppm, 0.4 mg/m3 ceiling
Construction Industry: 0.1 ppm, 0.4 mg/m3 ceiling
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 0.1 ppm, 0.38 mg/m3 ceiling
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Limit (REL): 0.1 ppm ceiling
Potential Symptoms: Eye, skin burns; In animals: lacrimation, corneal ulcers; pulmonary edema
Health Effects: Irritation-Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14) Mutagen (HE2)
Affected Organs: Skin, eyes
Primary Laboratory Sampling/Analytical Method (SLC1):
- sampling media: Midget Fritted Glass Bubbler (MFGB) containing 10 mL 0.01 N NaOH
maximum volume: 15 Liters
maximum flow rate: 1.0 L/min (Ceiling)
current analytical method: Ion Specific Electrode; ISE
method reference: 2 (OSHA In-House File)
method classification: 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 Sampling Method:
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