=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:T-324,TOLUENE
NIIN:00-257-2487
MSDS Number: BDPHZ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:585 ALPHA DR
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15238-2911
Country:US
Info Phone Num:410-526-8300
Emergency Phone Num:412-526-8300  201-796-7100
CAGE:22527
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:2000 PARK LN
Box:City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15275
Country:US
Phone:412-490-8586
CAGE:22527

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:TOLUENE  (SARA III)
CAS:108-88-3
RTECS #:XS5250000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM; 150 STEL
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM; 150 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:SUPDAT:IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL CAR/TANK TRUCK
    INVOLVED IN FIRE. EXTING ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED. USE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: WATER IN FLOODING QTYS AS FOG, SOLID STREAMS MAY
    SPREAD FIRE. APPLY FROM AS FAR A DIST AS POSS. KEEP UPWIND.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EXPLO HAZ: ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY OF SUBSTANCE, FLOW/AGITATION
    MAY GENERATE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES W/SPK & POSS IGNIT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:MATL TO AVOID:DIMETHYL-2,4-IMIDAZOLIDIDIONE, DINITROGEN
    TETRAFLUORIDE, NITRIC ACID, NITROGEN TETROXIDE, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:OXIDIZERS, PLASTICS, RUB & COATINGS, SILVER
    PERCHLORATE, SULFUR DICHLORIDE, SULFURIC ACID.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:GAG, DISTRESS, ACUTE HEMORR PNEUM & PULM
    EDEMA. APPROX LETHAL DOSE 15-30ML. CHRONIC: TOLUENE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:APPEARS ON NAVY LIST OF CHEM REPRO HAZ. SEEK
    CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST (ING
    9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS INFO . INHAL:MAY
    CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT, VOMIT, INSOM, NOSEBLEEDS, (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:CHEST PAIN, HDCH, VERTIGO, NAUS, ANOREXIA, MOMETARY
    MEMORY LOSS, TINNITUS, IMPAIRED SPEECH, VISION &/OR (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:HEARING, ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE, ABNORM BLEED.
    SKIN:PRLNG/RPTD CNTCT MAY CAUSE DEFAT W/DRY FISSURED DERM. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: EYES: RPTD/PRLNG CNTCT W/IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE CONJ.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC: OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LEAST 15 MIN). GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. INGEST: EXTREME CARE MUST BE USED TO PVNT (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: ASPIR. GASTRIC LAVAGE W/CUFFED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE IN
    PLACE TO PVNT ASPIR SHOULD BE DONE W/IN 15 MIN. IN (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14:ABSENCE OF DEPRESS/CONVLS/IMPAIRED GAG REFLEX,
    EMESIS CAN ALSO BE INDUCED USING SYRUP OF IPECAC W/OUT (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:INCR HAZ OF ASPIR. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
    GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: MED ATTN IMMED. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP &
    SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: OR FLARES IN HAZ AREA. KEEP UNNEC PERS AWAY;
    ISOLATE HAZ AREA & RESTRICT ENTRY. RQ: 1000 LBS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: CARTRIDGE, SCBA. 2000PPM: SUPPLIED-AIR RESP
    OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE. SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19:SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. AIR-PURIFYING
    FULL FACEPIECE RESP (GAS MASK) W/CHIN-STYLE, FRONT- OR (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20:BACK-MOUNTED ORG VAP CANISTER. ESCAPE:AIR-PURIFYING,
    FULL FACEPIECE RESP (GAS MASK) W/CHIN-STYLE, FRONT- (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21:OR BACK-MOUNTED ORG VAP CANISTER. APPROP
    ESCAPE-TYPE, SCBA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 2250 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:2000PPM IMMED DANGEROUS TO
    LIFE/HLTH. ODOR DETECTION INSUFFICIENT WARNING DUE TO OLFACTORY
    FATG. 100PPM:IRRIT. 200-600PPM, UP TO 8 HRS:FATG, WEAK, CONFUSN,
    HDCH, NAUS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION & RX N TIME, PARESTHESIAS OF
    SKIN, EUPHORIA,DIZZ, DILATED PUPILS. 800PPM:IRRIT, NASAL MUC
    SECRETION, METAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TASTE, DROW, IMPAIRED BALANCE
    W/AFTEREFTS INCL NERVOUSNESS, MUSC FATG & INSOM. DEATH MAY BE DUE
    TO RESP FAILURE/VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. SKIN: IRRIT, DRYING.
    EYES: IRRIT & CORNEAL BURNS. 300 -800PPM:IRRIT & LACRIMATION,
    CORNEAL LESIONS. INGEST:BURNING SENSATION & ABDOM SPASMS. ASPIR MAY
    CAUSE COUGH, (ING 7)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED PERFORM
    ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AREA
    W/SOAP/MIL D DETERGENT & LG AMTS WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED
    W/LG AMTS WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL
    NO EVID (ING 13)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:40F/4C
Lower Limits:1.2%
Upper Limits:7.1%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING
    WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS EXPOS TO (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME. VAPS HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO SOURCE
    OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK. VAP-AIR MIX EXPLO. DUE TO LOW (ING 4)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF IT CAN BE
    DONE W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SM SPILLS:TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. LG
    SPILLS:DIKE FAR AHEAD  OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP. NO SMKNG, FLAMES
    (ING 18)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
    1910.106. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. SEPARATE FROM
    OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. OUTSIDE/DETACHED
    STORAGE PREF. INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE IN STD FLAMM LIQ STORAGE
    ROOM/CABINET. SUBSTANCES W/LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY SHOULD BE STORED
    IN CNTNRS WHICH MEET  BONDING & GROUNDING GUIDELINES.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS
    FOUND, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIM OF RESP & BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD.
    RECOM: 1000PPM: ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE.
    SUPPLIED-AIR RESP. POWERED	AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/ORG VAP (ING 19)
Ventilation:LOCAL/MECHANICAL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF/SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH. APPROP PROTECTIVE
    (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT REPEATED/PROLONGED
    SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS
    OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
    HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ. IF IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN.
    W/DR AW IMMED IF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE/ANY
    DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:231F,111C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-139F,-95C
Vapor Pres:22
Vapor Density:3.1
Spec Gravity:0.868
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.24 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:0.05%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; AROMATIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALLYL CHLORIDE + DICHLOROETHYL ALUMINUM/ETHYLALUMINUM SESQUICHLORIDE,
    BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, 1,3-DICHLORO-5,5- (ING 5)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
    APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA
    HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER U220.

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