ICN BIOCHEMICALS -- BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 150430
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJWVR
MSDS NAME: BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 150430
Responsible Party
Name: ICN BIOCHEMICALS
Address: 1263 S CHILLICOTHE ROAD
City: AURORA OH 44202
Info Phone: 330-562-1500
Emergency Phone Number: 330-562-1500
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: ICN BIOCHEMICALS
Address: 1263 S CHILLICOTHE ROAD
City: AURORA OH 44202
Phone: 330-562-1500
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 8001-54-5
RTECS #: BO3150000
Name: BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE
Percent by Wt: 100.
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 240 MG/KG
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: SKIN AND SEVERE EYE IRRITANT. AN EXPERIMENTAL POISON BY
INGESTION, SUBCUTANEOUS INTRAPERITONEAL, INTRAVENOUS AND PARENTAL ROUTES.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: UNKNOWN. MAY INCLUDE MODERATE TO SEVERE
ERYTHEMA (REDNESS) AND MODERATE EDEMA (RAISED SKIN).
First Aid: SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND RINSE WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
SOAP AND WATER FOR AT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH SEVERAL TIMES WITH WATER; DO NOT SWALLO W. ALWAYS CALL
A PHYSICIAN OR TAKE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL. EYES: RINSE LIBERALLY WITH WATER FOR
A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. ALWAYS CALL A PHYSICIAN OR TAKE TO A HOSPITAL.
INHALATION: TAKE PATIENT INTO THE FRESH AIR AND ALLOW TO REST. ALWAYS CALL A
PHYSICIAN OR TAKE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: ABSORB THE LIQUID IN DRY SAND, DIATOMITE, VERMICULITE
OR OTHER DRYING AGENT THEN SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
SWEEP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Waste Disposal Methods: INCINERATE OR LANDFILL AS COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL LAWS.
Handling And Storage Precautions: ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES OR OTHER
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND USE A HOOD. FOLLOW PROPER LABORATORY PROCEDURES.
STORAGE: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Precautions: OBSERVE PROPER LABORATORY PROCEDURES WHEN HANDLING MATERIAL.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NOT AVAILABLE
Extinguishing Media: CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL, OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAMMABILITY: NO UNUSUAL HAZARD. RISK OF
EXPLOSION: NO UNUSUAL HAZARD.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: YES. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N).
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIRED WHEN THE SUBSTANCE IS USED FOR ITS
NORMAL PURPOSE.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety and Health: MFR QUALITY CONTROL FAX # 330 562 2642.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: NOT AVAILABLE
Melt/Freeze Pt: >34.C, 93.2F
M.P/F.P Text: 34-37C
Vapor Pres: NOT AVAIL
Spec Gravity: NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO LIGHT YELLOW SOLID/LIQUID.
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Reactivity Data
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Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF NO*X, NH3 AND CL-.
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: SKIN-RAT LD50: 1560 MG/KG. EYE-RABBIT 10 MG MLD.
SKIN-HUMAN 150 :G/13D-I MLD. EYE-HUMAN 50 :G SEV. ORAL-GPG LD50: 200 MG/KG.
IVN-MOUSE LD50: 10 MG/KG. ORAL-MOUSE LD50: 175 MG/KG. IVN-RAT LD50: 13900 :
G/KG. PAR-FROG LDLO: 15 MG/KG.
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: UN 2810 TOXIC LIQUID, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (III).
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Regulatory Information
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Federal Regulatory Information: W #D2A.
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Other Information
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Other Information: CHEMICAL FORMULA: C6H5CH2N(CH3)2RCL; R=C8H17 TO C18H37.TLV
OF THE SUBSTANCE: NOT AVAILABLE. PEL OF THE SUBSTANCE: NOT AVAILABLE.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 150430
Company: ICN BIOCHEMICALS
Street: 1263 S CHILLICOTHE ROAD
City: AURORA OH
Zipcode: 44202
Health Emergency Phone: 330-562-1500
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 12/07/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: SKIN AND SEVERE EYE IRRITANT. AN EXPERIMENTAL
POISON BY INGESTION, SUBCUTANEOUS INTRAPERITONEAL, INTRAVENOUS AND PARENTAL
ROUTES. CHRONIC: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
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