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TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (Continued)
mg/kg for 52 weeks, but there was no effect on mortality. Tests in rats demonstrated no carcinogenic
activity when administered orally 300 mg/kg/day for 52 weeks and observed for an additional 73 weeks.
Tests in bacterial cell cultures demonstrated mutagenic activity, but the compound did not induce
transformation of mammalian cells in culture or in the whole animal. Tests in animals demonstrate no
developmental toxicity.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicological Information
Aquatic Toxicity
HFC 143a
96-hour LC50, rainbow trout: >40 mg/L
DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Waste Disposal
Comply with Federal, State, and local regulations. Reclaim by distillation or remove to a permitted waste
disposal facility.
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
Shipping Information
D/MO
Proper Shipping Name LIQUEFIED GAS, N.O.S.
(CONTAINS PENTAFLUORDETHANE AND
TETRAFLUOROETHANE)
Hazard Class 2.2
UN No. 1956
DOT/IMO Label NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
Shipping Containers
Tank Cars,
Cylinders
Ton Tanks
REGULATORY INFORMATION
US Federal Regulations
TSCA Inventory Status Reported/Included.
TITLE III HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS SECTIONS 311,312 (Continued)
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