CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO -- N-AMYL ALCOHOL -- 6810- 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:N-AMYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:03/09/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:3300 CENCO PKY
City:FRANKLIN PARK
State:IL
ZIP:60131-1364
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-262-3626
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Preparer's Name:R. M. CARLSON
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0ZGA2
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:3300 CENCO PKY
Box:City:FRANKLIN PARK
State:IL
ZIP:60131-1364
Country:US
Phone:847-451-0150
CAGE:0ZGA2
Company Name:CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO (FORMERLY IN FRANKLIN PARK, IL.)
Address:8315 LEE HWY
Box:City:FAIRFAX
State:VA
ZIP:22031
Country:US
Phone:800-621-4778
Contract Num:MDA414-98-A-0017-0037
CAGE:11273

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:N-AMYL ALCOHOL
CAS:71-41-0
RTECS #:SB9800000

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): UNKNOWN.
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
    ACUTE: IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES, LUNGS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, AND GI
    TRACT. CHRONIC: SYSTEMIC POISONING, LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE, LUNG
    DAMAGE, NERVE DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:NUASEA, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NARCOTIC EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN, EYE,
    OR RESPIRATORY, OR KIDNEY/LIVER  DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:SKIN-REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP OR
    MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR 15 MIN. GET MEDICAL AID IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS.  EYES-WASH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MIN, LIFTING LOWER &
    UPPER EY ELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.
    INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A
    PHYSICIAN. INGESTION-IF S WALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY
    GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL A PHYSICIAN
    IMMEDIATELY.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=33.C, 91.4F
Autoignition Temp:=300.C, 572.F
Lower Limits:1.2
Upper Limits:10.0
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
    FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE. ABOVE FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR
    MIXTURES ARE EXPLOSIVE WITH FLAMMABLE LIMITS NOTED ABOVE. VAPORS
    CAN FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANT IGNITION SOURCES AND FLASH BACK.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. REMOVE ALL
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    & RESPIRATORY EPROTECTION FROM VAPORS. SMALL SPILLS MAY BE ABSORBED
    ON PAPER TOWELS AND  EVAPORATED IN A FUME HOOD. ALLOW ENOUGH TIME
    FOR FUMES TO CLEAR HOOD, THEN IGNITE PAPER IN A SUITABLE LOCATION
    AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. CONTAIN AND RECOVER LIQUID WHEN
    POSSIBLE.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL WELL VENTILATED
    LOCATION. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. FOR LABORATORY
    USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:ORGANIC CARTRIDGE OR SELF CONTAINED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHUAST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL).
Protective Gloves:VINYL OR RUBBER.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LABCOAT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:=136.C, 276.8F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-78.C, -108.4F
Vapor Pres:2 @ 20C
Vapor Density:3.0
Spec Gravity:0.81 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.23 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT.
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING, ALKALI METALS, HALOGENS, CONCENTRATED, H2SO4/HNO3.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON OXIDES.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO AQUATIC LC50, BOD OR COD DATA AVAILABLE. OCTANOL/H2O
    PARTITION COEF.: NOT AVAILABLE.  TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
    (CONT'D): AND FATIGUE. REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE TO XYLENE MAY CAUSE
    REVERSIBLE EYE DAMAG E, PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL NEUROPATHY. CHRONIC
    EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF XYLENE MAY CAUSE LIVER, KIDNEY
    DAMAGE. MINERAL SPIRITS HAS ACUTE ORAL LD50 (RAT) OF APPROX. 5,680
    MG/KG. DIRECT CONTACT  MAY CAUSE MILD EYE AND MINIMUM SKIN
    IRRITATION. ASPIRATION OF MINERAL SPIRITS MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
    PNEUMONITIS. OVEREXPOSURE TO VAPOR MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS,
    HEADACHE, NAUSEA, EYE AND THROAT I RRITATION.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:CAN BE LIQUID INCINERATED IN RCRA-APPROVED
    COMBUSTIBLE CHAMBER OR ABSORBED WITH VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH
    OR SIMILIAR MATERIAL. SCOOP UP WITH NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND PLACE IN
    A CLOSED CONTAINER, AND  DISPOSE IN A RCRA-APPROVED FACILITY. DO
    NOT FLUSH TO THE SEWER. DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL M AY BE
    SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:D.O.T. SHIPPING INFO.: SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE
    LIQUID, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS 3; PACKING GROUP II. UN NUMBER: UN1993.
    IMDG PAGE: NOT APPLICABLE. D.O.T. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: [PRODUCT
    RQ] XYLENE (2,000 L BS). TRANSPORT LABEL REQ'D: FLAMMABLE LIQUID
    MARINE POLLUTANT. IMO SHIPPING INFO.: SHIPPING NAME: FLAMABLE
    LIQUID, N.O.S. DOT HAZ SUBSTANCES: N/A. HAZARD CLASS: 3.2; PACKING
    GROUP: II; UN NUMBER: UN19 93. IMDG PAGE: 3230. TRANSPORT LABEL
    REQ'D: FLAMMABLE LIQUID MARINE POLLUTANT. ICAO/IATA: SHIPPING NAME:
    FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS: 3. SUBSIDIARY CLASS: N/P.
    UN/ID #: 1993; PACKING GROUP I I. TRANSPORT LABEL REQ'D: (SARA)

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 311 OF
    SARA: ACUTE (Y); CHRONIC (N); FIRE (Y); REACTIVE (N); PRESSURE (N).
    TRANSPORT (CON'TD): POLLUTANT.  PACKING INSTR: PASSENGER: 305;
    CARGO: 307. MAX NET QTY:  PASSENGER: 5L; CARGO: 60L.  TRANSPORT
    CANADA: SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS: 3.
    SUBSIDIARY CLASS: N/P. UN/ID: 1993; PACKING GROUP II; TRANSPORT
    LABEL REQ'D: FLAMMABLE LIQUID MAR INE POLLUTANT. PACKING INSTR, MAX
    NET QTY: NOT APPLICABLE. ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT INFO: TECHNICAL NAME
    (N.O.S.) (CONTAINS ISOPROPANOL AND XYLENE).
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED IN
    COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2601 ET. SEQ.
    PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE SUBJECT TO EXPORT NOTIFICATION
    UNDER SECTION 12(B) OF TSCA. CANADA  DSL: COMPONENTS OF PRODUCT
    REPORTED TO ENVIRONMENT CANADA IAW SUBSECTION 25 OF CANADIAN
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT AND ARE INCLUDED ON DOMESTIC
    SUBSTANCES LIST. EEC EINECS: ALL COMPONENTS OF PRODUCT  INCLUDED IN
    EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS) OR ARE
    POLYMERS OF WHICH CO MPONENTS ARE IN EINECS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH
    COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC AND ITS AMENDMENTS. (STATE
    INFORMATION)
State Regulatory Information:N/P. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS
    PRODUCT MAY BE SUBJECT TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO
    SECTION 313 OF CERCLA (40CFR 372), SECTION 12(B) OF TSCA, OR MAY BE
    SUBJECT TO RELEASE REPORTING REQU IREMENTS (40 CFR 307, 40 CFR 311,
    ETC): ISOPROPANOL, 67-63-0, 5-10%, TPR (LBS): NONE, RQ (LBS): NONE.
    S313: NO. TSCA 12B: YES. XYLENE: 1330-20-7, 0-5%, TPQ (LBS): NONE,
    RQ (LBS): 100, S313: YES, TSCA:  NO.

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