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:INHALATION:COUGHING, CHEST PAINS,
IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT, NAUSEA. SKIN:IRRITATION, DERMATITIS.
EYE:IRRITATION. INGESTION:IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIZZINESS, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. CHRONI C:CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM DEPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE IDENTIFIED.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST:CALL PHYS. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES.
WASH CL THG BEFORE RE-USE. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LEAST 15
MINS.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 26.6F,-3.0C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.05% Upper Limits: 6.7%
Extinguishing Media: USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. (WATER
MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.)
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POS PRESS MODE. MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE
DONE W/OUT RISK. USE WATER(SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAP MAY FLOW ALONG SURF TO DISTANT IGNIT SOURCES
& FLASH BACK. CLSD CNTNRS EXPOS TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. CONT W/STRONG
OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG. SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES; NO
FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO W/OUT RISK. USE
WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAP. TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER NON-COMBUST ABSORB MATL &
PLACE INTO CNTNR FOR LATER DISP. ( SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMM LIQ STOR
AREA. BOND & GROUND CNTNRS WHEN TRANSFERRING LIQUID.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: RESP PROT REQD IF AIRBORNE CONC EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONC UP
TO 850 PPM, A NIOSH/MSHA CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORGANIC VAP CARTRIDGE IS REC.
ABOVE THIS LEV, NIOSH/MSHA SCBA IS REC.
Ventilation: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENT TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: LAB PROT EQUIP. LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygenic Practices: LAB PROT EQUIP. LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; CLASS B
EXTINGUISHER.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS
COOL. OTHER PRECAUT:ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEM, CO*2-WATER MAY BE INEFTIVE. FLUSH
SPILL AREA W/WATER SPRAY. INTERNATIONAL LBLG:AVOID CONT W/EYES. AFTER CONT
W/SKIN, WASH IMMED W/PLENTY OF WATER. KEEP CN TNR TIGHTLY CLOSED. SPILL
RELEASE:FLUSH AREA W/WATER.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F3
Boiling Point:
208F,98C
Melting/Freezing Point:
-132F,-91C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/A Vapor Density: 3.5
Specific Gravity: 0.68 (H*20=1)
PH: N/A
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 4.3 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE (<0.1%)
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID. FAINT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CHLORINE, PHOSPHORUS,
CHLOROSULFONIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
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