CAS # 109-99-9 TETRAHYDROFURAN

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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: INHAL: IRRIT TO RESP TRACT. SYMPS MAY INCL COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THF IS AN ANESTH AGENT IN HIGH CONCS. OVEREXP MAY CAUSE DIZZ, HDCH, NAUS & POSS FLUID IN LUNGS. MAY CAUSE LIVER, KIDNEY/LUNG INJURY. INGEST: IRRIT TO GI TRACT. SY MPS MAY INCL NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: ABDOM PAIN. MAY CAUSE LIVER/KIDNEY INJURY. SKIN: IRRIT, INCL REDNESS, ITCH, & PAIN. EYES: IRRIT, REDNESS, & PAIN. CONT MAY CAUSE PERM EYE DMG. CHRONIC: RPTD/HIGH EXPOS MAY CAUSE KIDNEY/LIVER DMG. MAY AFFECT LUNGS. RPTD SKIN CONT C AN CAUSE DRYNESS, CRACKING/SKIN RASH. (ING 3)

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER OR KIDNEY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED ATTN. INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT AS DIRECTED BY MED PERS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED ATTN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. GET MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYES: IMMED FLUSH (ING 8)

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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 7F,-14C

Auto Ignition Temperature Text: 

Lower Limits: 2.0% Upper Limits: 11.8%

Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.

Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTRS COOL. WATER MAY BE USED TO FLUSH SPILLS AWAY FROM (SUP DAT)

Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: ABOVE FL PT, VAP-AIR MIXTS ARE EXPLO W/IN FLAM LIMS NOTED ABOVE. MAY FORM EXPLO ORG PEROXIDES WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR/LIGHT OR W/AGE. VAPS CAN FLOW ALONG (SUP DAT)

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENT AREA. REMOVE ALL IGNIT SOURCES. WEAR APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP. ISOLATE HAZ AREA. KEEP UNNEC & UNPROT PERS FROM ENTERING. CONTAIN & RECOVER LIQ WHEN POSS. USE NON-SPKG TOOLS & EQUIP. COLLECT LIQ IN APPROP CONTR/ABSORB W/INERT MATL (E.G., (ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods: WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING SHOULD BE HANDLED AS HAZ WASTE & SENT TO RCRA APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. STATE & LOC DISP REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REG S.(ING 13)

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN DARK GLASS BOTTLES/STEEL DRUMS. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD LOCATION, AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT & ANY AREA WHERE FIRE HAZARD MAY BE ACUTE.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS. IF EXPOS LIM IS EXCEEDED, HALF-FACE ORG VAP RESP MAY BE WORN FOR UP TO 10 TIMES EXPOS LIM/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. FULL-FACE PIECE ORG VAP RESP (ING 22)
Ventilation: SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EXPOS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GEN PREF BECAUSE IT (ING 25)
Protective Gloves: RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, APRON/COVERALLS, AS NEEDED IN AREAS OF UNUSUAL EXPOS.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, APRON/COVERALLS, AS NEEDED IN AREAS OF UNUSUAL EXPOS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: EXPOS & TO DILUTE SPILLS TO NON-FLAM MIXTS. VAPS CAN FLOW ALONG SURFS TO DISTANT IGNIT SOURCES & FLASH BACK. EXPLO HAZ: SURFS TO DISTANT IGNIT SOURCES & FLASH BACK. SEALED CONTRS MAY RUPTURE WHEN HEATED. CNDTNS TO AVOID: CR EATED EXPLO HAZ. AVOID HEAT, FLAME, IGNIT SOURCES, INCOMPATIBLES, LIGHT, & AIR.

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point: 
151F,66C
Melting/Freezing Point: 
-162F,-108C
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 129 @ 20C Vapor Density: 2.5
Specific Gravity: 0.88
PH: 7
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 8.0 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: MISCIBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID WITH ETHER 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: STABLE IN CLSD CONTRS W/OXYGEN & LIGHT EXCLUDED. DISTILLATION/EVAP CAN CONCENTRATE PEROXIDES (IF PRESENT) TO (SUP DAT)
Materials to Avoid: TETRAHYDROFURAN REACTS VIOLENTLY W/AIR ON STANDING. LIALH2, STRONG OXIDIZERS, NAALH2 & POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. (ING 2)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION. MAY ALSO RELEASE TOXIC AND IRRITATING VAPORS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: YES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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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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WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING SHOULD BE HANDLED AS HAZ WASTE & SENT TO RCRA APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. STATE & LOC DISP REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REG S.(ING 13)

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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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