LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES: SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO
EYES. SKIN: IRRITATING TO SKIN UPON REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT.
INHALATION: VAPOR OR MIST CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, AND
IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE, THROAT, AND L UNGS. INGESTION: IRRITATION
TO MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, AND STOMACH. CHRONIC: NONE REPORTED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:STYRENE: POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS
(GROUP 2B,IARC MONOGRAPH, SUPPLEMENT 7, PAGE 345, 1987).
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. SEE PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED
AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: MOVE SUBJECT TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS
.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL CAN SPLATTER ABOVE 100C/212F.
POLYMER FILM CAN BURN.
Spill Release Procedures:SML SPILLS: ABSORB SPILL ON INERT MATL(E.G.
SAND, EARTH)& DISP OF AS WASTE MATL.LRG SPILLS: KEEP SPECTATORS
AWAY. FLOORS MAY BE SLIPPERY; USE CARE TO AVOID FALLING. DIKE &
CONTAIN SPILL W/INERT MATL ( E.G. SAND, EARTH). TRANSFER LIQ TO
CNTNRS (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE TEMPERATURE (MAX 60C/140F)
(MIN 1C/34F).
Other Precautions:KEEP FROM FREEZING. PRODUCT MAY COAGULATE.
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHEN PERMISSIBLE AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATIONS ARE NOT EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AT POINT OF
CONTAMINANT RELEASE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 5.95 +/- 0.25. % VOLAT: 78.0 +/- 0.5. SPILL PROCEDURES: FOR
RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL AND SOLID DIKING MATERIAL TO SEPARATE
CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. KEEP SPILLS AND CLEANING RUNOFF OUT OF
SEWERS AND OP EN BODIES OF WATER.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Vapor Pres:17 @ 20C
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:1.02
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (WATER)
Solubility in Water:DILUTABLE
Appearance and Odor:MILKY WHITE EMULSION; SLIGHT AMMONIACAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS AND BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods:COAGULATE EMULSION BY STEPWISE ADDITION OF
FERRIC CHLORIDE & LIME. REMOVE CLEAR SUPERNATANT LIQ & FLUSH TO
CHEMICAL SEWER. LANDFILL OR INCINERATE SOLIDS AND CONTAMINATED
DIKING MATERIAL ACCORDING TO L OCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
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