HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. MATERIAL
IS IRRITATING TO SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAUSES
DERMATITIS. TARGET ORGANS: LIVER, KIDNEYS. SLIGHT SKIN ABSORPTION (FP N).
Explanation of
Carcinogenicity:
NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: EXPOSURE TO ACETONE MAY ENHANCE
THE LIVER TOXICITY OF CHLORINATED SOLVENTS (FP N).
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FIRST AID
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EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BE SEPARATING THE LIDS WITH FINGERS. SKIN:
FLUSH WITH WATER. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. INHAL: REMOVE
T O FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: GET MD IMMEDIATELY (FP N).
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point
Text:
1F,-17C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower
Limits:
2%
Upper
Limits:
13%
Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY CHEM POWDER, ALCOHOL/POLYMER FOAM. WATER MAY BE
EFFECTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT EFFECT EXTINGUISHMENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EXTREMELY FLAM. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE
DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVAC AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/
ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORBENT, TAKE UP & PLACE IN CLSD CNTNRS. TRANSPORT
OUTDOORS. VENT AREA & WASH SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND
OPEN FLAME. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Vapor
Density:
2.0
Specific
Gravity:
0.786
PH:
N/K
Viscosity:
N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: HIGH (FP N)
Solubility in
Water:
N/K
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion
Rate:
N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability
Indicator:
YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: BASES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CO & CO2.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P
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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P
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DISPOSAL
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BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT
EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title
III:
N/P
Federal
Regulatory:
N/P
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OTHER
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