MSDS

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Genetron
®
134a
MSDS Number: GTRN-0011 Page 5 of 7
Current Issue Date: December, 2005
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
NORMALLY STABLE? (CONDITIONS TO AVOID):
The product is stable.
Do not mix with oxygen or air above atmospheric pressure. Any source of high temperature, such as lighted cigarettes,
flames, hot spots or welding may yield toxic and/or corrosive decomposition products.
INCOMPATIBILITIES:
(Under specific conditions: e.g. very high temperatures and/or appropriate pressures) – Freshly abraded aluminum surfaces
(may cause strong exothermic reaction). Chemically active metals: potassium, calcium, and powdered aluminum,
magnesium and zinc.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
Halogens, halogen acids and possibly carbonyl halides.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
Will not occur.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) EFFECTS:
LC
50
: 4 hr. (rat) - > 500,000 ppm
Cardiac Sensitization threshold (dog) 80,000 ppm. NOEL – 50,000 ppm
DELAYED (SUBCHRONIC AND CHRONIC) EFFECTS:
Not mutagenic in four tests
Teratogenic NOEL (rat and rabbit) - 40,000 ppm
Subchronic inhalation (rat) NOEL - 50,000 ppm
Chronic NOEL – 10,000 ppm
OTHER DATA:
Metabolism <0.5% as CO
2
in tests at 50,000 ppm, late developing benign tumors were found.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Degradability (BOD): Genetron 134a is a gas at room temperature; therefore, it is unlikely to remain in water.
Octanol Water Partition Coefficient: Log P
ow
= 1.06
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
RCRA
Is the unused product a RCRA hazardous waste if discarded?
Not a hazardous waste
If yes, the RCRA ID number is:
Not applicable