MSDS NAME:CHLOROFORM-D, 99.8 ATOM % D (CONTAINS 1% V/
NIIN:00N037937
MSDS Number: BQVJL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53201
Country:US
Info Phone Num:414-273-3850
Emergency Phone Num:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL AVE
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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. VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO
EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAUSES SKIN
IRRITATION. EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE NAUSEA , DIZZINESS AND HEADACHE. MAY
CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES. CHRONIC: CARCINOGEN. DAMAGE TO
LIVER, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHLOROFORM: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN
(NTP);NTP 6TH ANN RPT ON CARCIN (SUM) 1991; GP 2B (IARC)...(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: KIDNEYS AND HEART. EXPOSURE TO AND/OR
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL MAY INCREASE TOXIC EFFECTS. MAY ALTER
GENETIC MATERIAL. TARGET ORGANS: HEART, LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
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.
CONTAM SHOULD BE TREATED BY IMMED & PRLNGD IRRIGATION W/COPIOUS
AMTS OF WATER. SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15
MINS WHIL E REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG
BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH
W/WATER (SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE
AND PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR 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. PROTECT FROM
LIGHT. HYGROSCOPIC. STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
Other Precautions:HIGHLY TOXIC. CARCINOGEN. MUTAGEN. AVOID ALL CONTACT.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND
EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID ALL CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TRADE NAME/PART #: TMS), 15183-1. FIRST AID PROCEDURES: PROVIDED PERSON
IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: STATE AND
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. HEALTH HAZ: ...IARC MONOGRAPH S,
VOL. SUPPL. 7, P. 152, 1987 .
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. OBSERVE ALL
FED, (SUPDAT)
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