NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Sodium fluoroacetate FCH2COONa 62-74-8 AH9100000 2.5 mg/m3. Physical description: Fluffy, colorless to white (sometimes dyed black), odorless S powder. [Note: A liquid above 95°F.] [rodenticide]
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Sodium fluoroacetate FCH2COONa 62-74-8 AH9100000 2.5 mg/m3
Fluffy, colorless to white (sometimes dyed black), odorless S powder. [Note: A liquid above 95°F.] [rodenticide]
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
Vomit; anxi, auditory halu; facial pares; twitch face musc; pulsus Skin: Water flush immedTarget organs: Resp sys, CVS, liver, kidneys, CNS
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection