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Lab Chemical
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE LR
SKU: RXSOL-60-6604-256
Carbon tetrachloride (Carbon tet) is a non-flammable colorless liquid with a heavy,
sweet odor. Before 1970, carbon tet was widely used as a cleaning fluid in home and industry.
Until 1986, the chemical was used as a grain fumigant.
Carbon tet is still used to manufacture propellants and other industrial chemicals.
Application
Carbon Tetrachloride is a clear, colorless, volatile and very stable chlorinated hydrocarbon. Carbon Tetrachloride is used as a solvent for oils and fats, as a refrigerant and as a dry-cleaning agent. Inhalation of its vapors can depress central nervous system activity and cause degeneration of the liver and kidneys. Carbon Tetrachloride is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.
Dosage
carbon tetrachloride doses of 50 to 400 mg/kg body weight .
