Fluoroacetamide

This compound is not very flammable but any fire involving this compound may produce dangerous vapors. You should evacuate the area. All firefighters should wear full-body protective clothing and use self-contained breathing apparatuses. You should extinguish any fires involving this chemical with a dry chemical, carbon dioxide, foam, or halon extinguisher. (NTP, 1992)

Use water spray, powder, foam, carbon dioxide.

Fresh air, rest. Artificial respiration may be needed. Refer for medical attention.

Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse skin with plenty of water or shower. Refer for medical attention .

First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then refer for medical attention.

Rinse mouth. Induce vomiting (ONLY IN CONSCIOUS PERSONS!). Give a slurry of activated charcoal in water to drink. Refer for medical attention .

Caution : Fluoroacetamide is extremely toxic. There is no known antidote. Immediately transport victims to a health care facility. Highly toxic fumes of fluorine-containing compounds and nitrogen oxides will be emitted when fluoroacetamide is heated to decomposition. Avoid sources of extreme heat including fire.

SRP: At the time of review, criteria for land treatment or burial (sanitary landfill) disposal practices are subject to significant revision. Prior to implementing land disposal of waste residue (including waste sludge), consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices.

Generators of waste (equal to or greater than 100 kg/mo) containing this contaminant, EPA hazardous waste number P057, must conform with USEPA regulations in storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste.

A potential candidate for rotary kiln incineration at a temperature range of 820 to 1,600 °C and residence times of seconds for liquids and gases, and hours for solids. A potential candidate for fluidized bed incineration at a temperature range of 450 to 980 °C and residence times of seconds for liquids and gases, and longer for solids.

Remove all ignition sources. Personal protection: chemical protection suit including self-contained breathing apparatus. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Sweep spilled substance into covered containers. Carefully collect remainder.

Consider gastric lavage after ingestion, and/or administer charcoal as a slurry. In case of refractory seizures after following ingestion, consider continuous infusion of midazolam, propofol, and/or pentobarbital. Hyperthermia, lactic acidosis and muscle destruction may necessitate use of neuromuscular blocking agents with continuous EEG monitoring. If the exposure occurred through inhalation, move patient to fresh air. Monitor for respiratory distress. If cough or difficulty breathing develops, evaluate for respiratory tract irritation, bronchitis, or pneumonitis. Administer oxygen and assist ventilation as required. Treat bronchospasm with inhaled beta2 agonist and oral or parenteral corticosteroids. In case of acute lung injury, maintain ventilation and oxygenation and evaluate with frequent arterial blood gas or pulse oximetry monitoring. Following eye exposure, irrigate exposed eyes with copious amounts of room temperature water for at least 15 minutes. In case of dermal exposure, Remove contaminated clothing and wash exposed area thoroughly with soap and water. (T36)

Metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, elevated serum levels of hepatic transaminases, and elevated serum creatinine levels may occur. Tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, and sudden onset of asystole may occur (T36).

TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a Koc of 6.4(2), indicates that fluoroacetamide is expected to have very high mobility in soil(SRC). Volatilization of fluoroacetamide from moist soil surfaces is not expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given an estimated Henry's Law constant of 2.2X10-8 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), using a fragment constant estimation method(3). The potential for volatilization of fluoroacetamide from dry soil surfaces may exist (SRC) based upon an estimated vapor pressure of 0.99 mm Hg(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(4). The persistence of fluoroacetamide was studied in garden soil by determining its toxicity to aphids(5); at a concn of 50 ppm, toxicity had ceased after 11 weeks of incubation; at a conc of 10 ppm, toxicity lasted only 3 weeks; in a control soil that had been steam sterilized, toxicity was still evident at both concns after 17 weeks suggesting that the degradation was microbial in nature(5).

AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a Koc of 6.4(2), indicates that fluoroacetamide is not expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is not expected(3) based upon an estimated Henry's Law constant of 2.2X10-8 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), developed using a fragment constant estimation method(4). According to a classification scheme(5), an estimated BCF of 3(SRC), from its log Kow(6) and a regression-derived equation(7), suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). The neutral hydrolysis rate constant for fluoroacetamide at 25 °C was experimentally determined to be 3.3X10-5/hr which corresponds to an aqueous hydrolysis half-life of 2.4 yr at pH 7(8). This indicates that hydrolysis is slow(SRC). It has been suggested that fluoroacetamide should be degradable by biological sewage treatment provided suitable acclimatization can be achieved(9).

ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), fluoroacetamide, which has an estimated vapor pressure of 0.99 mm Hg at 25 °C(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(2), is expected to exist solely as a vapor in the ambient atmosphere(SRC). Vapor-phase fluoroacetamide is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC). The half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be 7.8 days(SRC), calculated from its rate constant of 2.1X10-12 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(SRC) determined using a structure estimation method(3).

The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation of its aerosol, through the skin and by ingestion.

Inhalation (L1160) ; oral (L1160) ; dermal (L1160) ; eye contact (L1160).

Fluoroacetate produces its toxin action by inhibiting the citric acid cycle. The fluorine substituted acetate becomes incorporated, as a normal acetate, into fluoroacetyl coenzyme A, which condenses with oxaloacetate to form fluorocitrate. Fluorocitrate inhibits the enzyme aconitase and thereby inhibits the conversion of citrate to isocitrate. As a result there is an accumulation of large quantities of citrate in the tissue, and the cycle is blocked. The heart and CNS are the most critical tissues involved in poisoning by general inhibition of oxydative energy metabolism (A640).

Convulsions. Nausea. Vomiting.

MAY BE ABSORBED!

Abdominal pain. Nausea. Vomiting. Pupillary constriction. Muscle cramps. Excessive salivation.

Nausea, vomiting, excessive salivation, abdominal pain, numbness, a tingling sensation, and apprehension are seen initially, and may last for up to 6 hours. Numbness and tingling of the face, excessive salivation, blurred vision, peripheral paresthesias, convulsions, and coma followed inhalation and dermal contact with fluoroacetate (T36).

This substance may be hazardous to the environment. Special attention should be given to birds. This substance does enter the environment under normal use. Great care, however, should be taken to avoid any additional release, for example through inappropriate disposal.

At about 1130 hr, an 18-month old girl removed a 120 ml bottle of 1% fluoroacetamide form a low drawer in the family kitchen & drank some of the contents. On the advice of a pharmacist, the child was given olive oil, the white of an egg, & milk at about noon & was made slightly sick. The child remained lively & played in the garden until her usual bedtime, 1830 hr. At about 2330 hr that evening the child vomited but was put back to bed when she appeared all right. Apparently the child was not checked until 1030 hr next morning, when she was found in a semiconscious state. On a physician's orders, she was taken to hospital, but convulsions occurred on the way & the patient arrived about 1130 hr in a shocked state. The child was given about 10 ml acetamide in water once, 3.7 ml of brandy in water each hour, & symptomatic treatment. She continued to have occasional convulsions & remained unconscious until she died almost 96 hr after ingesting the poison. Both the heart & kidney contained 6.3 mg of organic fluoride/g of dry tissue; the citrate content (108 ppm in heart & 23.9 in kidney) was not considered significantly high. From the evidence available, it was estimated that the baby had consumed about 300 mg of fluoroacetamide or 23 mg/kg.

A 2016 publication includes two case reports , one for fluoroacetamide (FAA) and one for TETS. Both patients were initially misdiagnosed and they died. The authors suggest that physicians should consider FAA and TETS poisoning when seeing patients with generalized seizures, especially for cases without a clear cause and diagnosis of disease.

Fluoroacetamide's production and former use as an insecticide and rodenticide(1) may have resulted in its direct release to the environment(SRC). Fluoroacetamide effluents from a manufacturing facility in Great Britain were reportedly responsible for the poisoning of farm animals(2).

P057; As stipulated in 40 CFR 261.33, when fluoroacetamide, as a commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate or an off-specification commercial chemical product or a manufacturing chemical intermediate, becomes a waste, it must be managed according to federal and/or state hazardous waste regulations. Also defined as a hazardous waste is any container or inner liner used to hold this waste or any residue, contaminated soil, water, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into water or on dry land, of this waste. Generators of small quantities of this waste may qualify for partial exclusion from hazardous waste regulations (40 CFR 261.5(e)).

