LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:HARMFUL IF INGEST,
INHAL/ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
TISSUE OF MUC MEM & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHAL MAY BE
FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LA RYNX & BRONCHI,
CHEM PNEUM & PULM EDEMA. SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING, (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
BRTH, HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. TARGET ORGANS:CNS. CHRONIC:LABORATORY
EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS W/FINGERS.
SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE
REMOVING CON TAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
DISCARD CONTAM SHOES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE
ARTIF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH
(SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:-40F,-40C
Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE WATER. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL
POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAP MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO
SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK. EMITS TOX FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDTNS.
REACTS W/WATER TO LIBERATRE FLAMM AND/OR EXPLOS GAS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVAC AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER
W/DRY-LIME, SAND/SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED CONTRS USING
NON-SPARKING TOOLS & TRANSPO RT OUTDOORS. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CORR. HARMFUL LIQ. POSS MUTAGEN. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLSD. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & OPEN FLAME. REACT
VIOLENTLY W/WATER. HANDLE & STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. FLAMMABLE. DO NOT BREATHE
VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED
OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. CAUSES BURNS. NO SMOKING. CORROSIVE. HARMFUL
LIQUID. POSS IBLE MUTAGEN.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LENGTH FCSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND
EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO:DIETHYL ETHER, 22442-1. FIRST AID PROC:WITH
WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SPILL
PROC:SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. DISP METH:HYDROGEN
AND/OR HYDROCARBON GASES. NEUT SOLUTIONS W/AQUEOUS ACID. FILTER
OFF ANY SOLID RESIDUES FOR DISP AS HAZ WASTE. BURN LIQ (ING 3)
Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W LOC, STATE & FED REGS . UNDER
AN INERT ATMOSPHERE, CAUTIOUSLY ADD MATL TO DRY BUTANOL IN AN
APPROP SOLV. CHEM RXN MAY BE VIGOROUS AND/OR EXOTHERMIC. PROVISIONS
MUST BE MADE FO R VENT OF LRG VOLUMES OF HIGHLY FLAMM (SUPDAT)
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