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

MSDS NAME:OCTADECANOIC ACID
NIIN:00N033140
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSYX
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENIA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Name:STEARIC ACID
CAS:57-11-4
RTECS #:WI2800000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:RESP PROT: HLTH EFTS & TOX SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN
    ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT: CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) W/HIGH-EFFECIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER & FULL FACEPIECE. HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: FILTER & FULL FACEPIECE. HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER W/FULL FACEPIECE. TYPE 'C'
    SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE/W/FULL
    FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. SCBA (ING
    7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR
    OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT): >5000 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:ACUTE: INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. SKIN:MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT. APPLICATN TO RABBIT SKIN RSLTD IN MOD IRRIT. EYE:NO
    DATA AVAIL. INGEST:SUBSTANCE IS RELATIVELY NON-TOX. GREATEST DANGER
    FROM INGEST OF LRG QTIES IS  INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. NAUS & VOMIT
    MAY ALSO OCCUR. CHRONIC: INHAL:NO DATA AVAIL. SKIN:INTERMITTENT
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CNTCT W/HUMAN SKIN FOR 3 DAYS CAUSED
    DERMATITIS. EYE: NO DATA AVAIL. INGEST: YOUNG RATS FED DIETS
    RANGING FROM 5% TO 50% STEARIC ACID SHOWED SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF
    WEIGHT GAIN AT LOWEST LEVEL.  MORTALITIES WERE ONLY OBSERVED AT
    HIGHEST LEVEL. IT IS COMPONENT OF MANY FOODS & NO ADVERSE EFTS HAVE
    BEEN RPTD.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
    AREA W/ SOAP & MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF
    CHEM REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:
    WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF H*2O, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    (SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:385F,196C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF
    POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAP/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOLED TO
    HEAT/FLAME. DUST CLOUDS MAY BE FLAM/EXPLO IN AIR. H*2O/FOAM MAY
    CAUSE FROTHING (NFPA FIRE PROT GUIDE ON HAZ MATLS, 8TH EDITION).

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
    INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &
    BE APPRVD BY NIOSH. FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECD BASED ON DATA FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, (IN G 2)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY 15-20
    MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
    TREAT SYM PTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. OTHER PROTEQUIP: PREVENT
    REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:410F,210C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:157F,69C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 173.7C
Vapor Density:9.3
Spec Gravity:0.8
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE FLAKES, CRYSTALS, OR POWDER WITH A
    SLIGHT TALLOW-LIKE ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS: INCOMPATIBLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOTE: GRADES OF STEARIC ACID CONTAINING
    UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS MAY UNDERGO SPONT HEAT GENERATION BY
    OXIDATION IN AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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