LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL,RAT): 1231 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED,
SWALLOWED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF
SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PROPYLENE OXIDE: GP 2A (IARC) IARC
MONOGRPH, VOL. SUPP 7, P. 328, 1987.ANTICIP TO BE CARCIN (NTP) NTP
6TH ANN (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY
INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. CHRONIC:
CARCINOGEN. MAY ALTER GENETIC MATERIAL .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS.
ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. SEEK
MED ADVICE. SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS
WHIL E REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN.
INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL
PHYS IMMED.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:165F,74C
Lower Limits:1.1%
Upper Limits:14%
Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE WATER. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL
POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER HYDROLYZES MATL LIBERATING ACIDIC
GAS WHICH IN CONT WITH METAL SURFS CAN GENERATE FLAMMABLE &/OR
EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS.EMITS TOX FUMES UNDER FIRE CNDTNS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA
ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINER & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT AND OPEN FLAME. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:HIGHLY TOXIC. CORROSIVE. LACHRYMATOR. CARCINOGEN.
MUTAGEN. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT AND INHALATION. TOXIC
BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED. IF YOU FEEL
UNWELL, SEEK MEDI CAL ADVICE (SHOW LBL WHERE POSSIBLE).
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG&FULL LGTH FACESHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. RUBBER APRON.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT
AND INHALATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VAPOR PRESSURE: 10.3 @ 60C; 7 @ 55C. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: STATE, AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS . HEALTH HAZ: ...RPT ON CARCINOGENS (SUMMARY),
1991.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:351F,177C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-45F,-43C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Vapor Density:4.36
Spec Gravity:1.100
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, IRON AND IRON SALTS, ALUMINUM, BRASS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOIST AIR OR WATER EXPOSURE MAY DECOMPOSE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS,
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM
CARBONATE & SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE
MIXED W/VERMICULITE & THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER &
BURNED IN CHEM INCIN EQUIP W /AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. DISP I/A/W
FED, (SUPDAT)
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