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:PRIMARY IRRIT. PRIMARY IRRIT TO MUC
MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT, RSLTG IN COUGH & SNEEZE W/BURNING SENSAT IN
NOSE & THROAT(>4 PPM). EXCESS EXPOS MAY CAUSE INFLAMM OF RESP TRACT,
NASAL BLEEDING & ULCERATION, LOSS OF SMELL, HOARSENESS, BRO NCH & BLOOD
CHGS. CHRONIC EXPOS BY INHAL/SKIN CONT CAN RSLT IN(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: ALLERGIC SENSIT. SKIN/EYE CONT
W/SOLID/VAPS CAN BE IRRIT. CONT W/MOLTEN PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE WILL PRDCE SEV
THERM BURNS AGGRAVATED BY CHEM EFTS. PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE IN PRESENCE OF MOIST
TISS HYDROLYZES TO PHTHALIC ACID, WHICH CAUSES IRRIT EFTS. TARGET ORGANS: SKIN,
UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC: ASTHMA.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYE: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MD HELP. SKIN:
WASH AREAS OF CONT THORO W/SOAP & WATER. PROMPTLY REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. IF
BURN OCCURS, REMOVE MATL FROM SKIN; TREAT FOR THERM BURN & POSS SHOCK.
INHAL: REMOVE VI CTIM TO FRESH AIR. GET MED HELP IMMED. SPRAY/GARGLE W/WATER TO
HELP RELIEVE NASAL/THROAT IRRIT. ADMIN O*2 TO VICTIM IF BRTHG IS DFCLT/IF VIOLENT
COUGHING(ING 4)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 304F,151C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.7% Upper Limits: 10.4%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE/DRY CHEMICAL CAN BE USED ON SOLID/ MOLTEN
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE. WATER SPRAY IS EFFECTIVE ON FLAKE(SUPP DATA
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP(FP
N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: BOTH VAPS & DUST OF THIS COMBUST MATL MAY
BURN IN AIR. A SEV DUST EXPLO CAN OCCUR AT/ABOVE 0.015 OZ/FT3 OF AIR- DISPERSED
PARTICULATE. THE IGNIT TEMP(SUPP DATA
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: NOTIFY SAFETY PERS IF LGE PTHALIC ANHYDRIDE SPILLS
OCCUR. ELIM IGNIT SOURCES; PROVIDE VENT THAT WILL NOT STIR UP DUST. EXCLUDE ALL
UNNEC PERS FROM AREA. CLEANUP PERS NEED PROT AGAINST LIQ CONT & DUST/VAP
INHAL. CNTN SPILL; SCOOP UP SOLID (I NG 7)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN SCRAP MATL IN AN APPRVD INCIN EQUIP W/AFTERBURNER.
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE MAY BE DISSOLVED IN FLAMMABLE SOLV TO IMPROVE BURNING.
FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. EPA (RCRA) HAZARDOUS WASTE NO.:
U190.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE SOLID PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE IN CLSD CNTNRS IN COOL, DRY, FIRE-RESIST AREA
AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNIT & INCOMPAT MATLS (ING 10)
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOR EMER & NONROUTINE USE ABOVE TLV, USE A
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD FULL-FACEPEICE RESP W/DUST FILTER & ORGANIC VAP-ACID GAS
CANISTER COMBINATION. FOR HIGHER CONCS, USE NIOSH/MSHA SCBA/AIR-SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE GENL VENT PLUS LOC EXHAUST VENT TO CONTROL DUST, FUMES OR
VAPORS. LOCAL EXHST SHOULD HAVE A VELOCITY OF (ING 14)
Protective Gloves: RUBBER, NEOPRENE/VINYL GLOVES
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: WEAR SUIT PROT CLTHG TO PVNT CONT W/PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE.
PROVIDE EYEWASH STATION & CHEM SAFETY SHOWER IN AREAS(ING 17)
Work Hygenic Practices: WEAR SUIT PROT CLTHG TO PVNT CONT W/PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE.
PROVIDE EYEWASH STATION & CHEM SAFETY SHOWER IN AREAS(ING 17)
Supplemental Safety & Health: BP:1 ATM...CA 543F(295C); SUBLIMES @
543F(284C). EXT MEDIA: OR DUST. MOLTEN MATL SOLIDIFIES & HYDROLYZES ON CONT
W/WATER, WHICH GENERATES STEAM. STEAM/INERT GAS IS EFTIVE ON FIRES IN TANKS.
EXPLO HAZ: FOR THE DUST CLOUD IS 1202F(650C). INER T AIR W/CO*2 TO BELOW 14%
O*2 WILL PVNT DUST EXPLOS. CNDTN TO AVOID: ACID(ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: C1
Boiling Point:
SUPP DATA
Melting/Freezing Point:
268F,131C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: SUPP DATA Vapor Density: 5.1
Specific Gravity: 1.527 4/4C
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 0.62
Appearance and Odor: A WHITE, CRYSTALLINE, SOLID OR CLEAR MOLTEN LIQUID W/ AN
IRRITATING CHOKING ODO
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: KEEP PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE AWAY FROM SOURCES OF
IGNIT & OPEN FIRE. IT REACTS W/MOISTURE IN AIR TO FORM PHTHALIC (SUPP DATA)
Materials to Avoid: THIS IS A COMBUST MATL WHOSE VAPS WILL BURN. PYROPHORIC
PHTHALIC ACID SALTS CAN BE FORMED FROM IT IN PRESENCE OF IRON.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXIDES OF CARBON.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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BURN SCRAP MATL IN AN APPRVD INCIN EQUIP W/AFTERBURNER. PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE MAY
BE DISSOLVED IN FLAMMABLE SOLV TO IMPROVE BURNING. FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. EPA (RCRA) HAZARDOUS WASTE NO.: U190.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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