In 1988, Congress amended FIFRA to strengthen and accelerate EPA's reregistration program which applies to each registered pesticide product containing an active ingredient initially registered before November 1, 1984. Pesticides for which EPA had not issued Registration Standards prior to the effective date of FIFRA '88 were divided into three lists based upon their potential for exposure and other factors, with List B being of highest concern and D of least. List: C; Case: fluoroacetic acid derivatives; Case No.: 3073; Pesticide type: insecticide, rodenticide; Case Status: RED Approved 6/95; OPP has made a decision that some/all uses of the pesticide are eligible for reregistration, as reflected in a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document. ; Active Ingredient (AI): fluoroacetamide; AI Status: The active ingredient is no longer contained in any registered products. Thus, we characterize it as "cancelled.".

Persons in charge of vessels or facilities are required to notify the National Response Center (NRC) immediately, when there is a release of this designated hazardous substance, in an amount equal to or greater than its reportable quantity of 100 lb or 45.5 kg. The toll free number of the NRC is (800) 424-8802; In the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (202) 426-2675. The rule for determining when notification is required is stated in 40 CFR 302.4 (section IV. D.3.b).

Releases of CERCLA hazardous substances are subject to the release reporting requirement of CERCLA section 103, codified at 40 CFR part 302, in addition to the requirements of 40 CFR part 355. Fluoroacetamide is an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) subject to reporting requirements when stored in amounts in excess of its threshold planning quantity (TPQ) of 100 or 10,000 lbs. Extremely hazardous substances that are solids are subject to either of two threshold planning quantities ... The lower quantity applies only if the solid exists in powdered for and has a particle size less than 100 microns; or is handled in solution or in molten form; or meets the criteria for a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) rating of 2, 3 or 4 for reactivity. If the solid does not meet any of these criteria, it is subject to the upper ... threshold planning quantity ... .

Used as rodenticide and insecticide; [HSDB] Used as a rodenticide in the US and as pesticide in other countries; The only continued registration in the US after 1980 was for rat control in sewers with application by certified professionals and highly restricted; [EPA OHM/TADS]

No longer registered with the EPA for use in the US; [HSDB] Banned in the EU for use as pesticide; [eChemPortal: ESIS] Use in Israel and Japan (insecticide for citrus) requires special permit from the government (as of 1991); [UNEP]

Farming (Pesticides) [Category: Industry]

For Fluoroacetamide (USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 075002) there are 0 labels match. /SRP: Not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses./

Rodenticide, insecticide proposed mainly for use on fruits to combat scale insects, aphids, mites. /Former use/

Normally it is used as a bait /(20 g ai/kg)/ in areas to which the public has no access such as sewers and locked warehouses. /Former use/

Fluoroacetamide is made by reacting fluoroacetyl chloride and ammonia.

Sodium fluoroacetate + ammonia (amide formation)

Made from chloroacetamide by fluorination process using KF.

USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code 075002; Trade Names: Fluorkill, compound 1081, 1081.

BAIT, DYED CEREAL BASE (30 G AI/KG) WHICH IS MIXED WITH WATER FOR USE.

Poisoned grains; bait pellets

Usually packed in 8 oz (227 g) or 5 kg cans

Acetamide, 2-fluoro-: ACTIVE

The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard identifies Fluoroacetamide (technical grade) as Class IB: highly hazardous; Main Use: rodenticide. According to the PIC /Prior Informed Consent/ Convention, export of /Fluoroacetamide/ can only take place with the prior informed consent of the importing Party. ...(further information can be found at: http://www.pic.int/).

/FLUOROACETAMIDE/ USE IS LARGELY RESTRICTED TO LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATORS.

THE POISONING OF FARM ANIMALS BY EFFLUENTS FROM A FACTORY THAT MFR FLUOROACETAMIDE CAUSED THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, & FOOD TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CMPD SHOULD NOT BE USED AS AN INSECTICIDE IN AGRICULTURE, HOME GARDENS, OR FOOD STORAGE IN GREAT BRITAIN, & IT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET.

A rebuttable presumption against registration was issued by EPA on November 22, 1976 on the basis of toxicity to nontarget species ... . The RPAR was terminated on February 28, 1980