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Chemical Sampling Information
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
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General Description

NAME: Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

IMIS: 1374

CAS: 77-47-4

NIOSH: RTECS GY1225000; 28895

DOT: UN2646 Poison

DESCRIPTION:

Liquid.

Exposure Limits

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 ppm, 0.11 mg/m3 TWA; Appendix A4 (Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen)

NIOSH REL: 0.01 ppm TWA

Health Factors

HEALTH EFFECTS: Irritation-Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin---Marked (HE14) Lung edema (HE11); Cumulative organ damage (HE3)

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Porapak T Tube (75/25 mg sections, 80/100 mesh)
ANL SOLVENT: Hexane
MAX V: 100 Liters   MAX F: 0.2 L/min
ANL 1: Gas Chromatography; GC/ECD
REF: 1 (NIOSH 2518)
SAE: 0.13
CLASS: Fully Validated


Revision Date: 01/11/1999
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