INTERPLASTIC CORP -- STYRENE
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CCTTQ
MSDS NAME: STYRENE
Responsible Party
Name: INTERPLASTIC CORP
Address: 1225 WOLTERS BLVD
City: VADNAIS HEIGHTS MN 55110-5145
Info Phone: 612-331-6850
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: INTERPLASTIC CORP
Address: 1225 WOLTER BLVD
City: VADNAIS HEIGHTS MN 55110-5145
Phone: 800-424-9300
Name: INTERPLASTIC CORP
Address: UNKNOWN
Box: UNKNOW
City: UNKNOWN NK 00000
Phone: UNKNOWN
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Ingredients
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Cas: 100-42-5
RTECS #: WL3675000
Name: STYRENE (SARA 313)
% Wt: 100
OSHA PEL: 100 PPM
ACGIH TLV: S, 50 PPM/100 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty: 1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 1000 LBS
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Name: SUPDAT:AUTHORITIES IF LIQUD ENTERS SEWER/PUBLIC WATERS.
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Name: EXPLO HAZ:HOT VAPS. VAPS MAY CONDENSE AS SOLIDS. PLUGGING PRESS RELIEF
DEVICES, CAUSING OVERPRESSURE/RUPTURE
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Name: ING 3:OF STORAGE CONTAINERS DURING RUNAWAY POLYMERIZATION.
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Name: EFTS OF OVEREXP:DEMONSTRATE AN INCR HUMAN CANCER RISK FROM STYRENE EXPOS.
IARC CONCLUDED EVID FOR CARCIN WAS
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Name: ING 5:INADEQUATE & THAT EVID FOR CARCIN IN ANIMALS WAS LIMITED. IARC
CLASSIFIES STYRENE AS POSS HUMAN CARCIN.
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Name: ING 6:EXPOSURE TO EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF STYRENE PRODUCE HEARING LOSS
IN RATS.
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Name: FIRST AID PROC:DEVELOPS. INGEST:IF LG QTY SWALLOWED, GIVE LUKEWARM WATER
(PINT) IF VICTIM COMPLETELY CONSCIOUS/
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Name: ING 8:ALERT. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT/RISK OF DMG TO LUNGS EXCEEDS POISONING
RISK. OBTAIN EMER MED ATTN. EMER MED
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Name: ING 9:TREATMENT PROC:AIRWAY PROTECTION MAY BE NECESSARY. BE PREPARED TO
GIVE OXYG AND, IF NEC, INTUBATE.
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Name: ING 10:MAINTAIN AIRWAY. IF PATIENT IS CYANOTIC, PROVIDE ARTF VENT/OXYGEN
IMMED. CPR MAY BE INDICATED.
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Name: SPILL PROC:WITH FIREFIGHTING FOAM. RESTRICT WATER USE FOR CLEAN-UP.
IMPOUND/RECOVER LG LAND SPILL. SOAK UP SM
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Name: ING 12:SPILL W/INERT SOLIDS. USE VENTED DISP CNTNRS. ON WATER, MATL
INSOL/FLOATS. CONTAIN/MINIMIZE DISPERSION/
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Name: ING 13:COLLECT. DISPERSE RESIDUE TO REDUCE AQUATIC HARM. IF SPILL
HARDENS, CONTAIN/COLLECT AS ANY SOLID. REPORT
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Name: ING 14:PER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
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Name: WASTE DISP METH:FUEL. DILUTE W/CLEAN, LOW VISCOSITY FUEL. AVOID
FLAMEOUTS. ASSURE EMISSIONS COMPLY W/APPLIC
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Name: ING 16:FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS. DILUTE AQUEOUS WASTE MAY BIODEGRADE.
AVOID OVERLOADING/POISONING PLANT BIOMASS.
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Name: ING 17:ASSURE EFFLUENT COMPLIES WITH APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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Name: EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N).
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Name: HYGIENE PRACT:BEFORE RE-USE. SHOWER AFTER WORK USING PLENTY OF SOAP AND
WATER.
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: YES
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE:INHAL:OVEREXP MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT & TO
OTHER MUC MEMB. EYE:MAY CAUSE MOD IRRIT, INCL BURNING SENSATION, TEARING,
REDNESS/SWELL. SKIN:MAY CAUSE DELAYED IRRIT & BLISTERING. INGEST:THIS M
ATL MAY BE SLIGHT HLTH HAZ IF INGESTED IN LG QTYS. CHRONIC:CHRONIC EXPOS TO
STYRENE MAY CAUSE NAUS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: STYRENE:IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPP, VOL 7, PG 345,
1987:GROUP 2B.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:LOSS OF APPETITE, CNS DEPRESS,
& GEN WEAK. THIS MATL/ITS EMISSIONS MAY AFFECT CNS SYS AND/OR AGGRAVATE
PRE-EXISTING CNS DISORDERS. PRLNGD OBSERVATION MAY BE INDICATED. NINE
LONG-TERM ANIMAL S TUDIES PROVIDE NO CLEAR EVID OF CARCIN RESPONSE RELATED TO
STYRENE. HUMAN STUDIES HAVE ALSO FAILED TO
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PRE-EXISTING CNS DISORDERS.
