===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:PARAFORMALDEHYDE PRILLS 95-97%
NIIN:00N014895
MSDS Number: BKMND
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:HOECHST CELANESE CORP
Box:569320
City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75356-9320
Country:US
Info Phone Num:214-689-4000
Emergency Phone Num:800-835-5235
CAGE:02687
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:HOECHST CELANESE CORP PRINTING PRODUCTS DIV
Address:3070 U S HWY 22 W
Box:3700
City:SOMERVILLE
State:NJ
ZIP:08870
Country:US
Phone:908-231-3829
CAGE:02687
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:PARAFORMALDEHYDE (SARA III)
CAS:30525-89-4
RTECS #:RV0540000
Fraction by Wt: 95-97%
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:SUPP DATA:CARCIN:FORMALDEHYDE IS CARCINOGENIC TO ANIMALS
(NASAL CANCER, LIFETIME INHAL STUDY, RATS). LISTED (SEE ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 2:AS EXPTL ANIMAL CARCINOGEN (IARC,NTP), PROBABLE HUMAN
CARCINOGEN (IARC) & POTNTL CANCER HAZ (OSHA). (SEE ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3:REPRO:FORMALDEHYDE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF REPRO
EFFECTS IN ANIMAL STUDIES (MICE,RATS,DOGS). OTHER: (SEE ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4:FORMALDEHYDE-NO EVIDENCE OF EFFECTS ON LIVER,
KIDNEYS, NERVOUS SYSTEM OR BLOOD IN 180-DAY STUDIES OF (SEE ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5:RATS, MONKEYS OR HAMSTERS. FIRST AID PROC:EDEMA CAN
OCCUR. SIGNS/SYMPS OF PULM EDEMA CAN BE DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:WASTE DISP METH:IN FEDERAL/STATE APPROVED FACILITY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORL,RAT)0.68 G/KG,(DRM,RBT)>2 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:CAUSES SEVERE IRRIT &
INFLAMM OF MOUTH, THROAT & STOM. SEVERE STOM PAINS FOLLOW, W/POSS
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. SLIGHTLY TOXIC TO ANIMALS. INHAL:HIGHLY
IRRIT TO NASAL PASSAGES. CAN CAUSE I NFLAMM OF LINING OF NOSE,
THROAT & LUNGS. CAN CAUSE PNEUMONIA & ABNORMAL ACCUM OF FLUID IN
LUNGS. (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE:IARC-2A &
NTP-2:EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL CARCIN. IARC:PROBABLE HUMAN CARCIN.
OSHA:POTENTIAL CANCER HAZ.ACGIH-A2
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SENSITIZER (ALLERGIC RXN POSS). MAY
CAUSE SENSIT OF RESP SYS. MODERATELY TOXIC TO ANIMALS. SKIN:CAN
CAUSE MOD INJURY-REDDENING & SWELLING. SENSITIZER (ALLERGIC RXN
POSS). DUST CAN CAUSE DRYIN G, CRACKING & SCALING. RPTD/PRLNGD
CNTCT CAUSES HARDENING (TANNING). SLIGHTLY TOXIC TO ANIMALS BY
ABSORP.(SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGEST:IMMED INDUCE VOMIT IF CONSCIOUS BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF
WATER & PRESSING FINGER DOWN THROAT. CNTCT MD IMMED. INHAL:REMOVE
FROM CONTAMD AREA. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP, THEN O*2 IF
NEEDED. CNTCT MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG/WASH CONTAMD
SKIN W/LG AMTS OF WATER. IF IRRT PERSIST, CONTACT MD. EYE:FLUSH
W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD IMMED. NOTE TO MD:PULMONARY
(SEE INGRED 6)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:157F,69C
Lower Limits:7.0%
Upper Limits:73.0%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL FOR SMALL FIRES,
ALCOHOL-TYPE AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM OR WATER SPRAY FOR LARGE
FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA/COMPLETE PERSONAL
PROT EQUIP WHEN POTNTL FOR EXPOS TO VAPS/PRODS OF COMBUST EXISTS.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE- (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE COMPRESSED AIR TO TRANSFER
MATERIAL.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNIT SOURCES. AVOID EYE/SKIN CNTCT.
PLACE LEAKING CNTNRS IN WELL-VENT AREA. NEUT W/AMMONIUM
HYDROXIDE/SODIUM SULFITE. NOTE:RXN IS REVERSIBLE. USE STANDARD
CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES SUCH AS VACUUM ING OR SWEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE OR SODIUM SULFITE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENT AREA. DO NOT
EXPOSE TO TEMPS ABOVE 100F. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME.
KEEP CNTNRS CLOSED. USE ONLY DOT APPRVD CNTNRS.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE EMERGENCY EXHAUST. AVOID BRTHG DUST OR VAPOR.
WHEN TRANSFERRING FOLLOW PROPER GROUNDING PROCEDURES. AVOID CONTACT
W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. DO NOT ENTER STORAGE AREA UNLESS ADEQUATELY
VENTILATED.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD FULL-FACE FORMALDEHYDE OR
ACID GAS CARTRIDGE OR CANISTER RESPIRATOR W/PARTICULATE FILTER
WITHIN USE LIMITATIONS OF THESE DEVICES; IN ALL OTHER SITUATIONS,
USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD S CBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHST:RECOMM WHEN APPROPRIATE TO CONTROL EXPOS. MECH
(GEN):NOT RECOMM AS SOLE MEANS OF CONTROLLING EXPOS.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:FOR OPERATIONS WHERE SPILLS CAN OCCUR, USE
IMPERVIOUS BODY COVERING & BOOTS. SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER AFTER HANDLING.
WASH CONTAMD CLTHG THORO BEFORE RE-USE. DISCARD CONTAMD LEATHER
CLTHG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:EXPOSED STRUCTURES & VESSELS. EFTS OF OVEREXP:EYE:CAN
CAUSE CHEM BURN-DMG IRREVERSIBLE. EXPOS TO HIGH VAP CONCS/DUST,
CAUSES IRRIT/TEARING. CHRONIC:MUTAG:IN VITRO, FORMALDEHYDE IS MUTA
G (MUTAG ACTIVITY DETECTED IN E.COLI, PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS, &
SACCHAROMYCES CERVISIAE). IN VIVO, NO INFO. (SEE ING 2)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:F8
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:248F,120C
Vapor Pres:1.45
Vapor Density:1.03
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE FREE-FLOWING SOLID PRILL W/STRONG, PUNGENT
FORMALDEHYDE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<10
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CAUSTIC SODA, SODA ASH & OTHER ALKALIS; ACIDS, AMINES, OXYGEN, HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE & OTHER STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100F, SPARKS, FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, FORMALDEHYDE VAPOR.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:PROD WHEN SPILLED/DISPOSED IS NON-HAZ SOLID
WASTE AS DEFINED IN RESOURCE CONSERVATION RECOVERY ACT REGS
(40CFR261). PROD MUST BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY UNDER STATE REGS FOR
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. PREFERRED M ETHOD IS INCIN/BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
(SEE INGRED 7)
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