Vinyl chloride monomer vcm is one of the leading chemicals used mainly for manufacturing polyvinyl chloride pvc. Cdc niosh pocket guide to chemical hazards vinyl chloride. Sustained aerobic oxidation of vinyl chloride at low oxygen. 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. Vapors are heavier than air and may travel a long distance and accumulate in low lying areas. Pvc is the worlds thirdmost widely produced synthetic plastic polymer after polyethylene and polypropylene. 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. Immediately flush affected area with water for at least 15 minutes. Als environmental does not sell chemicals, but offers analytical lab testing to determine the presence of various elements and chemical compounds. Vinyl chloride monomer vcm is the key chemical precursor to pvc.
These procedures were designed and tested for internal use by osha personnel. Why sequence ethene and vinyl chlorideoxidizing mycobacterium. 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. This colorless compound is an important industrial chemical chiefly used to produce the polymer polyvinyl chloride pvc. Revised october 24, 2006 flexible vinyl page 1 of 3 msds material safety data sheet i. In room temperature, vcm is an etherealsweet odor gas. Thank you for visiting our website you are exiting the department of labors web server. Mar 03, 2011 addendum to the profile pdf, 348kb addendum to the toxicological profile for vinyl chloride february 2016 toxguide pdf, 118kb quick reference guide providing information such as chemical and physical properties, sources of exposure, routes of exposure, minimal risk levels, childrens health, and health effects for a substance. Product name vinyl trims, square flex arch, bullnose flex arch, vinyl fast mask, vinyl weep screed common namerigid vinyl. Vinyl chloride, inhibited or vinyl chloride, stabilizedun1086. If you breathe high levels of vinyl chloride, you will feel dizzy or sleepy. The content of residual vinyl chloride monomer is max.
Why sequence ethene and vinyl chlorideoxidizing mycobacterium strains. 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. In section 6, epa has characterized its overall confidence in the quantitative and qualitative aspects of hazard and dose response. Vinyl chloride has a vapor pressure of 3330 hpa at 200c, a water solubility value of 1. Mention of any company name or commercial product does not constitute endorsement by osha. 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. It is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on the chemical or toxicological nature of vinyl chloride. Example peroxide forming chemicals table 1 severe peroxide hazard chemicals that can spontaneously decompose, becoming explosive after exposure to air without concentration. Vinyl chloride is an organochloride with the formula h 2 cchcl that is also called vinyl chloride monomer vcm or chloroethene. 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 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 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. Vcm, vinyl chloride monomer, chloroethene is an organic compound, in the organochloride class.
Heavy metals pb, cd, hg, cr and as content of product is very low 99. The department of labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. Vinyl polymers, chloroethylene homopolymer compound cas number. In vinyl chloride vinyl acetate copolymers, at both extremes of the composition range, incorporation of the comonomer unit results in destabilization. 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. Material safety data sheet product pvc compound pvc part no. Composition 1 information on ingredients in redient s c clohexane vinyl chloride vinyl acetatemaleic acid ter ol mer vinyl chloride vinyl acetate co ol mer di 2eth lhex i hthalate bisphenol a digylcidyl ether vin i acetate cas number 108941 9005098 9003229. Show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance. Pace, president and ceo 400 steel street aliquippa, pa 15001. Polyvinyl chloride nono 9002862 no no 100 impurities no impurities relevant for classification and labeling. 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. Copper, oxidizers, aluminum, peroxides, iron, steel note. About 40 million tons of pvc are produced each year. Polyvinyl chloride compound pvc, versatex trimboardsheet synonyms.
You can easily smell vinyl chloride at this concentration. When vinyl chloride monomer is stored in closed containers, a flammable atmosphere can develop. Chemicals and vinyls, llc material safety data sheet. Plastic piping made of polyvinyl chloride pvc, and chlorinated pvc cpvc, is being. Vc is a cancer hazard contains material which can cause cancer in humans. Vinyl chloride monomer summary vinyl chloride monomer vcm is a colorless, flammable gas at room temperature. Emergency procedures to be followed for vinyl chloride exposure from msds. Hazard identification ingredient health effects on skin by ingestion less than 10ppm vinyl chloride monomer. Material description company issue dateflannery, incorporated november 2007 300 parkside drive san fernando, ca 940 revision date818 8377585. Wear appropriate protective eyeglasses or chemical safety goggles as described by oshas eye and face protection regulations in 29 cfr 1910. These effects occur within 5 minutes if you are exposed to about 10,000 ppm of vinyl chloride. Product identification manufacturer name chemical name advanced technology products plasticized polyvinyl chloride compound 2. 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.
Accidental spraying of the liquid gas may cause burns from freezing, due to rapid evaporation. C employers shall include vinyl chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with the hcs section 5194. These chemicals must be stabilized or decontaminated and discarded within 3 months of opening. Environmental releases of vinyl chloride are almost. Material safety data sheet 3m polyurethane adhesive sealant 560, white. Vinyl chloride monomer vcm national pollutant inventory. Vcm, monochloroethylene, chloroethene, ethylene, chloro, vinyl chloride monomer product use. Revised october 24, 2006 flexible vinyl msds material safety. The epoxides and cdce are suspected cancer hazards. Butadiene liquid monomer isopropyl ether sodium amide sodamide. Oxychems affiliate oxyvinyls, lp is the largest vinyl chloride monomer vcm producer in the united states. It is produced commercially by combining a hydrocarbon feedstock, namely ethylene, obtained by cracking natural gas or petroleum, with elemental.
Sampling and analytical methods vinyl chloride, 75. Vinyl chloride monomer is an extremely flammable vapor and liquid. Vinyl chloride analysis vc9907 summary ambient air samples were collected on three types of multimedia adsorption tubes packed with combinations of glass beads, graphitic carbons and carbon molecular sieves as recommended by us epa method to2 and to17. It is primarily used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride pvc, a very stable, nonflammable, lightweight and durable plastic.
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