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

MSDS NAME:RI9045
NIIN:00N078821
MSDS Number: CGGQD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
Address:1007 MARKET ST
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-9442
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0ERJ7
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC.
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515
CAGE:0ERJ7
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515;800-441-9442
CAGE:18873

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

Name:XYLENE (SARA 313) (CERCLA) VP: 8 @ 20C
CAS:1330-20-7
RTECS #:ZE2100000
Fraction by Wt: >60%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM/150STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:SUP DAT: LIVER & KIDNEY DMG, CARDIOVASCULAR EFTS, RESP
    DFCLTYS, ANEMIA, FATALITY FROM GROSS OVEREXP. DEFAT OF (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: SKIN W/REDNESS, BLISTERS, IRRIT. SKIN PERMEATION CAN
    OCCUR IN AMTS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EFTS OF SYSTEMIC (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: TOXICITY. ONE PUBLISHED RPT'S LIMITED DATA SUGGESTED
    HIGH ORAL DOSES OF XYLENE CAUSED INCRD MALIGNANT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: TUMORS IN RATS. HOWEVER, OTHER, MORE EXTENSIVE
    STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED NO CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: VAP CONCS ARE NOT KNOWN. CONTAIN SPILL AT
    SOURCE BY DIKING/ABSORBING W/SAND. DO NOT ALLOW SPILL TO (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: SPREAD TO/INTENTIONALLY FLUSH TO SEWER/GROUND. WASH
    AREA THORO. ADEQ VENT AREA. SPILL RESIDUE, CLEANING (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: RAGS & ABSORBENT MAY BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: APPLIC LIM, A RESP PROT PROGRAM UP TO LEVEL OF
    OSHA STD 29 CFR 1910.134 IS MANDATORY. THIS INCL AIR (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: MONITORING, SELECTION, MED APPROVAL, TRAINING, FIT
    TESTING, INSPECTION, MAINT, CLEANING, STOR, ETC. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: RESPS W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGES PROVIDE ADEQ PROT, W/IN
    USE LIMITATIONS, FOR XYLENE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HYGIENE PRACT: WHERE PROD IS HANDLED/STORED. AFTER HNDLG,
    WASH HANDS THORO BEFORE LEAVING WORK AREA. ADDNL (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: ENGINEERING CONTROLS, WORK PRACTICES AND TRAINING
    MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING ON EXPOSURE LEVELS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EXPLO HAZ: ALONG FLOOR TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASHBACK. USE
    PROD IN AREAS & EQUIP W/APPROP NATIONAL ELEC CODE (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: (NEC) CLASSIFICATION. CONSIDER NEED FOR SPK-PROOF
    TOOLS. IF PROD MAY BE HEATED ABOVE ITS FLASHPOINT (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: DURING PROCESSING, REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNIT SUCH AS
    OPEN SPARKS, FLAMES/STATIC DISCHARGE TO PVNT VAP IGNITION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

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: XYLENE: ANIMAL TOX: MILD TO SEV
    SKIN IRRIT, EYE IRRIT, NARCOS. INHAL: CARDIOVASCULAR EFTS, UPPER
    RESP IRRIT, BLOOD EFTS. INGEST: TREMORS, MUSC PARAL. INHAL/INGEST:
    INCOORD, CNS EFTS. RPTD/PRLNG  ANIMAL EXPOS INCL: INHAL: REDUCED
    GROWTH RATE, BONE MARROW EFTS, BLOOD EFTS, KIDNEY EFTS, HEARING
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: LOSS, CARD EFTS, LUNG EFTS, ADRENAL
    EFTS, SPLEEN EFTS. INGEST: NARCOS. INHAL/INGEST: INCOORD, CNS EFTS,
    LIVER EFTS. TOX ANIMAL CHRONIC EFTS INCL: INGEST: LIVER EFTS.
    INHAL/INGEST: WT LOSS. A DDNL ANIMAL TESTS HAVE SHOWN: DEVEL TOXAT
    DOSAGE LEVELS SHOWING MATERNAL TOX. HUMAN HLTH EFTS OF OVEREXP MAY
    (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE INCRD
    SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HAZ OF OVEREXP TO ING(S) OF THIS PROD IF THEY
    HAVE PREEXISTING DISEASES OF THE: CARDIOVASCULAR SYS, LUNGS, LIVER,
    KIDNEYS, CNS, BONE MARROW.

