UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS AND PL -- N-BUTANOL
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BXDXM
MSDS NAME: N-BUTANOL
Responsible Party
Name: UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS CO INC
Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
City: DANBURY CT 06817-0001
Info Phone: 304-744-3487
Emergency Phone Number: 800-822-4357
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: UNION CARBIDE CHEM & PLASTICS CO INC
Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
City: DANBURY CT 06817-0001
Phone: 203-794-6753/304-744-3487
Name: UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS CO
Address: UNKNOWN
Box: UNKNOW
City: UNKNOWN NK 00000
Phone: UNKNOWN
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Ingredients
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Cas: 71-36-3
RTECS #: EO1400000
Name: N-BUTYL ALCOHOL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
% Wt: 100
OSHA PEL: 100 PPM
ACGIH TLV: C 50 PPM, S
EPA Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS
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RTECS #: 9999999VO
Name: VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTENT 809 G/L
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
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Name: SUP DAT: RSLT IN DRYING & CRACKING OF SKIN FROM ITS DEFAT ACTION.
THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT LONG-TERM RPTD EXPOS TO
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Name: ING 3: VAP CONCS GREATER THAN 50 PPM MAY RSLT IN SOME LOSS OF HEARING.
BUTANOL VAP CAN CAUSE SPECIFIC INJURY TO
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Name: ING 4: CORNEA. THE LIQUID IS TOXIC IF ASPIRATED.
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Name: FIRST AID PROC: OBTAIN MD ATTN W/OUT DELAY, PREFERABLY FROM
OPHTALMOLOGIST. NOTES TO MD: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC
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Name: ING 6: ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT OF OVEREXP SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT CTL OF SYMP
& CLINICAL CNDTN OF PATIENT. ANY MATL
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Name: ING 7: ASPIRATED DURING VOMIT MAY CAUSE LUNG INJURY. THEREFORE, EMESIS
SHOULD NOT BE INDUCED MECHANICALLY/
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Name: ING 8: PHARMACOLOGICALLY. IF IT IS CONSIDERED NEC TO EVACUATE STOMACH
CONTENTS, THIS SHOULD BE DONE BY MEANS
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Name: ING 9: LEAST LIKELY TO CAUSE ASPIR (E.G., GASTRIC LAVAGE AFTER
ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION). BUTANOL OS TOXIC IF
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Name: ING 10: ASPIRATED. VAP APPEARS TO CAUSE SPECIAL VACUOLAR KERATOPATHY IN
HUMANS.
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Name: VENT: LOCAL VENTILATION IS NEEDED AT POINTS WHERE VAPORS CAN BE EXPECTED
TO ESCAPE TO THE WORKPLACE AIR.
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Name: OTHER PREC: TEMP VALUES CANNOT BE TREATED AS SAFE OPERATING TEMPS IN CHEM
PROCESSES W/OUT ANALYSIS OF ACTUAL
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Name: ING 13: PROCESS CNDTNS. ANY USE OF PROD IN ELEVATED-TEMP PROCESSES SHOULD
BE THORO EVALUATED TO ESTABLISH &
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Name: ING 14: MAINTAIN SAFE OPERATING CNDTNS. FURTHER INFO IS AVAIL IN TECH
BULLETIN ENTITLED "IGNITION HAZARDS OF
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Name: ING 15: ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPORS". VAPS OF PROD MAY BE IGNIT BY PLASTIC
SPARKS. USE PROPER BONDING & GROUNDING
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Name: ING 16: DURING LIQUID TRANSFER AS DESCRIBED IN NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION DOCUMENT NFPA 77.
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Name: HNDLG/STOR PREC: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, & FLAME. AVOID BRTH
VAP, CONT W/SKIN & CLTHG. DO NOT SWALLOW.
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Name: ING 18: KEEP CONTR CLOSED. USE W/ADEQ VENT. WASH THORO AFTER HANDLING.
FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.
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Name: EYE PROT: GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD (FP N).
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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: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: INGEST: MODERATELY TOXIC. MAY CAUSE ABDOM DISCOMFORT,
NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. HDCH, DIZZ, & DROW MAY OCCUR. SKIN:
PRLNG/WIDESPREAD CONT MAY RSLT IN ABSORPTION OF POTENTIALLY HARMFUL AMTS OF
MATL. BRIEF C ONT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRIT W/ITCHING & LOCAL REDNESS. PRLNG
CONT MAY CAUSE MORE SEV IRRIT, W/ (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: DISCOMFORT/PAIN, LOCAL REDNESS
& SWELLING, & POSS TISS DESTRUCTION. INHAL: CAUSES IRRIT OF RESP
TRACT, EXPERIENCED AS NASAL DISCOMFORT & DISCHARGE W/CHEST PAIN &
COUGHING. LOSS OF CONSCIOUSN ESS, HDCH, NAUS, VOMIT, DIZZ, & DROW MAY
OCCUR. EYES: CAUSES SEV IRRIT, EXPERIENCED AS DISCOMFORT/PAIN, EXCESS (SUP
DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING
DERMATITIS. INHALATION OF MATERIAL MAY AGGRAVATE ASTHMA AND INFLAMMATORY OR
FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE.
