| Aldrin |
CAS
309-00-2 |
| C12H8Cl6 |
RTECS
IO2100000 |
Synonyms
& Trade Names
1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-endo-1,4-exo-5,8-dimethanonaphthalene;
HHDN; Octalene |
DOT
ID & Guide
2761 151 |
Exposure
Limits |
NIOSH
REL: Ca TWA 0.25 mg/m3 [skin] |
| OSHA
PEL: TWA 0.25 mg/m3 [skin] |
| IDLH
Ca [25 mg/m3] |
Conversion |
Physical
Description
Colorless to dark-brown crystalline solid with a
mild chemical odor. [Note: Formerly used as an
insecticide.] |
MW:
364.9
|
BP:
Decomposes
|
MLT:
219°F
|
Sol:
0.003%
|
VP:
0.00008 mmHg
|
IP:
?
|
|
Sp.Gr:
1.60
|
Fl.P:
NA
|
UEL:
NA
|
LEL:
NA
|
|
| Noncombustible
Solid, but may be dissolved in flammable liquids. |
Incompatibilities
& Reactivities
Concentrated mineral acids, active metals, acid
catalysts, acid oxidizing agents, phenol |
Personal
Protection & Sanitation
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: When contaminated/Daily
Remove: When wet or contaminated
Change: Daily
Provide: Eyewash, Quick drench
|
First
Aid
Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Soap wash immediately
Breathing: Respiratory support
Swallow: Medical attention immediately
|
Respirator
Recommendations NIOSH
At concentrations above the NIOSH
REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable
concentration: (APF = 10,000) Any self-contained
breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is
operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure
mode/(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has
a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or
other positive-pressure mode in combination with an
auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing
apparatus
Escape: (APF = 50) Any
air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with
a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor
canister having a high-efficiency particulate filter/Any
appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing
apparatus |
| Exposure
Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin
and/or eye contact |
| Symptoms
Headache, dizziness; nausea, vomiting, malaise
(vague feeling of discomfort); myoclonic jerks of limbs;
clonic, tonic convulsions; coma; hematuria (blood in the
urine), azotemia; [potential occupational carcinogen] |
Target
Organs central nervous system, liver, kidneys, skin
Cancer Site [in animals: tumors of the lungs,
liver, thyroid & adrenal glands] |
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| Fuente: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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