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CDC -NIOSH Pocket Guide 0 hemical Hazards - Chloroform 0 Page I of 2 <br /> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br /> Your Onnne S for 0red1ble Health Wormatlon <br /> September 2005 <br /> NIOSH Publication Number 2005-149 <br /> Search the Pocket Guide <br /> am <br /> Enter search terms separated by spaces. <br /> ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br /> Chloroform <br /> ...................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................ <br /> Synonyms&Trade Names Methane trichloride,Trichloromethane <br /> CAS No. 67-66-3 RTE SNo. FSoloocloo I DOT ID&Guide 18881 si 9 IF <br /> Formula CHC1 3 Conversion 1 PPIn = 4.88 Mg/M3 IDLH Ca 1500 ppm] <br /> See: 6766.,1 <br /> Exposure Limits Measurement Methods <br /> NIOSH REL : Ca ST 2 PPM(9.78 Mg/M3) [6o-minute] See NIOSH ioo.,i <br /> Appendix A See: NMAM or'OSHA <br /> OSHA PEI. t: C 50 PPM(240 mg/M3) Metho_dsdP <br /> Physical Description Colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. <br /> mw: 119.4 BP: 1430F FRZ: -820F SOI(770F): 0.5% vP: 16o In 11-42 eV <br /> mmHg <br /> Sp.Gr: 1.48—11 FLP: NA 11 UEL: NA ILEL: NA I <br /> 1)Noncombustible Liquid <br /> Incompatibilities&Reactivities Strong caustics; chemically-active metals such as aluminum or <br /> magnesium powder, sodium&potassium; strong oxidizers [Note: When heated to <br /> decomposition,forms phosgene gas.] <br /> Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion,skin and/or eye contact <br /> Symptoms irritation eyes, skin; dizziness, mental dullness, nausea, confusion; headache, <br /> lassitude(weakness, exhaustion); anesthesia; enlarged liver; [potential occupational <br /> carcinogen] <br /> Target Organs Liver, kidneys, heart, eyes,skin, central nervous system <br /> Cancer Site [in animals: liver&kidney cancer] <br /> http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0127.html 6/21/2010 <br />