First Aid: INGEST: IF PATIENT IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMIT. OBTAIN MD ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP
& WATER. OBTAIN MD ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTH. IF BRTH IS DFCLT,
OXYGEN MAY BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED PERS. OBTAIN MD ATTN. EYES: IMMED FLUSH
W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: SML SPILLS CAN BE FLUSHED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER; LGE
SPILLS SHOULD BE COLLECTED FOR DISP. EXTINGUISH & DO NOT TURN ON ANY
IGNIT SOURCE UNTIL AREA IS DETERMINED TO BE FREE FROM FIRE/EXPLO HAZ. WEAR
SUITA BLE PROT EQUIP.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: INCINERATE IN FURNACE WHERE PERMITTED UNDER FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. AT VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER, THIS
PRODUCT IS BIODEGRADABLE IN A BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN.
Handling And Storage Precautions: DANGER! CAUSES EYE BURNS, SKIN IRRIT.
FLAMMABLE. HARMFUL IF INHALED. ASPIR MAY CAUSE LUNG DMG. MAY CAUSE DIZZ &
DROW. DO NOT GET IN EYES.
Other Precautions: SUDDEN RELEASE OF HOT ORG CHEM VAPS/MISTS FROM PROCESS EQUIP
OPERATING AT ELEVATED TEMP & PRESS/SUDDEN INGRESS OF AIR INTO VACUUM
EQUIP, MAY RSLT IN IGNIT W/OUT PRESENCE OF OBVIOUS IGNIT SOURCES. PUBL ISHED
"AUTOIGNIT"/"IGNIT"
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: CC
Flash Point Text: 95.0F,35.0C
Lower Limits: 1.4%
Upper Limits: 11.2%
Extinguishing Media: APPLY ALCOHOL-TYPE/ALL-PURPOSE-TYPE FOAM BY MFR'S RECOM
TECHNIQUES FOR LGE FIRES. USE CO*2/DRY CHEM FOR SMALL FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTRS &
STRUCTURES. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP
N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAPS FORM FROM PRODUCT & MAY TRAVEL/BE MOVED
BY AIR CURRENTS & IGNITED BY PILOT LIGHTS, OTHER FLAMES, SMKNG, SPARKS,
HEATERS, ELEC EQUIP, STATIC (SUP DAT)
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IN HIGH VAPOR
CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation: GEN (MECH) ROOM VENT IS EXPECTED TO BE SATISFACTORY WHERE PROD IS
STORED & HANDLED IN CLOSED EQUIP. SPECIAL,
Protective Gloves: BUTYL.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS
Other Protective Equipment: CHEMICAL APRON, EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER
MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health: EXPLO HAZ: DISCHARGES/OTHER IGNIT SOURCES AT
LOCATIONS DISTANT FROM PROD HNDLG POINT. MATL MAY PRODUCE FLOATING FIRE HAZ.
HAZ DECOMP PROD: CAN ACT AS ASPHYXIANT. EFTS OF OVEREXP: BLINKING & TEAR
PRODU CTION, W/MARKED EXCESS REDNESS & SWELLING OF CONJUNCTIVA. CORNEAL
INJURY MAY OCCUR. PRLNG EXPOS TO BUTANOL MAY
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: 244F,118C
Vapor Pres: 4.2 @ 20C
Vapor Density: 2.55
Spec Gravity: 0.8108 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0.44 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: 7.45 @ 25C
Appearance and Odor: TRANSPARENT COLORLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC
NON-RESIDUAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Materials To Avoid: STRONG MINERAL ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: BURNING CAN PRODUCE FOLLOWING COMBUST PRODS:
CO*2 &/CO. CO IS HIGHLY TOXIC IF INHAL; CO*2 IN SUFFICIENT CONCS (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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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: N-BUTANOL
Assigned IND: Y
Company: UNION CARBIDE CHEM & PLASTICS CO INC
Street: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
City: DANBURY CT
Zipcode: 06817-0001
Health Emergency Phone: 800-822-4357
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/24/1995
Status Code: C
Label Date: 03/24/1995
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: Severe
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: FLAMMABLE. ACUTE: INGEST: MOD TOX. MAY CAUSE ABDOM
DISCOMFORT, NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. HDCH, DIZZ, & DROW MAY OCCUR. SKIN:
PRLNG/WIDESPREAD CONT MAY RSLT IN ABSORP OF POTNTL HARMFUL AMTS OF MATL.
BRIEF C ONT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRIT W/ITCH & LOCREDNESS. PRLNG CONT MAY
CAUSE MORE SEV IRRIT, W/DISCOMFORT/PAIN, LOC REDNESS & SWELLING &
POSS TISS DESTRUCTION. INHAL: IRRIT OF RESP TRACT, NASAL DISCOMFORT & D
ISCHARGE, CHEST PAIN, COUGHING, UNCON, HDCH, NAUS, VOMIT, DIZZ & DROW.
EYES: SEV IRRIT; PAIN & DISCOMFORT, EXCESS BLINKING & TEARING,
REDNESS, & SWELLING OF CONJ. CORNEAL INJURY. ASPIR HAZ. CHRONIC:SK IN
DRYING & CRACKING, HEARING LOSS & CORNEAL DMG.
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