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 OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE
FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND ED EMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI,
CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: PULMONARY EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF
EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. TO THE BEST OF
MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND TOXICOLOG ICAL PROPERTIES
HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ
FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/COPIOUS AMTS
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. INHAL:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BRTHG IS
DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED
PERSON (SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 165F,74C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.48% Upper Limits: 11.9%
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(FP N). COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR
VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA &
WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS CO MPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. MOISTURE SENSITIVE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR
SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR
SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRST AID PROC: IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. WASH
CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
333F,167C
Melting/Freezing Point:
-45F,-43C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 10 @ 57.7C Vapor Density: 4.5
Specific Gravity: 1.015
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: MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR OR WATER.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, BASES, REDUCING AGENTS,
ALCOHOLS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH
AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. 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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