MICRO CARE -- 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE - 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, TECHNICAL 
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 6810006640275
Manufacturer's CAGE: 0ATV9 
Part No. Indicator: A 
Part Number/Trade Name: 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE 
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                            General Information
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Item Name: 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, TECHNICAL 
Company's Name: MICRO CARE CORP 
Company's Street: 34 RONZO RD 
Company's City: BRISTOL 
Company's State: CT 
Company's Country: US 
Company's Zip Code: 06010 
Company's Emerg Ph #: 203-585-7912 
Company's Info Ph #: 203-585-7912 
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001 
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 002 
Status: SMJ 
Date MSDS Prepared: 09JAN91 
Safety Data Review Date: 29JAN92 
MSDS Serial Number: BMQFS 
Hazard Characteristic Code: N/ 
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                     Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ETHANE,1,1,1-TRICHLORO-; (1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 
Percent: 90 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: KJ2975000 
CAS Number: 71-55-6 
OSHA PEL: 350 PPM;450 PPM STEL 
ACGIH TLV: 350 PPM;450 PPM STEL 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: METHANE,CHLORODIFLUORO-; (CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 02 
Percent: 10 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: PA6390000 
CAS Number: 75-45-6 
OSHA PEL: 1000 PPM 
ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: P-DIOXANE; (1,4,DIETHYLENE DIOXIDE)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 03 
Percent: <3.00 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: JG8225000 
CAS Number: 123-91-1 
OSHA PEL: S, 100 PPM 
ACGIH TLV: S, 25 PPM; 9293 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: BUTANE,1,2-EPOXY; (1,2 BUTYLENE OXIDE)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 04 
Percent: >0.50 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: EK3675000 
CAS Number: 106-88-7 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: 40 PPM (MFR) 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: SUPP DATA:CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFTS. FINDING OF
CHRONIC TOX EFTS IN LAB ANIMALS MAY INDICATE TOX TO (ING 6)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 05 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 5:HUMANS. OVEREXP SHOULD BE AVOIDED. FAILURE TO DO SO
COULD RSLT IN INJURY, ILLNESS/EVEN DEATH. CHRONIC (ING 7)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 06 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 6:OVEREXP TO 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE & THIS MIX HAVE CAUSED
LIVER TOX EFTS IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. 3 STUDIES (ING 8)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 07 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 7:HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON LAB ANIMALS TO EVALUATE EFTS OF
1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE ON REPROD & FETAL DEVELOPMENT.(ING 9)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 08 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 8:2 OF 3 STUDIES INDICATE NO REPROD TOX. 3RD NOTE DELAYS
IN NORM DEVELOPMENT, BUT THESE DELAYS DO NOT EFT (ING 10)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 09 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 9:LATER LIFE. CHLOROCARBON/CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) MATL
HAVE PRDCD/SENSIT OF MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN (ING 11)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 10 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 10:LAB ANIMALS & COULD HAVE SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS.
ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G., EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED(ING 12)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 11 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 11:EXCEPT FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY OR
CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO CHLOROCARBONS OR CFC'S (FP N).
Ingredient Sequence Number: 12 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: SPILL PROC:REMOVE IGNIT SOURCES & SHUT OF FIRE SOURCES.
PROVIDE VENT. USING SPARK-PROOF SHOVEL, PLACE ABSORB (ING 14)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 13 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 13:MATL INTO DRUMS & CLOSE. IF CLEANUP DELAYED, DILUTE W/
H*2O FIRST TO REDUCE FIRE HAZ & ABSORB. DO NOT (ING 15)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 14 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ING 14:FLUSH TO SEWER.
Ingredient Sequence Number: 15 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: VENT: AREAS. MECHANICAL: ADEQUATE FOR STORAGE.
Ingredient Sequence Number: 16 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ 
OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE 
ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE 
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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: CLEAR LIQUID, MILDLY SWEET ODOR.
