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Site Specific Health, Safety and Environmental Plan <br /> 11 <br />Compound Physical/Chemical Characteristics <br />(Target Organs/ Route of Entry) <br />OEL <br />(STEL) <br />Odor <br />Threshold <br />LEL <br />(%) <br />IP <br />(eV) <br />system effects. May cause impairment of <br />coordination and reaction time. <br />IDLH: 500 ppm <br />Trichloroethylene <br />(TCE, Trichlorethene) <br />(79-01-6) <br /> <br />1 ppm = 5.37 mg/m3 <br />Exposure routes of inhalation, skin <br />absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye <br />contact. A skin and eye irritant; dermatitis; <br />headache, vertigo, visual distortion, fatigue, <br />nausea, vomiting, irregular heart rhythm. <br />Colorless liquid (unless dyed blue) with a <br />cholorform-like odor. A dangerous fire <br />hazard, reacts with strong caustics and <br />chemically reactive metals, will emit toxic <br />phosgene gas when heated. <br />10 ppm TWA <br />(25 ppm) <br /> <br />C - 200 ppm <br />(300 ppm - 5 <br />minute peak in <br />any 2 hours) <br /> <br />IDLH / Ca <br />(1,000 ppm) <br /> <br />100 ppm 8 9.45 <br />Vinyl Chloride <br />(Chloroethylene) <br />1 ppm = 2.56 mg/m3 <br />(75-01-4) <br /> <br />Exposure Routes: inhalation, skin and/or eye <br />contact (liquid). Causes lassitude (weakness, <br />exhaustion); abdominal pain, gastrointestinal <br />bleeding; enlarged liver; pallor or cyanosis of <br />extremities; liquid: frostbite; [potential <br />occupational carcinogen. Target organs: Liver <br />(Ca), central nervous system, blood, <br />respiratory system, lymphatic system <br />1 ppm TWA8 <br /> <br />(5 ppm – avg. <br />not exceeding <br />any 15 min. <br />period) <br />Ca <br />3,000 <br />ppm <br />3.6 9.99 <br />Xylenes, total <br />(1330-20-7) <br /> <br />1 ppm = 4.34 mg/m3 <br />Inhalation, absorption, ingestion and eye <br />hazard. Colorless liquid with an aromatic <br />odor. Odor threshold of 0.62 – 20 ppm. LEL: <br />1.1%, UEL: 7%. Moderately toxic by ingestion <br />and inhalation. An eye irritant. May be <br />narcotic at high concentrations. <br />100 ppm TWA <br />(150 ppm) <br /> <br />IDLH: 900 ppm <br />5 ppm 1 8.44 <br />Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds <br />Chlorodiphenyl <br />(42% Chlorine) <br />(53469-21-9) <br />PCB Constituent <br />Skin, eye, inhalation, and ingestion hazard. <br />Colorless to light-colored, viscous liquid with <br />a mild hydrocarbon odor. Irritation of eyes, <br />skin; acne-form dermatitis; potential <br />carcinogen (liver / leukemia); reproductive <br />effects. Reacts with strong oxidizers. <br />0.001 mg/m3 <br />TWA (42% Cl) <br />Skin <br />Ca (5 mg/m3) <br /> <br /> <br />N/A N/A Not <br />known <br />Chlorodiphenyl <br />(54% Chlorine) <br />(11097-69-1) <br />PCB Constituent <br />Skin, eye, inhalation, and ingestion hazard. <br />Colorless to light-colored, viscous liquid with <br />a mild hydrocarbon odor. Irritation of eyes, <br />skin; acne-form dermatitis; potential <br />carcinogen (liver / leukemia); reproductive <br />effects. Reacts with strong oxidizers. <br />0.001 mg/m3 <br />TWA (54% Cl) <br />Skin <br />Ca (5 mg/m3) <br /> <br />N/A N/A Not <br />known <br />Polycyclic aromatic <br />hydrocarbons (PAHs) <br />– as coal tar pitch <br />volatiles. (Includes <br />benzo(a)pyrene, <br />Skin, eye, inhalation, and ingestion hazard. <br />The pitch of coal tar is black or dark brown <br />amorphous residue that remains after the <br />redistillation process. Odor thresholds vary. <br />Direct contact or exposure to the vapors may <br />0.2 mg/m3 <br />TWA <br />0.1 mg/m3 <br />TWA <br />(Cyclohexane- <br />N/A N/A Not <br />known