===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:IGEPAL CO-660 SURFACTANT
NIIN:00N012285
MSDS Number: BQPDP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RHONE POULENC SURFACTANTS & SPECIALTIES (ING 5)
Box:CN5227
City:PRINCETON
State:NJ
ZIP:08543-5227
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-821-2000
Emergency Phone Num:800-228-5635;800-424-9300 CHEMTREC
CAGE:HO757
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GAF CHEMICALS CORP, SUB OF GAF CORP
Address:1361 APLS RD
Box:City:WAYNE
State:NJ
ZIP:07470
Country:US
Phone:201-628-3341
CAGE:46575
Company:RHONE POULENC SURFACTANTS & SPECIALTIES (WAS GAF)
Box:CN5227
City:PRINCETON
State:NJ
ZIP:08543-5227
Country:US
Phone:201-821-2000
CAGE:HO757
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ETHYLENE OXIDE (OXIRANE)
CAS:75-21-8
RTECS #:KX2450000
Fraction by Wt: >0.0002%
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:VENTILATION:STORAGE/TRANSPORT VESSELS.USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION,ESPECIALLY WHERE DRUMS/TANKWAGONS ARE BEING OPENED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:HEALTH HAZARDS:REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS LIST. SEEK CONSULTATION
FROM APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:ING 3: LATEST HAZARD LIST INFORMATION AND SAFE HANDLING AND
EXPOSURE RECOMMENDATIONS .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:MFR NAME: NOTE: THE SURFACTANT PORTION OF GAF WAS SOLD TO
RHONE-POULENC.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 RAT ORAL 2,600 MG/KG,(SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS IN SOME PEOPLE ON
PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE CONTACT CAUSES CORNEAL OPACITY, POSSIBLY
LEADING TO LOSS OF SIGHT. ETHYLENE OXIDE KNOWN TO CAUSE
REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS (FEMALE) (CAL PROP 65,1987). CONTAINS
ETHYLENE OXIDE <0.0002%. NOTE: ETHYLENE OXIDE (CAS# 75-21-8)
APPEARS ON THE NAVY OCCUPATIONAL (ING 3
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ETHYLENE OXIDE (<0.01%):LTD EVID FOR
CARC IN HUM;SUFF EVID FOR CARC IN ANIM (IARC,1987).SUSP HUM
CARC/KNOWN (SEE SUPP)
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:CAUSES PAIN,STINGING,BURNING OF EYES &
LIDS,TEARING,CONJ.SKIN:POSSIBLE IRRIT IN SOME INDIVIDUALS UPON
PRLNG CONTACT.LONGTERM HUMAN EXPOSURE INDICATES NO KNOWN HAZ DUE TO
SKIN ABSORPTION.INGEST:NO EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE EXPECTED.INHAL:IF
MISTED,CAUSES IRRIT OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES,NOSE,THROAT,COUGHING,DFCLTY
IN BREATHING.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/ PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN.CALL MD.SKIN:FOR ALL FOREIGN MATL,WASH AFTER EXPOS.INGEST: GEN
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SUGGEST INDUCING VOMITING IMMED BY GIVING 2
GLASSES O F WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON.CALL MD.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF
NOT BRTHG,GIVE ARTF RESP PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.IF BRTHG DFCLT,GIVE
O2.CALL MD.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>200F,93.33C
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA PROPER TO PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:ACRID
SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTED WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH EARTH,SAND OR SIMILAR INERT
MATERIAL;DISPOSE OF WITH SOLID WASTE.FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EYE/SKIN CONTACT & BREATHING
MIST.USE W/ ADEQ VENT.ETHYLENE OXIDE,A CANCER & REPRO HAZ,MAY BE
PRESENT IN THE PRODUCT.RPTD EXPOS MAY BE HARMFUL.
Other Precautions:PROT MEASURES DURING EQUIP REPAIR/MAINT:WASH EQUIP
THORO W/ STEAM/WARM WATER UNTIL CLEAN.CHECK FOR FLAMMABLES W/ AN
"EXPLOSION METER" & CHECK OXYGEN LEVEL W/ AN OXYGEN METER.ALWAYS
FOLLOW GOOD INDUST SAFETY PRACTICES BEFORE ENTERING EQUIP.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF ADEQUATE
VENTILATION CANNOT BE PROVIDED AT ANY TIME,OR IF THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE CONTACT WITH HEADSPACE ABOVE THE DRUM OR
TANKWAGON.
Ventilation:LOCAL & GEN VENT NEC TO KEEP AIR CONC < TLV . TRACES OF
ETHYLENE OXIDE MAY ACCUM IN HEADSPACE OF (SEE ING 2)
Protective Gloves:NONE REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:N/K
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP:NOT VOLATILE.VAP DENS:NOT VOLATILE.PH:5- 10,10% IN DISTILLED H2O.%
VOLAT:0.30 H2O-MAX.LD50-LC50 MIX:RABBIT DERMAL 2.0 ML/KG.EXPLAN OF
CARC:ANIM CARC (NTP,1989).ACGIH A2=SUSP HUM CARC (1991) .KNOWN HUM
CARC (OSHA,1985).KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER (CAL PROP 65,1987).ENTRY
RTE:INH/SKIN/INGEST ;ABSORPTION/CONTACT (MFR
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>392F,200C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Vapor Pres:SEE SUPP
Vapor Density:SEE SUPP
Spec Gravity:1.06,WATER=1
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FREE FLOWING,SLIGHTLY VISCOUS LIQUID WITH AROMATIC
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUP DA
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTED WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .DISPOSE OF WITH LIQIUD WASTE.
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