===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:DETONATING CORD
NIIN:00N015232
MSDS Number: BKNQJ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-7515
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:PRODUCT MANAGER, EP,F&FP
CAGE:0ERJ7
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC.
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515
CAGE:0ERJ7
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515;800-441-9442
CAGE:18873
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:CYCLONITE
CAS:121-82-4
RTECS #:XY9450000
OSHA PEL:S, 1.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:S, 1.5MG/M3; 9192
Name:CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENETETRANITRAMINE (HMX)
CAS:2691-89-2
Ingred
Name:2,6-PYRIDINEDIAMINE,3,5-DINITRO-N-N'-BIS(2,4,6-TRINITROPHENYL)
- (2,6-BIS(PICRYLAMINO)-3,5-DINITROPYRIDINE (PYX))
CAS:38082-89-2
RTECS #:US7546500
Name:SPILL PROC: DAMAGED OR WET MATERIAL. CONTROL ACCESS TO AREA
& REMOVE SOURCES OF HEAT OR IMPACT. USE SPARK-PROOF TOOLS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:SUPP DATA: & IRRITABILITY. SEIZURES WERE FOLLOWED BY
TEMPORARY AMNESIA, NAUSEA & WEAKNESS. IMMED AFTER CONVL, (ING 07)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 06: THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF RAPID PULSE RATE &
HYPERTENSION. RECOVERY WAS EVENTUALLY COMPLETE. RDX WAS NOT A (ING
08)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 07: HUMAN SKIN IRRITANT & AN EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY DID NOT
IDENTIFY ANY ABNORMALITIES ATTRIBUTED TO RDX EXPOS. (ING 09)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 08: HMX HAS AN ORAL LD50 OF 300 MG/KG IN GUINEA PIGS &
IS TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. PYX WAS AN EYE IRRITANT IN (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 09: ANIMAL TESTS. NITROGEN OXIDE FUMES FROM DETONATION:
NO*X ARE SKIN, EYE & RESP SYS IRRITANTS. SYSTEMIC (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10: TOXICITY RSLTG FROM OXIDATION OF LUNG TISSUE INCL
EMPHYSEMA, BRONCHITIS & BRONCHOPNEUMONIA. ACUTE EXPOS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11: CAN LEAD TO DEATH FROM ASPHYXIA/PULM EDEMA. IN
ANIMALS, NO*X CAUSED METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, WAS NOT A CARC, (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12: BUT CAUSED EMBRYOTOXICITY & REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:PENTAERYTHRITOL, TETRANITRATE (PETN)
CAS:78-11-5
RTECS #:RZ2620000
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DETONATING CORDS ARE CLASS A & C
EXPLOSIVES & DETONATION CAN CAUSE SEV PHYSICAL INJURY, INCLUDING
DEATH. IN NORMAL USE ITS COMPONENTS DO NOT PRESENT HLTH HAZ.
HOWEVER, THE TOX & ANTICIPATED HLTH EFTS FROM EXCESS INHAL, SKIN
OR EYE CNTCT, OR INGEST OF THE COMPONENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PETN: IN
ANIMAL (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TESTS, INGEST & DUST INHAL OF PETN
RESULTED IN A DROP IN BLOOD PRESS. EXTENDED STUDIES SHOWED NO
ADVERSE EFT ON GROWTH OR BLOOD SYSTEM. PETN SHOWED NO CARCINOGENIC
EFT IN ONE STUDY. IT IS NO T A HUMAN SKIN IRRITANT/SENSITIZER. RDX:
ORAL LD50: 100 MG/KG IN RATS. RDX IS TOX BY INGEST. IN CHRONIC (SEE
SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: NOT A LOGICAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. IF DETONATION FUMES
ARE INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN/EYE/INGEST: NOT LOGICAL ROUTES OF
EXPOSURE.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:NONE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT FIGHT FIRE. ISOLATE AREA. EVACUATE
PERSONNEL TO A SAFE AREA. GUARD AGAINST INTRUDERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZARDOUS GASES PRODUCED IN FIRE ARE
NITROGEN OXIDES. CAN DETONATE IN FIRE IF CONFINED. CLASS A
EXPLO(DOT)->100 LBS; CLASS C EXPLO(DOT)-100 LBS OR LESS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW FIRE/EXPLO HAZ & SAFTY PREC BEFORE
PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP DURING CLEAN UP.
REMOVE SOURCE OF HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME, IMPACT, FRICTION OR ELEC.
PICK UP BY HAND FOR DISP. D O NOT USE POWER EQUIP. DO NOT USE (SEE
INGRED 05)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE I/A/W FED REGS. DO NOT
STORE/CONSUME FOOD, DRINK, OR TOBACCO IN AREAS WHERE THEY MAY
BECOME CONTAM W/MATL. CONSULT MFR FOR PROPER STOR CNDTNS.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING FUMES FROM DETONATION. USE ONLY WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAMES. KEEP
CONTAINER IN A COOL PLACE. DO NOT MIX WITH ACIDS, ALKALIES,
OXIDANTS. USE SPARK-PR OOF TOOLS & EQUIPMENT.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: ANIMAL STUDIES BY INGEST, RDX CAUSED LUNG/GI TRACT
CONGESTION, ANXIETY PSYCHOSIS, CNS DISEASES, ABNORMAL REFLEXES &
DEATH. IT WAS NOT MUTAGENIC IN BACTERIAL CELL CULTURES. RPTD HUMAN
HLTH EFTS INCL CONVL, EITHER W/O WARNING OR AFTER SEVERAL HRS TO
1-2 DAYS OF INSOMNIA, RESTLESSNESS, (SEE INGRED 06)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:E1
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACIDS, ALKALIES, OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNSTABLE WITH HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES WITH HEAT. HAZARDOUS GASES
PRODUCED ARE NO*X.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT EXPLOSIVES MFR FOR RECOMMENDED METHODS
OF DESTROYING EXPLO MATLS. COMPLY W/APPLIC FEDERAL REGS UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (40 CFR, PT
260-271). DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS .
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