===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:FORMALIN
NIIN:00F052829
MSDS Number: CDCDQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:TRIMET TECHNICAL PRODUCTS INC
Address:2409 N CEDAR BLVD
City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18104-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-433-6330
Emergency Phone Num:215-433-6330
CAGE:GO655
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:POLY SCIENTIFIC R&D CORP.
Address:70 CLEVELAND AVE
Box:City:BAY SHORE
State:NY
ZIP:11706
Country:US
Phone:516-586-0400
CAGE:67458
Company:TRIMET TECHNICAL PRODUCTS INC
Address:2409 N CEDAR BLVD
City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18104-5000
Country:US
Phone:215-433-6330
CAGE:GO655
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL), COLUMBIAN SPIRITS *96-4*
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Fraction by Wt: 10-15%
Other REC Limits:200 PPM
OSHA PEL:200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:200 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:FORMALDEHYDE, FORMALIN (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC;
ACGIH; SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY NTP; IARC - GROUP 2A) *96-4*
CAS:50-00-0
RTECS #:LP8925000
Fraction by Wt: 37%
ACGIH TLV:0.37 MG/CUM IC (2A)
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 100 MG/KG FORMALDEHYDE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CAUSES IRRITATION &
SENSITIZATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN CAUSE SEVERE
RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY LEADING TO PULMONARY EDEMA & PNEUMONITIS.
MAY BE FATAL IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. INGESIO N: CAN CAUSE SEVERE
ABDOMINAL PAIN. MAYPRODUCE SHALLOW RESPIRATION & POSSIBLY DEATH.
SKIN: TOXIC. (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, PAIN, VIOLENT VOMITING, HEADACHE, DIARRHEA, DECREASE BODY
TEMP, IRREGULAR PULSE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, BLINDNESS, REDNESS, BURNS,
SENSITIZER, SMARTIN G, CRACKING, SCALING, BLURRED VISION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:IHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF MILK/WATER & STICK FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER
GIVE AN YTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:140F
Lower Limits:7
Upper Limits:73
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER
POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER SPRAY CAN BE USED TO EXTINGUISH
FIRES/COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS. WATER MAY BE USED TO FLUSH AWAY FROM
EXPOSURES & DILUTE TO NON-FLAMMABLE MIXTURES.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM VAPORS. DON'T
FLUSH TO SEWERS/SURFACE WATERS. CAN BE ABSORBED ON AN INERT
MATERIAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. OUTSIDE/DETACHED STORAGE IS
PREFERRED. PROTECT FROM FREEZING.
Other Precautions:INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE IN STANDARD FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS STORAGE ROOM/CABINET. SEPERATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
STORE IN NON-SMOKING AREAS. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR
MAINTENANCE BREAK-IN. WASH HAN DS BEFORE EATING,DRINKING/SMOKING.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:IF PEL IS EXCEEDED A FULL-FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR
W/CARTRIDGES/CANISTERS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
FORMALDEHYDE MAY BE WORN UP TO CONCENTRATIONS OF 10PPM.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EXPOSURES
BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON,
COVERALLS. EYEWASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID CONT'D: HYDROCHLORIC ACID. HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D:
SKIN: ABSORPTION MAY OCCUR PARALLELING THOSE OF INGESTION. SEVERE
IRRITATION & SENSITIZER. HANDLING: AVOID CROSS CONTAMINATION OF S
TREET CLOTHES.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:205F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:5F
Vapor Density:1.04
Spec Gravity:1.08
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/PUNGENT ODOR
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS & ALKALIES, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, PERCHLORIC ACID,
PERCHLORIC ACID-ANILINE MIXTURES, NITROMETHANE (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME, FREEZING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FIRE: GASEOUS FORMALDEHYDE & CO MAY BE
RELEASED.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:LOW TEMPERATURES
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE AS HAZARDOUS WASTE IN RCRA APPROVED
FACILITY/DISSOLVED IN AN APPROPRIATE COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT & ATOMIZED
IN RCRA APPROVED CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/A AFTERBURNER.
DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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