===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:PHOSGENE SOLUTION, 20% IN TOLUENE, 79380
NIIN:00N084103
MSDS Number: CGSFP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL CO
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-771-5765
Emergency Phone Num:314-771-5765
CAGE:21076
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3050 SPRUCE ST
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Phone:314-771-5765
CAGE:21076
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:PHOSGENE (CARBONYL CHLORIDE) (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:75-44-5
RTECS #:SY5600000
OSHA PEL:0.1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:0.1 PPM
Name:TOLUENE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:108-88-3
RTECS #:XS5250000
OSHA PEL:200 PPM; Z-2
ACGIH TLV:S, 50 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:SUPDAT: DEVELOPMENT OF INFLAMMATORY & ULCEROUS LESIONS OF
PENIS, PREPUCE & SCROTUM IN ANIMALS. TARGET ORGAN(S): (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3: LIVER, KIDNEYS, BRAIN, BLADDER. TO BEST OF MFR'S
KNOWLEDGE, CHEM, PHYSICAL, & TOX PROPERTIES HAVE NOT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4: BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. ADDNL INFO: EXPOS TO
AND/OR COMSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL MAY INCREASE TOXIC EFFECTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
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: MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED,
SWALLOWED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. MATL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS
OF MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHAL MAY RSLT IN
SPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BR ONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS &
PULM EDEMA. SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGH,
WHEEZING, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. TOLUENE APPEARS ON THE NAVY LISTING OF OCCUP
CHEM REPROD HAZARDS. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH
PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZA RD LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG &
EXPOS INFO . CHRONIC: CAUSES SEV DESTRUCTION OF ALVEOLAE OF LUNGS
RESULTING IN(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN CONT: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT
LST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. ASSURE ADEQ
FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. I F NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG ISDFCLT, GIVE
OXYG. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL PHYS IMMED. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMD
SHOES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:40.0F,4.4C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
VAP MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH
BACK. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CNDTNS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT.
WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, RUBB BOOTS & HEAVY RUBB GLOVES. COVER
W/ACTIVATED CARBON ABSORB, TAKE UP & PLACE IN CLSD CNTNRS.
TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENTILATE ARE A & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL
PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE VAP. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLTHG. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOSURE. READILY
ABSORBED THRU SKIN. HIGHLY TOXIC. CORROSIVE.
Other Precautions:SEV LACHRYMATOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT, SPKS, & OPEN FLAME. IRON/FERRIC CHLORIDE CATALYZES A VIGOROUS
EXOTHERMIC RXN BETWEEN TOLUENE & SULFUR DICHLORIDE.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 6)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . OTHER
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: PULM EDEMA, SUFFOCATION & POSS DEATH. ONSET OF THE
PULM EDEMA IS DELAYED DUE TO SLOW HYDROLYSIS OF MATL. LONG TERM
EFTS ARE EMPHYSEMA, FIBROSIS, COUGH, BLOODY SPUTUM & GEN MALAISE.
TH ESE SYMPS MAY LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MAY CAUSE NERV SYS DISTURB.
INHAL STUDIES ON TOLUENE HAVE DEMONSTRATED (ING 3)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:NOT KNOWN
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, MOISTURE, AMINES, AMMONIA, ALCOHOLS, SODIUM,
POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR OR
WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, PHOSGENE GAS.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS
MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULAT IONS.
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expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
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