*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KI1420000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethane, 1,2-difluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 76-12-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1740336
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-00146 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-Cl4-F2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 203.82
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GXGFXGGF
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * CFC-112
   * Daiflon 112
   * Daiflon S2
   * 1,2-Difluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
   * Ethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-1,2-difluoro-
   * F-112
   * Freon 112
   * Genetron 112
   * Halocarbon 112
   * R 112
   * Refrigerant 112
   * 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane
   * Ucon 112
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100%/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,332,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Rinsed with water
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/20S
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,332,1966
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 pph/15M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   HUTODJ Human Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke,
   Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,239,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
   Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
   GKNT, 1982  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,54,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 gm/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   TLSMA6 Trudy Leningradskogo Sanitarno-Gigienicheskogo Meditsinskogo
   Instituta.  (Leningrad, Russia) V.1-145, 1949-82.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 75,241,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520705
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 ppm/6H/31D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - leukopenia
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,332,1966

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 4170 mg/m3 (500 ppm)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,249,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3);STEL 625 ppm (5215 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 500 ppm (4760 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 200 ppm (1690 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 500 ppm (4170 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 500 ppm (4200 mg/m3);STEL 1000 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 ppm (834 mg/m3);STEL 100 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLORO-1,2-DIFLUOROETHANE-air:TWA 500 ppm
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 71447
       No. of Facilities: 451 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 7803 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 71447
       No. of Facilities: 95 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1434 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 191 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane, 1016
   
   NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TOX-45, October 1997

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***