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MSDS  : POLYETHYLENE 955I LOW DENSITY, 23821
CAS  : 9002-88-4
NAME  : polyethylene homopolymer
DOW CHEMICAL CO -- POLYETHYLENE 955I LOW DENSITY, 23821
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJYXL
MSDS NAME: POLYETHYLENE 955I LOW DENSITY, 23821
Responsible Party
Name: DOW CHEMICAL CO
Address: 100 LARKIN CENTER
City: MIDLAND MI 48674
Info Phone: 800-258-2436
Emergency Phone Number: 517-636-4400
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 000443
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: DOW CHEMICAL CO
Address: 100 LARKIN CENTER
City: MIDLAND MI 48674
Phone: 800-258-2436
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 9002-88-4
RTECS #: KX3270000
Name: POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER
Percent by Wt: 100.
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EYE: SOLID OR DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR CORNEAL INJURY
DUE TO MECHANICAL ACTION. SKIN: ESSENTIALLY NONIRRITATING. MECHANICAL INJURY
ONLY. A SINGLE PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN MATERIAL
BEING ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION: SINGLE DOSE ORAL
TOXICITY IS BELIEVED TO BE EXTREMELY LOW. NO HAZARDS ANTICIPATED FROM
SWALLOWING SMALL AMOUNTS INCIDENTAL TO NORMA L HANDLING OPERATIONS.
INHALATION: SINGLE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZARDOUS. SYSTEMIC
(OTHER TARGET ORGANS) EFFECTS: NO RELEVANT INFORMATION FOUND.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
First Aid: EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; MECHANICAL
EFFECTS ONLY. SKIN: WASH OFF IN FLOWING WATER OR SHOWER. INGESTION: CALL MD
IMMEDIATELY (FP N). NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED BY T HIS ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
INCIDENTAL TO PROPER INDUSTRIAL HANDLING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IF
EFFECTS OCCUR. CONSULT MD. NOTE TO MD: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. SUPPORTIVE CARE.
TREATMENT BASED ON JUDG MENT OF THE MD IN RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THE
PATIENT.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: PROTECT PEOPLE: PELLETS OR BEADS MAY PRESENT A
SLIPPING HAZARD. PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT: SPILLS SHOULD BE COLLECTED TO
PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF WATERWAYS. CLEANUP: SWEEP UP.
Waste Disposal Methods: DO NOT DUMP INTO ANY SEWERS, ON GROUND/INTO ANY BODY OF
WATER. ALL DISP METHS MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE W/ALL FED, STATE/PROVINCIAL &
LOC LAWS & REGS. REGS MAY VARY IN DIFF LOCATIONS. WASTE CHARACTS &
COM PLIANCE W/APPLIC LAWS ARE RESPONSIBILITY SOLELY OF WASTE GENERATOR. DOW
CHEM CO HAS NO CONTROL OVER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES/MFG PROCESSES OF (OTHER
INFO)
Handling And Storage Precautions: HANDLING: GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND CONTROLLING
OF DUSTS ARE NECESSARY FOR SAFE HANDLING OF PRODUCT. ELECTRICALLY GROUND ALL
EQUIPMENT. STORAGE: DO NOT EXPOSE PELLETS OR FINISHED ARTICLE TO ULTRA-VIOLET
L IGHT.
Other Precautions: EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: WHITE PELLETS OR GRANULES. ODORLESS.
TOXIC FUMES MAY BE RELEASED IN FIRE SITUATIONS.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Extinguishing Media: WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP(FP N). IF
PROT EQUIP IS NOT AVAIL/NOT USED, FIGHT FIRE FROM PROTECTED LOCATION/SAFE
DIST. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE FIRE AREA & DENY UNNEC ENTRY. IF MATL IS
MOL TEN, DO NOT APPLY DIRECT WATER STREAM. USE FINE WATER SPRAY/FOAM. COOL
SURROUNDS W/WATER TO LOCALIZE FIRE ZONE.(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: DENSE SMOKE IS EMITTED WHEN BURNED W/OUT
SUFFICIENT OXYG. MECH HNDLG CAN CAUSE FORM OF DUSTS. TO REDUCE POTNTL FOR
DUST EXPLO, DO NOT PERMIT DUST TO ACCUM. HAZ COMBUST PRODS:UNDER FIRE CNDTNS
POLYMERS DECOMPOSE. SMOKE MAY CONTAIN POLYMER FRAGMENTS OF VARYING
COMPOSITIONS IN ADDN TO UNIDENTIFIED TOX &/OR IRRIT (SUPDAT)
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF
CONCERN (FP N). NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD NEEDED.
Ventilation: GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR MOST CONDITIONS.
LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
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). NO PRECAUTIONS OTHER THAN CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING
SHOULD BE NEEDED.
Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: HAND HELD CARBON DIOXIDE/DRY
CHEM EXTINGS MAY BE USED FOR SMALL FIRES. SOAK THORO WITH WATER TO COOL &
PREVENT REIGNITION. -- EXPLO HAZ: COMPOUNDS. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODS MAY
INCL UDE & ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE. NFPA
RATINGS: HEALTH - 0; FLAMMABILITY - 1; REACTIVITY - 0.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Spec Gravity: 0.91 - 0.97 (OR DENSITY)
Solubility in Water: NIL (OR MISCIBILITY)
Appearance and Odor: TRANSLUCENT WHITE, SOLID PELLETS OR GRANULES; NO ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: PRODUCT CAN DECOMPOSE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
Materials To Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: PROCESSING MAY RELS FUMES WHICH MAY INCL
POLYMER FRAGMENTS & OTHER DECOMP PRODS. FUMES CAN BE IRRIT. AT TEMPS
EXCEEDING MELT TEMPS, POLYMER FRAGMENTS CAN OCCUR. HAZ DECOMP PRODS DEPEND
(OTHER INFO)
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: FOR DETAILED TOXICOLOGICAL DATA, WRITE OR CALL
ADDRESS OR NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER SHOWN IN SECTION 1. INGESTION: SINGLE DOSE
ORAL LD50 HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
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Ecological Information
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Ecological: FOR DETAILED ECOLOGICAL DATA, WRITE/CALL ADDRESS/NON-EMERGENCY
NUMBER SHOWN IN SECTION 1. ENVIRON FATE: MOVEMENT & PARTITIONING: NO
BIOCONCENTRATION IS EXPECTED BECAUSE OF HIGH MOLECULAR WT (MW > 1000 ). IN
TERRESTRIAL ENVIRON, MATL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN SOIL. IN AQUATIC ENVIRON,
MATL IS EXPECTED TO FLOAT. DEGRADATION & PERSISTENCE: THIS WATER INSOL
POLYMERIC SOLID IS EXPECTED TO BE INERT IN ENV IRON. SURFACE PHOTODEGRADATION
IS EXPECTED W/EXPOS TO SUNLIGHT. NO APPRECIABLE BIODEGRADATION IS EXPECTED.
ECOTOXICITY: NOT EXPECTED TO BE ACUTELY TOXIC, BUT PELLETS MAY MECHANICALLY
CAUSE ADVERSE EFT S IF INGESTED BY WATERFOWL/AQUATIC LIFE.
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D.O.T.): THIS PRODUCT IS
NOT REGULATED BY D.O.T. WHEN SHIPPED DOMESTICALLY BY LAND. CANADIAN TDG
INFORMATION: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REGULATED BY TDG WHEN SHIPPED DOMESTICAL LY
BY LAND.
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Regulatory Information
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Sara Title III Information: SARA 313 INFO: TO THE BEST OF MFR'S KNOWLEDGE, THIS
PRODUCT CONTAINS NO CHEMICAL SUBJECT TO SARA TITLE III SECTION 313 SUPPLIER
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. SARA HAZARD CATEGORY: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN R
EVIEWED ACCORDING TO EPA "HAZARD CATEGORIES" PROMULGATED UNDER SECTIONS 311
& 312 OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA
TITLE III) & IS CONSIDERED, UNDER APPLICABLE DEFINITI ONS, TO MEET THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: NOT TO HAVE MET ANY HAZARD CATEGORY.
Federal Regulatory Information: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA): ALL
INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE LISTED ON THE
TSCA INVENTORY. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STD: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A
"HAZARDOUS C HEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STD, 29 CFR
1910.1200. CANADIAN REGS: W INFO: THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFO SYSTEM (W) CLASSIFICATION FOR THIS PRODUCT IS: TH E PRODUCT IS NOT A
"CONTROLLED PRODUCT" UNDER W.
State Regulatory Information: STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT KNOWN TO
CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF: NEW JERSEY
&/OR PENNSYLVANIA. -- OTHER INFO: REACTIVITY INFO SECTION IN THIS MSDS. A
S A SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS, DOW CAN PROVIDE NAMES OF INFO RESOURCES TO HELP
IDENTIFY WASTE MANAGMENT COMPANIES AND OTHER FACILITIES WHICH RECYCLE,
REPROCESS OR MANAGE CHEMICALS OR PLASTICS, AND THAT MANAGE USED DRUMS.
TELEPHONE DOW'S CUSTOMER INFO CENTER AT 800-258-2436 OR 517-832-1556 FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
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Other Information
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Other Information: NOTE: REGULATORY INFO (NOT MEANT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE --
SELECTED REGS REPRESENTED). -- HAZ DECOMP PROD: UPON TEMP, AIR SUPPLY &
PRESENCE OF OTHER MATLS. HAZ DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL TRACE AMTS OF ALDEHYD ES,
ALCOHOLS, HYDROCARBONS, ORGANIC ACIDS. -- WASTE DISP METH: PARTIES
HNDLG/USING THIS MATL. INFO PRESENTED HERE PERTAINS ONLY TO PROD AS SHIPPED
IN ITS INTENDED CNDTN AS DESCRIBED IN MSDS (COMPOSITI ON/INFO ON INGS
SECTION). FOR UNUSED & UNCONTAM PROD, PREF OPTIONS INCL SENDING TO
LICENSED, PERMITTED: RECYCLER, RECLAIMER, INCIN/OTHER THERMAL DESTRUCTION
DEVICE & LANDFILL. FOR ADDNL INFO, REFER TO STABILITY & (STATE
REGULATORY INFO)
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: POLYETHYLENE 955I LOW DENSITY, 23821
Company: DOW CHEMICAL CO
Street: 100 LARKIN CENTER
City: MIDLAND MI
Zipcode: 48674
Health Emergency Phone: 517-636-4400
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 01/18/2000
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: CAUTION
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Slight
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: EYE: SOLID OR DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR
CORNEAL INJURY DUE TO MECHANICAL ACTION. SKIN: ESSENTIALLY NONIRRITATING.
MECHANICAL INJURY ONLY. A SINGLE PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO RE
SULT IN MATERIAL BEING ABSORBED THROUGHSKIN INHARMFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION:
SINGLE DOSE ORAL TOXICITY IS BELIEVED TO BE EXTREMELY LOW. NO HAZARDS
ANTICIPATED FROM SWALLOWING SMALL AMOUNTS INCIDENTAL TO NORMAL HANDLING
OPERATIONS. INHALATION: SINGLE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS NOT LIKELY TO BE
HAZARDOUS. SYSTEMIC (OTHER TARGET ORGANS) EFFECTS: NO RELEVANT INFORMATION
FOUND. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFA CTURER (FP N).
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