Assessment of potential health effects of dielectric gases

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5518384

Griffin, G D; Easterly, C E; Walsh, P J

Potential health effects of certain fluorinated hydrocarbons considered for gaseous dielectric applications have been examined. Toxicological data are lacking for some of the chemicals of interest. The most extensive studies relate to sulfur hexafluoride and octafluorocyclobutane, both of which appear to be rather nontoxic, for acute exposure situations. Mutagenicity studies with fruit flies have identified octafluorocyclobutane and perfluorobutene-2 as producing sex-linked recessive mutations in this organism. Certain products generated by electric discharge through the dielectric gas mixtures and trace contaminants produced during the manufacturing process may be more toxic than the parent compounds.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5518384
• Report Number(s): CONF-800301-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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