PHOSGENE

UN Number: 1076

Also known as: CARBONIC CHLORIDE, CARBON OXYCHLORIDE, CARBONYL CHLORIDE, CHLOROFORMYL CHLORIDE
Information on chemical

Information on chemical

External resources

CAMEO Chemical Database
WISER Substance List

Description

UN number 1076

Physical chemical data

Physical State (20°C) Gas
Density (kg/m3)
4.4 [Kg/m³] at a temperature of 20°C
Molar mass (g/mol) 98.9
Melting Point (°C) -13
Vapour Pressure (Pa)
160000 [Pa] at a temperature of 20°C
Flash Point (°C) 999

Behaviour at sea

Additional data

Transportation data

IMO class 2(2.3)

Reactivity data

GESAMP Hazard profile

Human toxicity threshold

TLV-TWA 0.1
ERPG-2 (ppm) 0.2
10 min 30 min 60 min 4 hrs 8 hrs
AEGL-2 (ppm) 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.08 0.04
AEGL-3 (ppm) 3.6 1.5 0.75 0.2 0.09

Ecotoxicity

Incident reports

Incident reports

No incident reports available

Emergency Response Guidebook

Emergency Response Guidebook

Guide number: 125

See the guide or download the emergency response guidebook

At sea emergency guide

At sea emergency guide

Emergency schedule: 2-08

LIQUEFIED GASES, NON-FLAMMABLE; TOXIC AND/OR CORROSIVE AND/OR OXIDIZING AGENT.

Emergency procedures

Action

Turn ship off-wind.

Spillage on deck

Stop leak if practicable. Let spilt liquid evaporate, but keep clear.

Spillage under deck

Provide adequate ventilation. Stop leak if practicable. Let spilt liquid evaporate, but keep clear.

Fire on deck

Keep adjacent receptacles cool with copious quantities of water. Remove undamaged cooled receptacles to a safe place.

Fire under deck

Batten down; use ship's fixed fire-fighting installation. Otherwise adopt action as for "On deck".

Special equipment to be carried

Protective clothing (gloves, boots, coveralls, headgear).
Self-contained breathing apparatus.
Spray nozzles.

Remarks by UN no.

• AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS (UN No. 1005)
Wash spillages of solutions overboard with copious quantities of water.

• CHLORINE (UN No. 1017)
Avoid contact with oil and all combustible materials so as to prevent spontaneous combustion or explosion.

• FERTILIZER AMMONIATING SOLUTION (UN No. 1043), with free ammonia.
Wash spillages of solutions overboard with copious quantities of water.

• DINITROGEN TETROXIDE, LIQUEFIED (UN No 1067)
• NITROUS OXIDE, COMPRESSED (UN No. 1070)
• NITRIC OXIDE AND DINITROGEN TETROXIDE MIXTURE (UN No. 1975)
Avoid contact with oil and all combustible materials so as to prevent spontaneous combustion or explosion.

• AMMONIA SOLUTION (UN No. 2073), with more than 35% but not more than 50%
ammonia.
Wash spillages of solutions overboard with copious quantities of water.

• NITROGEN TRIOXIDE (UN No. 2421)
• CHLORINE PENTAFLUORIDE (UN No. 2548)
• BROMINE CHLORIDE (UN No. 2901)
• PERCHLORYL FLUORIDE (UN No. 3083)
• LIQUEFIED GAS, OXIDIZING, N.O.S. (UN No. 3157)
Avoid contact with oil and all combustible materials so as to prevent spontaneous combustion or explosion.

• AMMONIA SOLUTION (UN No. 3318) with more than 50% ammonia.
Wash spillages of solutions overboard with copious quantities of water.

Decision trees

Decision trees

No decision trees available

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