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

First Aid:SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. WASH CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. EYE:
    IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. INHAL:
    REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS
    DFCLT, GIVE  OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IMMED
    GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON
    PERS. CALL MD. NOTE TO MD: GASTRIC LAVAGE MAY BE ADVISABLE FOR
    SIGNIFICANT INGEST.

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

Flash Point:82.0F,27.8C
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    DECONTAM CONTAM CLTHG & EQUIP W/SOAP & WATER. DISP OF RESIDUES PER
    FED, STATE & LOC REGS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOX DECOMP PRODS MAY FORM UNDER FIRE
    CNDTNS. KEEP AWAY FROM SPKS & OPEN FLAMES. DO NOT SMOKE IN AREA
    W/OPEN PROD. SOLV VAPS ARE HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL (ING 14)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SML SPILL: ABSORB ON RAGS, SAND/OTHER ABSORB
    MATL. LGE SPILL: GET WORKERS OUT OF AFFECTED AREA. IF FLAM
    LIQS/VAPS MAY BE PRESENT, TURN OFF ELEC DEVICES/OTHER SOURCES OF
    SPKS/FLAMES. WEAR PROT EQUIP. U SE NIOSH APPRVD SUPP-AIR RESP PROT
    IF (ING 6)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:EMPTY CONTRS, CONTAM CLTHG & CLEANING
    MATLS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED HAZ UNTIL DECONTAM/PROPERLY DISP OF.
    STORE < 90F TO ENSURE PROD VISCOSITY STABILITY.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE IN AREAS WHERE VAPS MAY CONT SOURCES OF
    HEAT, SPKS/OPEN FLAME. MIN INHAL BY KEEPING JARS OF PROD COVERED.
    AVOID INGEST BY WASHING HANDS BEFORE EATING, DRINKING/SMKNG, &
    RESTRICTING THESE  ACTIVITIES TO OUTSIDE WORK AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:SELECTION OF SUITABLE RESP WILL DEPEND ON
    PROPERTIES OF CONTAM(S) & THEIR ACTUAL/EXPECTED AIR CONC(S) VERSUS
    APPLIC LIM. CONSULT ANSI STD Z88.2 FOR DECISION LOGIC TO SELECT
    APPROP NIOSH APPRVD RESP. I F RESPS ARE NEEDED TO MEET (ING 9)
Ventilation:PROPERLY DESIGNED LOCAL VENTILATION AND PROCESS ENCLOSURE
    ARE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO LIMIT EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE WHERE NEEDED.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE - BUTADIENE RUBBER (NBR).
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    PROT OUTER CLTHG SHOULD BE USED WHERE POSS OF BODY CONT EXISTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTAM WORK CLTHG SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF
    WORKPLACE. DO NOT SMOKE, CONSUME/STORE FOOD/DRINKS IN AREAS (ING
    12)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: INCL: EYE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT, TEARING/BLURRING OF
    VISION. INHAL: NAUS, HDCH/WEAK. TEMPORARY NERV SYS DEPRESS W/ANESTH
    EFTS, DIZZ, HDCH, CONFUSION, INCOORD & LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. ING
    EST: GI IRRIT, NAUS, HDCH/WEAK. HUMAN EFTS OF HIGHER LEVEL ACUTE,
    RPTD/CHRONIC OVEREXP MAY INCL: MUCOSAL HEMORR, (ING 2)

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

Vapor Pres:SEE ING 1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, SHARP AROMATIC ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AT HIGH
    TEMPERATURE MAY INCLUDE: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE CONSIDERED
    HAZARDOUS. CONSULT APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    FOR ALLOWABLE DISPOSAL METHODS.

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