Aldrin
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CAS
309-00-2
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C12H8Cl6
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RTECS
IO2100000
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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
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DOT ID & Guide
2761 / 151
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Exposure
Limits
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NIOSH REL: Ca TWA 0.25 mg/m3 [skin] See Appendix A
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OSHA PEL: TWA 0.25 mg/m3 [skin]
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IDLH
Ca [25 mg/m3]
See: 309002
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Conversion
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Physical Description
Colorless to dark-brown crystalline solid with a mild chemical odor. [Note: Formerly used as an insecticide.]
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MW: 364.9
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BP: Decomposes
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MLT: 219°F
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Sol: 0.003%
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VP: 0.00008 mmHg
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IP: ?
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Sp.Gr: 1.60
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Fl.P: NA
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UEL: NA
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LEL: NA
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Noncombustible Solid, but may be dissolved in flammable liquids.
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Incompatibilities & Reactivities
Concentrated mineral acids, active metals, acid catalysts, acid oxidizing agents, phenol
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Measurement Methods
NIOSH 5502
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods |
Personal Protection & Sanitation (See protection)
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: When contaminated/Daily
Remove: When wet or contaminated
Change: Daily
Provide: Eyewash, Quick drench
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First Aid (See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Soap wash immediately
Breathing: Respiratory support
Swallow: Medical attention immediately
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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 an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters./Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Important additional information about respirator selection
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Exposure Routes
inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact
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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]
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Target Organs
central nervous system, liver, kidneys, skin
Cancer Site
[in animals: tumors of the lungs, liver, thyroid & adrenal glands]
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See also: INTRODUCTION
See ICSC CARD: 0774 See MEDICAL TESTS: 0009
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