# NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Sodium fluoroacetate | CAS 62-74-8
FCH2COONa | RTECS AH9100000
Synonyms & Trade Names SFA, Sodium monofluoroacetate | DOT ID & Guide 2629 151
Exposure Limits | NIOSH REL: TWA 0.05 mg/m3 ST 0.15 mg/m3 [skin]
OSHA PEL†: TWA 0.05 mg/m3 [skin]
IDLH 2.5 mg/m3 | Conversion
Physical Description Fluffy, colorless to white (sometimes dyed black), odorless powder. [Note: A liquid above 95°F.] [rodenticide]
MW: 100.0 | BP: Decomposes | MLT: 392°F | Sol: Miscible
VP: Low | IP: ? |  | Sp.Gr: ?
Fl.P: NA | UEL: NA | LEL: NA |
Noncombustible Solid
Incompatibilities & Reactivities None reported
Measurement Methods NIOSH S301 (II-5)
Personal Protection & Sanitation Skin: Prevent skin contact Eyes: Prevent eye contact Wash skin: When contaminated Remove: When wet or contaminated Change: Daily Provide: Quick drench | First Aid (See procedures) Eye: Irrigate immediately Skin: Water flush immediately Breathing: Respiratory support Swallow: Medical attention immediately
Respirator Recommendations NIOSH/OSHA Up to 0.25 mg/m3: (APF = 5) Any dust and mist respirator Up to 0.5 mg/m3: (APF = 10) Any dust and mist respirator except single-use and quarter-mask respirators/(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator Up to 1.25 mg/m3: (APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode/(APF = 25) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a dust and mist filter Up to 2.5 mg/m3: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter/(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator that has a tight-fitting facepiece and is operated in a continuous-flow mode/(APF = 50) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and a high-efficiency particulate filter/(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece/(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions: (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 with a high-efficiency particulate filter/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Vomiting; anxiety, auditory hallucinations; facial paresthesia; twitching face muscle; pulsus altenans, ectopic heartbeat, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias; pulmonary edema; nystagmus; convulsions; liver, kidney damage
Target Organs respiratory system, cardiovascular system, liver, kidneys, central nervous system
See also: INTRODUCTION