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CAS # 108-88-3 TOLUENE for UV SPECTROSCOPY

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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:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES SEV IRRIT. HIGH CONCS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCT TO TISS OF MUC MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGH, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTN ESS OF BREATH, HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. EXPOS CAN CAUSE:LUNG IRRIT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:CHEST PAIN & EDEMA WHICH MAY BE FATAL. CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE NERV SYS DISTURBS. INHAL STUDIES ON TOLUENE HAVE DEMONSTRATED DEVEL OF INFLAMMATORY & ULCEROUS LESIONS OF PENIS, PREPUCE & SCROTUM IN ANIMALS. EXPOS TO &/OR CONSUMPTION OF AL COHOL MAY INCR TOX EFTS. CALIF PROT 65 REPRO HAZ. TARGET ORGS:BRAIN, (SUPP DATA)

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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FIRST AID
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EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATH ING GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.

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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 40.0F,4.4C

Auto Ignition Temperature Text: 

Lower Limits: 1% Upper Limits: 7%

Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROPRIATE FOAM. WATER MAY BE EFTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT EFT EXTINGUISHMENT.

Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH 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 & FLASH BACK. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORB, TAKE UP & PLACE IN CLSD CNTNRS. TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT BREATHE VAP. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLTHG. AVOID PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS. READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN. TOXIC. SEVERE IRRITANT. HIGHLY FLAMM.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety & Health: VP:22 @ 20C; 26 @ 25C. OTHER PREC:AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT/IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MED ADVICE IMMED (SHOW LBL WHERE POSS). EYE PROT:& FULL LGTH FCSHLD (FP N). EFTS OF OVEREXP:LIVER, KIDNEYS, BLADDER. TARGET ORGAN DATA :BRAIN & COVERINGS (RECORDINGS FROM SPECIFIC AREAS OF CNS). AUTONOMIC (ING 2)

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point: 
>231F,>111C
Melting/Freezing Point: 
-135F,-93C
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: SUPP DATA Vapor Density: 3.2
Specific Gravity: 0.865
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: PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: OXIDIZING AGENTS. IRON OR FERRIC CHLORIDE CATALYZES A VIGOROUS EXOTHERMIC REACTION BETWEEN TOLUENE & SULFUR DICHLORIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT

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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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BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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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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