Boiling Point: 165F,74C 
Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): 100@68F 
Vapor Density (Air=1): 4.6 
Specific Gravity: 1.32 
Evaporation Rate And Ref: 0.4(ETHER=1) 
Solubility In Water: 0.7 G/100@68F 
Percent Volatiles By Volume: 100 
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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Flash Point: NONE 
Flash Point Method: TCC 
Lower Explosive Limit: 7.5% 
Upper Explosive Limit: 15.0% 
Extinguishing Media: WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2.
Special Fire Fighting Proc: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA
AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). KEEP CONTAINERS COOL WITH WATER
SPRAY.
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: CONCENTRATED VAP CAN BE IGNITED BY HIGH
INTENSITY IGNIT SOURCE. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT NORM AEROSOL USE WILL CAUSE
CONC HIGH ENOUGH TO BE IGNITED. CONTR(SUPP DATA)
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                              Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES 
Cond To Avoid (Stability): AVOID CONTACT WITH OPEN FLAME, ELECTRIC ARCS,
OR OTHER HOT SURFACES WHICH CAN CAUSE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.
Materials To Avoid: STRONG ALKALIDES, OXIDIZERS, ALUMINUM, AND OTHER
REACTIVE METALS.
Hazardous Decomp Products: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, PHOSGENE (SMALL AMOUNTS),
CHLORINE. FLUORIDES (FP N).
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO 
Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT RELEVANT.
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                            Health Hazard Data
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LD50-LC50 Mixture: LD50:(ORAL,RAT)7,950-15,800 MG/KG 
Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES 
Route Of Entry - Skin: YES 
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES 
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: INHAL:MAJOR POTNTL RTE OF EXPOS. IN
CONFINED/POORLY VENTD AREAS, VAP WHICH READILY ACCUMULATE CAN CAUSE UNCON/
DEATH. MINIMAL EFTS OBSERVED BELOW 1,000PPM;DIZZ, & THROAT IRRIT @ LEVELS
ABOVE 1,000PPM. UNCON & DEATH POSS @ LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 10,000PPM. BLOOD
PRESS DEPRESS, CARDIAC SENSIT, & VENTRICULAR (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Carcinogenicity - NTP: YES 
Carcinogenicity - IARC: YES 
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO 
Explanation Carcinogenicity: 1,4 DIETHYLENE DIOXIDE: GROUP 2B(IARC), GROUP
2(NTP).
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: HLTH HAZ:ARRHYTHMIA CAN RSLT FROM EXPOS TO NEAR
ANESTH LEVELS. SKIN:PRLNG/RPTD CONT CAN CAUSE IRRIT/DEFAT OF SKIN, & DERM.
ABSORPTION THRU INTACT SKIN IS POSS IF CONT W/LIQ IS PRLNG. 1,4 DIETHYLENE
DIOXIDE AS PURE SUBSTANCE IS READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN. EYES: LIQ CAN
CAUSE SLIGHT TEMPORARY IRRIT W/SLIGHT (SUPP DATA)
Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. DO NOT GIVE
EPINEPHRINE. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NECESSRY. CALL PHYS. EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN; IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CALL PHYS. SKIN:FLUSH WITH
WATER FOR 15 MIN. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CALL PHYS. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMIT. CONTACT PHYS IMMED. ADRENALIN SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN TO PERSONS
OVEREXPOSED TO 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE.
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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF SIGNIFICANT SPILL/LEAK
IS UNLIKELY IN AEROSOL CONTR, IN EVENT OF SUCH AN OCCURRENCE, EVACUATE
AREA, ABSORB SPILLED LIQ W/COMMERCIAL NON-FLAMM ABSORB, I.E. SAND,
VERMICULITE. REMOVE UNPROTECTED PERS. PROTECTED PERS SHOULD (ING 13)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Method: COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
CONSULT APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AGENCY PRIOR TO DISPOSAL OR DISCHARGE OF
WASTE MATERIAL.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. AVOID LIGHTED
CIGARETTES, FLAME, WELDING OR HOT SPOTS WHICH MAY GENERATE TOXIC
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Other Precautions: VAP ARE HEAVY & MAY CONCENTRATE IN LOW POORLY VENTD
AREAS. NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GENERAL VICINITY OF ARC
WELD, OPEN FLAMES OR HOT SURF. HEAT &/OR UV RADIATION MAY CAUSE FORMATION
OF CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES & PHOSGENE (FP N).
