Vinyl chloride has a vapor pressure of 3330 hpa at 200c, a water solubility value of 1. Vinyl chloride is an organochloride with the formula h 2 cchcl that is also called vinyl chloride monomer vcm or chloroethene. Vinyl chloride monomer vcm is one of the leading chemicals used mainly for manufacturing polyvinyl chloride pvc. Symptoms the gas is mildly irritating to exposed skin. If you breathe high levels of vinyl chloride, you will feel dizzy or sleepy. Revised october 24, 2006 flexible vinyl page 1 of 3 msds material safety data sheet i. Product identification manufacturer name chemical name advanced technology products plasticized polyvinyl chloride compound 2.
Heavy metals pb, cd, hg, cr and as content of product is very low 99. Pace, president and ceo 400 steel street aliquippa, pa 15001. Vinyl chloride toxicological overview key points kinetics and metabolism vinyl chloride is readily and rapidly absorbed via inhalation, ingestion and through the skin at room temperature vinyl chloride is a gas, so inhalation is the major route exposure following absorption, it is distributed through the body, with the highest. You can easily smell vinyl chloride at this concentration. Mention of any company name or commercial product does not constitute endorsement by osha. Vinyl chloride polymer 9002 86 2 20 30 amorphous silica 67762 90 7 1 5 xy lene 30 20 7 1 5 titanium dioxide 463 67 7 material safety data sheet scotch vinyl electrical color coding tape 35 black, blue, gray, green, maroon, orange, red. Vinyl chloride vc is both a known carcinogen and a regulated chemical, and its production capacity has almost doubled over the last 20 years, currently 27 million tonsyear worldwide. Vinyl chloride monomer vcm is the key chemical precursor to pvc. The usepa has set the maximum contaminant limit of vinyl chloride in drinking water at 2 ppb 111, while the occupational safety and health administration osha mandates that vinyl chloride levels must not exceed a 1 ppm average over an 8hour period or a 5 ppm average over any period greater than 15 minutes in occupational settings 110. The pvc worldwide production capacity in 2005 was of about 35 million tons per year, with an annual growth of about 3%, placed after polyole.
Vinyl chloride monomer summary vinyl chloride monomer vcm is a colorless, flammable gas at room temperature. The epoxides and cdce are suspected cancer hazards. Vcm, vinyl chloride monomer, chloroethene is an organic compound, in the organochloride class. Poly vinyl chloride polymer ac gih twa, r espirable fraction 1 mgm3 poly vinyl chloride polymer osha twa, as vinyl chloride monomer 1 ppm skin notation. In the soil and water microorganism study, vinyl chloride was biodegraded at 30% after 40 days and 99% after 108 days, and has a low bioaccumulation potential. Vc is a cancer hazard contains material which can cause cancer in humans. Plastic piping made of polyvinyl chloride pvc, and chlorinated pvc cpvc, is being. Material safety data sheet 3m polyurethane adhesive sealant 560, white. These effects occur within 5 minutes if you are exposed to about 10,000 ppm of vinyl chloride.
It is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on the chemical or toxicological nature of vinyl chloride. Als environmental does not sell chemicals, but offers analytical lab testing to determine the presence of various elements and chemical compounds. Why sequence ethene and vinyl chlorideoxidizing mycobacterium strains. Accidental spraying of the liquid gas may cause burns from freezing, due to rapid evaporation. Vinyl chloride, inhibited or vinyl chloride, stabilizedun1086. Stability and reactivity continued incompatible materials polyvinyl chloride compounds should not come into contact with acetal or acetal copolymers in elevated temperature processing equipment. Vinyl chloride monomer vcm national pollutant inventory. Wear appropriate protective eyeglasses or chemical safety goggles as described by oshas eye and face protection regulations in 29 cfr 1910. Sustained aerobic oxidation of vinyl chloride at low oxygen. Butadiene liquid monomer isopropyl ether sodium amide sodamide.
Environmental releases of vinyl chloride are almost. J whattam page 5 of 5 this msds summarises to our best knowledge at the date of issue, the chemical health and safety hazards of the material and general guidance on how to safely handle the material in the workplace. Copper, oxidizers, aluminum, peroxides, iron, steel note. Emergency procedures to be followed for vinyl chloride exposure from msds. Polyvinyl chloride nono 9002862 no no 100 impurities no impurities relevant for classification and labeling. Vapors are heavier than air and may travel a long distance and accumulate in low lying areas. Sampling and analytical methods vinyl chloride, 75. Vinyl polymers, chloroethylene homopolymer compound cas number. Oxychems affiliate oxyvinyls, lp is the largest vinyl chloride monomer vcm producer in the united states. In room temperature, vcm is an etherealsweet odor gas. A case study of data suppression and misrepresentation article pdf available in environmental health perspectives 17.
Chloroethene, chloroethylene, ethylene monochloride, monochloroethene, monochloroethylene, vc, vcm, vinyl chloride monomer vcm colorless gas or liquid below 7f with a pleasant odor at high concentrations. Product name vinyl trims, square flex arch, bullnose flex arch, vinyl fast mask, vinyl weep screed common namerigid vinyl. Material safety data sheet product pvc compound pvc part no. Immediately flush affected area with water for at least 15 minutes. In section 6, epa has characterized its overall confidence in the quantitative and qualitative aspects of hazard and dose response. The content of residual vinyl chloride monomer is max. Vcm, monochloroethylene, chloroethene, ethylene, chloro, vinyl chloride monomer product use. These procedures were designed and tested for internal use by osha personnel. Pvc is the worlds thirdmost widely produced synthetic plastic polymer after polyethylene and polypropylene.
Example peroxide forming chemicals table 1 severe peroxide hazard chemicals that can spontaneously decompose, becoming explosive after exposure to air without concentration. Polyvinyl chloride compound pvc, versatex trimboardsheet synonyms. Thank you for visiting our website you are exiting the department of labors web server. It is primarily used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride pvc, a very stable, nonflammable, lightweight and durable plastic. Chemicals and vinyls, llc material safety data sheet. Pvc is used to make a variety of products, including plastics, hoses, pipes and fittings for outdoor irrigation, wire and cable coatings, packaging materials, furniture and automobile upholstery, flooring, windows, credit or atm cards, wall coverings, housewares, outdoor furniture, plastic containers, wrapping film, automotive parts. Hazard identification ingredient health effects on skin by ingestion less than 10ppm vinyl chloride monomer. These chemicals must be stabilized or decontaminated and discarded within 3 months of opening. Poly vinyl chloride based film backing trade secret 80 90 adhesive mixture 10 20 di c8 10 branched alkyl phthalate, c9 rich 68515 48 0 2 5. In vinyl chloride vinyl acetate copolymers, at both extremes of the composition range, incorporation of the comonomer unit results in destabilization. Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of vinyl chloride and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of hcs and paragraph j of this section.
Investigation of factors affecting the accumulation of vinyl chloride in. Material description company issue dateflannery, incorporated november 2007 300 parkside drive san fernando, ca 940 revision date818 8377585. It is produced commercially by combining a hydrocarbon feedstock, namely ethylene, obtained by cracking natural gas or petroleum, with elemental. Cdc niosh pocket guide to chemical hazards vinyl chloride. This colorless compound is an important industrial chemical chiefly used to produce the polymer polyvinyl chloride pvc. About 40 million tons of pvc are produced each year.
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