HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED/ABSORBED
THRU SKIN. MATL EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS OF MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP
TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHAL MAY BE FATAL AS RSLT OF SPASM, INFLAMM &
EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUMIT & PULM EDEMA. SY MP OF EXPOS
MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. CHRONIC: EXPOS CAN CAUSE DMG TO EYES, LUNGS. TARGET
ORGANS: LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF EYES BY
SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIA L RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT
MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. DISCARD CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING & SHOES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 1F,-17C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 3% Upper Limits: 12.8%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEM POWDER/APPROP FOAM. WATER MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT EFFECT EXTINGUISHMENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: DANGER! EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. FORMS EXPLOSIVE
MIXTURES IN AIR.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. EVACUATE AREA. WEAR
SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND/VERMICULITE &
PLACE IN CLOSED CONTRS FOR DISP. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS. VENT AREA & WASH
SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICK-UP IS COMP LETE.
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 MATERIAL IS HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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USE ONLY IN CHEMICAL FUME HOOD. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN, ON CLOTHING. CORROSIVE. TOXIC. LACHRYMATOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NON-VENTILATED
AREAS AND/OR FOR EXPOSURE ABOVE THE ACGIH TLV.
Ventilation: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves: HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS (SUP DAT)
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N). WEAR RUBBER APRON.
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). WEAR RUBBER APRON.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EYE PROT: GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD
(FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
62.6F,17.0C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 6.28 @ 20C Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 0.796
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE CARBON
MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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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 MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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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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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
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