EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Silicon Tetrachloride is a corrosive, colorless, nonflammable liquid with a suffocating odor. The vapors are irritating to the mucous membranes and form dense fumes when exposed to humid air. It hydrolyses rapidly in moist air, releasing hydrogen chloride. |
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE Ingestion: Highly toxic. May cause severe burns of the alimentary canal with severe painful of abdominal and chest. There will be nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, faintness, circulatory collapse and coma. Skin Contact: Corrosive; causes burns. Prolonged or widespread skin contact may result in the absorption of potentially harmful amounts of material. Inhalation: Low concentrations will cause irritation of the eye and respiratory tract, experienced as eye discomfort, cough, excess sputum, and chest discomfort. High concentrations will result in the inhalation of harmful, and potentially lethal, amounts of material due to lung injury. Eye Contact: Vapor causes severe irritation to eye. If high concentrations of hydrogen chloride vapor are formed, corneal injury could occur. Permanent blindness could result in the injury, if no appropriate treatment is taken. |