First Aid: INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR IMMED. GIVE OXYG/ARTF RESP AS
NEEDED. OBTAIN EMER MED ATTN. PROMPT ACTION IS ESSNL. EYE:IMMED RINSE W/CLEAN
WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. RETRACT EYELIDS OFTEN. OBTAIN EMER MED ATTN.
SKIN:IMMED REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. WASH THOROUGHLY W/MILD SOAP/WATER. FLUSH
W/LUKEWARM WATER FOR 15 MINS. IF STICKY, USE WATERLESS CLEANER FIRST. SEEK
MED ATTN IF ILL EFT/IRRIT
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: RELEASE CAN CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO. MAY POLYMERIZE/RELEASE
HEAT/GASES. LIQS/VAPS MAY IGNITE. EVAC/LIM ACCESS. EQUIP RESPONDERS W/PROPER
PROT. EXTING ALL IGNIT SOURCES. STOP RELEASE, PVNT FLOW TO SEWERS/PUBL IC
WATERS. NOTIFY FIRE/ENVIR AUTH. BLANKET
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: CONTAMD PROD/SOIL/WATER MAY BE RCRA/OSHA HAZ WASTE DUE
TO POTNTL FOR INTERNAL HEAT GENERTION. (SEE 40 CFR 261 & 29 CFR 1910.).
LANDFILL SOLIDS @ PERMITTED SITES. USE REGISTERED TRANSPORTERS. BURN CONC
ENTRATED LIQS IN SYS THAT USE COMPAT
Handling And Storage Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: CC
Flash Point Text: 90.0F,32.2C
Lower Limits: 1.1%
Upper Limits: 6.0%
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, AND FOAM. USE WATE SPRAY/WATER FOG FOR
COOLING.
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). DO
NOT ENTER FIRE AREA W/OUT PROPER PROT. SEE "DECOMP PRODS POSS". FIGHT FIRE
FROM SAFE DISTANCE/PROTECTED (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: HEAT/INHIBITOR DEPLETION/ACCIDENTAL
IMPURITIES/EXPOS TO AIR/RADIA MAY CAUSE SPONT RXN/GENERATE HEAT/PRESS/RUPTURE
CNTNR. LIQ NORMALLY INHIBITED, BUT
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: IF EXPOS CAN EXCEED PEL/TLV, USE ONLY NIOSH APPRVD
AIR-PURIFYING/SUPPLIED AIR RESP OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESS MODE PER NIOSH
OCCUP HLTH GUIDLINES FOR CHEMICAL HAZARDS.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST VENT MAY BE REQD TO MEET EXPOS STANDARD(S) IN ADDN
TO GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). PROT
CLTHG, APRON, SLEEVES, BOOTS, HEAD, & FACE PROT SHOULD BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMKNG/USING TOILET
FACILITIES. PROMPTLY REMOVE SOILED CLTHG/WASH THORO
Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:LOCATION. HEAT/IMPURITIES MAY
INCR TEMP/BUILD PRESS/RUPTURE CLSD CNTNRS, SPREADING FIRE, INCREASING RISK OF
BURNS/INJURIES. WATER MAY BE INEFTIVE IN FIREFIGHTING DUE TO LOW SOLUBILITY.
USE WATER SPRAY/FOG FOR COOLING. PRESSRELIEF SYS MAY PLUG W/SOLIDS,
INCREASING RISK OF OVERPRESSURE. NOTIFY (2)
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: 295F,146C
M.P/F.P Text: -138F,-94C
Vapor Pres: 180 @ 20C
Vapor Density: 4.5
Spec Gravity: 0.90 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 5.6 FAST (N-BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID; AROMATIC, SWEET ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials To Avoid: OXIDIZING AGENTS, PEROXIDES, STRONG ACIDS, OLEUS, ALUMINUM
CHLORIDE, ALKALI, AND BUTOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, ACRID FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: YES
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: HEAT, FLAME, & CONTAMS. STYRENE IS
CORROSIVE TO COPPER & COPPER ALLOYS. STYRENE DISSOLVES RUBBER.
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: STYRENE
Company: INTERPLASTIC CORP
Street: 1225 WOLTER BLVD
City: VADNAIS HEIGHTS MN
Zipcode: 55110-5145
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 12/06/1996
Status Code: C
Label Date: 12/06/1996
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: Severe
Reactivity Hazard: Slight
Hazard And Precautions: FLAMMABLE. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION MAY OCCUR.
ACUTE:INHALATION:IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT & TO OTHER MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. EYE:MODERATE IRRITATION, INCLUDING BURNING SENSATION, TEARING,
REDNESS/SWEL LING. SKIN:DELAYED IRRITATION & BLISTERING. INGESTION:SLIGHT
HEALTH HAZARDS IF INGESTED IN LARGE QUANTITIES. CHRONIC:CANCER HAZARD.
CONTAINS STYRENE WHICH IS LISTED AS AN ANIMAL SKIN & LUNG CARCINOGEN (FP
N). NAUSEA, LOSS OF APPETITE, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, GENERAL
WEAKNESS.
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