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                             Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: NONE REQUIRED IN VENTILATED WORK AREAS. ABOVE 350
PPM, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA ORGANIC VAPOR TYPE RESPIRATOR IS
ACCEPTABLE.
Ventilation: DO NOT USE IN CLSD/CONFINED SPACE. USE VENT TO MAINTAIN EXPOS
LEVELS BELOW 350PPM. LOC EXHAUST:FOR SM WORK (ING 16)
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE GLOVES. 
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLE (FP N). 
Other Protective Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR REPEATED CONTACT. PVA
OR NEOPRENE PREFERRED.
Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Suppl. Safety & Health Data: EXPLO HAZ:GENERATE PRESS WHEN HEATED CAUSING
VIOLENT BURST & DANGEROUS PROPELLING OF CONTR. FORMS TOX DECOMP PROD.
THERMAL DECOMP PROD MAY INCL CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES, & PHOSGENE (FP N). EFTS
OF OVEREXP:TEMPORARY CORNEA INJURY. VAP CAN IRRITATE EYES. BASED ON AVAIL
DATA, RPTD EXPOS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO (ING 5)
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                            Transportation Data
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Trans Data Review Date:   92119 
DOT PSN Code: OQD 
DOT Proper Shipping Name: 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE *
DOT Class: 6.1 
DOT ID Number: UN2831 
DOT Pack Group: III 
DOT Label: KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD 
IMO PSN Code: OVK 
IMO Proper Shipping Name: 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE *
IMO Regulations Page Number: 6272-1 
IMO UN Number: 2831 
IMO UN Class: 6.1 
IMO Subsidiary Risk Label: - 
IATA PSN Code: YLY 
IATA UN ID Number: 2831 
IATA Proper Shipping Name: 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE *
IATA UN Class: 6.1 
IATA Label: TOXIC 
AFI PSN Code: YLY 
AFI Prop. Shipping Name: 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE *
AFI Class: 6.1 
AFI ID Number: UN2831 
AFI Pack Group: III 
AFI Special Prov: N36 
AFI Basic Pac Ref: 10-10 
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                               Disposal Data
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                                Label Data
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Label Required: YES 
Technical Review Date: 29JAN92 
Label Date: 21JAN92 
Label Status: G 
Common Name: 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE 
Chronic Hazard: YES 
Signal Word: WARNING! 
Acute Health Hazard-Slight: X 
Contact Hazard-Moderate: X 
Fire Hazard-Slight: X 
Reactivity Hazard-None: X 
Special Hazard Precautions: CONCENTRATED VAPORS CAN BE IGNITED BY HIGH
INTENSITY IGNITION SOURCE. ACUTE: PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE
IRRITATION, DEFATTING OF SKIN, AND DERMATITIS. ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN IS
POSSIBLE. VAPORS CAN IRRITATE EYES. LIQUID CAN CAUSE SLIGHT TEMPORARY
IRRITATION WITH SLIGHT TEMPORARY CORNEA INJURY. LOW TO MODERATE ORAL
TOXICITY. INHALATION CAN CAUSE DIZZINESS, THROAT IRRITATION, AND @ >10,
000PPM DEATH & UNCONSCIOUSNESS POSSIBLE. BLOOD PRESSURE DEPRESSION, CARDIAC
SENSITIZATION, AND VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA CAN RESULT. CHRONIC:HAS CAUSED
LIVER TOXIC EFFECTS IN LAB ANIMALS. 1,4 DIETHYLENE DIOXIDE, IS POSSIBLY
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS.
Protect Eye: Y 
Protect Skin: Y 
Protect Respiratory: Y 
Label Name: MICRO CARE CORP 
Label Street: 34 RONZO RD 
Label City: BRISTOL 
Label State: CT 
Label Zip Code: 06010 
Label Country: US 
Label Emergency Number: 203-585-7912 

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