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Fluorocarbons: Health Hazards

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Chemical Name

CAS-Number

ICSC Short-Term Exposure

ICSC Long-Term Exposure

ICSC Routes of Exposure and Symptoms

US NIOSH Target Organs & Routes of Entry

US NIOSH Symptoms

BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE      75-63-8

Inhalation: dizziness

Skin: redness, on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: severe deep burns

Heart; CNS Inh; con (liq)

Li-head; card arrhy; liq: frostbite

CHLORODIFLUOROBROMOMETHANE     353-59-3

skin

Inhalation: drowsiness, unconsciousness

Skin: On contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: severe deep burns

CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE       75-45-6

resp tract; skin; CNS; CVS

Inhalation: confusion, drowsiness, unconsciousness

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: redness, pain

Resp sys; CVS; CNS; liver; spleen; kidneys Inh; con (liq)

Irrit resp sys; conf, drow, ringing in ears; heart palp, card arrhy; asphy; liver, kidney, spleen inj; liq: frostbite

CHLOROPENTAFLUOROETHANE  76-15-3

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, unconsciousness

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: severe deep burns

Skin; CNS; CVS Inh; con (liq)

Dysp; dizz, inco, narco; nau, vomit; heart palp, card arrhy, asphy; liq: frostbite, derm

CHLOROTRIFLUOROMETHANE     75-72-9

Inhalation: confusion, headache

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE    75-71-8

resp tract; skin; CNS; CVS; lungs

skin

Inhalation: confusion, drowsiness, unconsciousness

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: redness, pain

CVS; PNS  Inh; con (liq)

Dizz, tremor, asphy, uncon, card arrhy, card arrest; liq: frostbite

DICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE       75-43-4

skin; CNS; CVS

Inhalation: drowsiness, unconsciousness

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Resp sys; CVS Inh; con (liq)

Asphy, card arrhy, card arrest; liq: frostbite

DIFLUORODIBROMOMETHANE     75-61-6

Resp sys; CNS; liver Inh; ing; con

In animals: irrit resp sys; CNS symptoms; liver damage

ENFLURANE       13838-16-9

CNS

liver

Inhalation: drowsiness, weakness

Eyes; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes; CNS depres, analgesia, anes, sez, resp depres

HALOTHANE      151-67-7

cardiovascular system; CNS

liver; kidneys; reproductive toxicity in humans

Inhalation: Confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea.

Skin: Dry skin, roughness.

Eyes: Redness.

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CVS; CNS; liver; kidneys; repro sys Inh; ing; con

In animals: irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; liver damage

OCTAFLUOROISOBUTYLENE       382-21-8

resp tract

Inhalation: Cough, irritant, shortness of breath, pulmonary oedema, sore throat, irritant. symptoms may be delayed

Skin: Redness, pain.

Eyes: Redness, pain.

PERFLUOROISOBUTYLENE         382-21-8

Inhalation: cough, irritantshortness of breath, pulmonary oedema, sore throat, irritant, symptoms may be delayed

Skin: redness, pain

Eyes: redness, pain

1,1,1,2-TETRACHLORO-2,2-DI­FLUOROETHANE            76-11-9

Resp sys; skin; eyes; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, skin; CNS depres; pulm edema; drow; dysp

1,1,2,2-TETRACHLORO-1,2-DI­FLUOROETHANE            76-12-0

Resp sys; skin; eyes; CNS Inh; ing; con

In animals: irrit eyes, skin; conj; pulm edema; narco

TETRAFLUOROMETHANE 75-73-0

CNS

Inhalation: confusion, headache

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRI­FLUOROETHANE            76-13-1

resp tract;skin; CNS; CVS

Inhalation: confusion, cough, drowsiness, unconsciousness

Skin: redness, pain

Eyes: redness, pain

Skin; heart; CNS; CVS Inh; ing; con

Irrit skin, throat; drow; derm; CNS depres; in animals: card arrhy, narco

TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE     75-69-4

eyes; skin; resp tract

Inhalation: confusion, drowsiness, shortness of breath, unconsciousness

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: redness, pain

CVS; skin; resp sys Inh; ing; con

Inco, tremor; derm; card arrhy, card arrest; asphy; liq: frostbite

VINYL FLUORIDE            75-02-5

eyes; resptract;nervous system

Inhalation: Dizziness, shortness of breath.

Skin: On contact with liquid: frostbite.

Eyes: On contact with liquid: frostbite.

CNS Inh; con (liq)

Head, dizz, conf, inco, narco, nau, vomit; liq: frostbite

VINYLIDINE FLUORIDE    75-38-7

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, shortness of breath

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: severe deep burns

CNS Inh; con (liq)

Dizz, head, nau; liq: frostbite

 

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