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RISK ASSESSMENT OF FLUOROCARBONS CHEMICALS

Risk assessments of the most important fluorocarbons are carried out from various initiatives such as the US Challenge program (EPA), the EU Priority list ( under Existing Chemicals program), or by the OECD ( under HPV Chemicals programme)

ICCA: International Council of Chemical Associations (of which CEFIC is the European member), has launched a Global Initiative on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals in 1998 and has joined the OECD Program.
The objective of this initiative is to provide globally harmonized, internationally agreed data sets and initial hazard assessments for around 1,000 HPV substances, under the form of:

  • a Screening Information Data Set Dossier (SIDS Dossier)
  • a SIDS Initial Assessment Report (SIAR)
  • a SIDS Initial Assessment Profile (SIAP), which is a summary of SIAR, to be submitted to the OECD HPV Chemicals Programme.

OECD’s SIDS Initial Assessment Meetings (SIAM) review these documents, deliver and approve SIDS with conclusions and recommendations.

The SIDS Dossiers, together with the SIDS Initial Assessment Reports, once they are agreed upon by Member countries are published by UNEP Chemicals.

The following table lists all Fluorinated Chemicals included in these programs.

The table is listed by CAS numbers, as does the OECD data base.

CAS number

Chemical name

Designation

Formula

Initiative

SIAM
  number

75-10-5

Difluoromethane

HFC-32

CH2F2

ICCA compound
assessed at SIAM

18

75-37-6

1,1-difluoroethane

HFC-152a

CH3-CHF2

ICCA compound
US EPA compound

22
(low priority)

75-38-7

1,1-difluoroethylene Vinylidene fluoride (VF2)

HFC-1132a

CH2=CF2

ICCA compound
assessed at SIAM

13

75-45-6

Chlorodifluoromethane

HCFC-22

CHClF2

EU 2nd Prioritysubstance

 

75-68-3

1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

HCFC-142b

CClF2-CH3

ICCA compound assessed at SIAM

12

79-38-9

Chlorotrifluoroethylene

HCFC-1113

CClF=CF2

ICCA compound assessed at SIAM

16

116-14-3

Tetrafluoroethylene

HFC-1114

CF2=CF2

ICCA compound

 

116-15-4

Hexafluoropropene 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoroprop-1-ene

HFC-216

CF3CF=CF2

OECD SIDS compound

10

306-83-2

2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane

HCFC-123

CHCI2-CF3

ICCA compound US
EPA compound

 

354-33-6

Pentafluoroethane

HFC-125

CHF2-CF3

ICCA compound assessed at SIAM

20

420-46-2

1,1,1-trifluoroethane

HFC-143a

CH3-CF3

ICCA compound
US EPA compound

1717-00-6

1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane

HCFC-141b

CCI2F-CH3

ICCA compound assessed at SIAM

12

2551-62-4

Sulphur hexafluoride

 

SF6

ICCA compound

22
(low priority)

2837-89-0

1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane                                  

HCFC-124

CHCIF-CF3

ICCA compound assessed at SIAM

16

 

JACC REPORTS

http://www.ecetoc.org/Content/Default.asp?PageID=24

ECETOC (European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals) publishes the Joint Assessment of Commodity Chemicals (JACC) series of reports, containing comprehensive critical reviews of toxicological and ecotoxicological data for some fluorocarbons, predominantly those having widespread and multiple uses. In some cases, these hazard assessments are further extended to enable their application in risk assessment scenarios e.g. under the EC Existing Substances Regulation (EEC) 793-93.

CAS number

Chemical name

Designation

Formula

Status

75-10-5

Difluoromethane

HFC-32

CH2F2

JACC n° 32 

75-37-6

1,1-difluoroethane 

HFC-152a

CH3-CHF2

JACC n° 45

75-38-7

Vinilydene Fluoride

HFC-1132a

CH2=CF2

JACC n° 49

75-43-4

Dichlorofluoromethane

HCFC-21

CHCl2F

JACC n° 16

75-45-6

Chlorodifluoromethane

HCFC-22

CHClF2

JACC n° 9

75-68-3

1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

HCFC-142b

CClF2-CH3

JACC n° 17

75-88-7

1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane

HCFC-133a

CH2Cl-CF3

JACC n° 14

116-14-3

Tetrafluoroethylene

HFC-1114

CF2=CF2

JACC n° 42 & 42a

116-15-4

Hexafluoropropylene

 

CF2=CF-CF3

JACC n° 48 & 48a

306-83-2

2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane

HCFC-123

CHCI2-CF3

JACC n° 47

354-33-6

Pentafluoroethane

HFC-125

CHF2-CF3

JACC n° 24

406-58-6

1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane

HFC-365mfc

CF3CH2CF2CH3

JACC in preparation

420-46-2

1,1,1-trifluoroethane

HFC-143a

CF3-CH3

JACC n° 52

460-73-1

1,1,1,3,3- pentafluoropropane

HFC-245fa

CF3CH2CHF2

JACC n° 44

811-97-2

1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane

HFC-134a

CF3-CH2F

JACC n° 50

1649-08-07

1,2-dichloro-1,1-difluoroethane

HCFC-132b

CClF2-CH2Cl

JACC n° 11

1717-00-6

1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane

HCFC-141b

CCI2F-CH3

JACC n° 29

2837-89-0

1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane

HCFC-124

CHCIF-CF3

JACC n° 46

TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE

HFC-23 (trifluoromethane)

HFC-32 (difluoromethane)
HFC-125 (pentafluoroethane)
HFC-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane)
HFC-143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane)
HFC-152a (1,1-difluoroethane)
HFC-227ea (1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane)   
HFC-236fa (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane)
HFC-245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane)
HFC-365mfc (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane)   
HFC-43-10mee (1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane)

CARDIAC SENSITIZATION

NEW:
 Evaluation of cardiac sensitisation test methods - ECETOC

Last update: November 2009

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