===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTION, 37% (10-15% METHANOL), F7920
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKWNS
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:FORMALDEHYDE
CAS:50-00-0
RTECS #:LP8925000
= Wt:37.
Other REC Limits:0.016 PPM NIOSH TWA
OSHA PEL:0.75 PPM
OSHA STEL:2 PPM (15 MIN)
ACGIH STEL:0.3 PPM (0.37MG/M3)C
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
Name:METHANOL
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Minumum % Wt:10.
Maxumum % Wt:15.
Other REC Limits:200 PPM; 262 MG/M3
OSHA PEL:262 MG/M3;200 PPM S
OSHA STEL:250 PPM;328 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:262 MG/M3;200 PPM S
ACGIH STEL:328 MG/M3;250 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Minumum % Wt:47.
Maxumum % Wt:52.
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: 42 MG/KG MOUSE, ORAL; FORMALDEHYDE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: FORMALDEHYDE:
CORROSIVE/SENSITIZER/CARCINOGEN/HIGHLY TOXIC. ACUTE EXPOS: CONCS OF
0.1-5.0 PPM MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF NOSE, THROAT. 10-20 PPM MAY CAUSE
DFLTY IN BRTHG, BURNING SENSATION IN NOSE & T HROAT, & COUGHING.
25-50 PPM MAY CAUSE TISS DMG & SERIOUS RESP TRACT INJURY SUCH AS
PNEUMONITIS & RARELY, PULM EDEMA. OTHER SYMPS MAY INCLUDE SNEEZING,
WHEEZING, PHARYNGITIS, TRACHEITIS, CHEST CONSTRI CTION, BRONCHITIS,
HDACH, DYSPHAGIA, EXCESSIVE THIRST, WEAKNESS, PALPITATIONS, NAUS, &
VOMIT. VERY HIGH CONCS HAVE CAUSED HUMAN DEATHS. HYPERSENSITIVE
REACTIONS SUCH AS LARYNGEAL EDEMA, ASTHMATIC BRON CHITIS, SEVERE
OBSTRUCTIVE (OTHER INFO.)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE: IARC GROUP 2A, VOLUME 62,
PAGE 217, 1995. NTP 9TH REPORT ON CARCINOGENS. OSHA 29 CFR
1910.1048. ACGIH A2 - SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:FIRST AID (CONT): LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS
UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). CONTINUE IRRIGATING
W/NORM SALINE UNTIL PH RETURNS TO NORM (30-60 MIN). COVER W/STERILE
BANDAGES. GET MED AT TN IMMED. INGEST: DILUTE, INACTIVATE OR ABSORB
INGESTED FORMALDEHYDE BY GIVING MILK, ACTIVATED CHARCOAL OR TAP
WATER. DO NOT USE GASTRIC LAVAGE OR EMETICS. ANY ORGANIC MATL WILL
INACTIVATE FORMALDEHYD E (DREISBACH HANDBOOK OF POISONING, 12TH
ED). GET MED ATTN IMMED-TREATMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED MED
PERS. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/ SUPPORTIVELY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/P. FED REGS (CONT): CONSTIP,
NYSTAGMUS, & BLEPHAROSPASM. SYMPS FROM OCCUPATIONAL EXPOS INCL
PARESTHESIAS, NUMB & SHOOTING PAINS IN HANDS & FOREARMS. METABOLIC
ACIDOSIS, & EFTS (NEUT AGENT)
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHING
HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESSURE, GIVE
OXYG IF AVAIL. KEEP AFFECTED PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICAL LY & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF OXYG SHOULD BE PERFORMED
BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTH &
SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS
OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). IN CASE OF
CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE, DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY,
BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LARGE
AMTS OF WATER, OCCA SNLY (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=60.C, 140.F
Autoignition Temp:=430.C, 806.F
Lower Limits:7%
Upper Limits:73%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY, REGULAR
FOAM. LARGER FIRES: WATER SPRAY, FOG, REGULAR FOAM. (1990
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5)
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF NO RISK. APPLY
COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTRS EXPOS TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT. AVOID ENDS OF TANKS. MASSIVE FIRES IN CARGO AREA: USE
UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER OR MONITOR NOZZLES. IF NOT POSSIBLE, WITHDRAW
& LET FIRE BURN. WITHDRAW IMMED IF RISING SOUND (EXPLO HAZ)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY BE EXPLOSIVE.VAPORS ARE
HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF
IGNITION & FLASHBACK.(FIRE FIGHT PROC) FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE OR
ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MI IN ALL
DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL CAR OR TANK TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN FIRE
(ECOLOGICAL)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:SOIL: DIG HOLDING AREA (LAGOON/POND/OR PIT)
FOR CONTAINMENT. DIKE SPILLED MATL FLOW USING OIL/SANDBAGS/FOAMED
BARRIERS (POLYURETHANE/CONCRETE). USE CEMENT POWDER/FLY ASH TO
ABSORB LIQ MASS. AIR: KNOCK DOWN VAPS W/WATER SPRAY. KEEP UPWIND.
WATER: APPLY UNIVERSAL GELLING AGENT TO IMMOBILIZE TRAPPED SPILL &
INCR EFFICIENCY OF REMOVAL. LIMIT SPILL MOTION/DISPERSION W/NATURAL
BARRIERS/OIL CNTRL BOOMS.
Neutralizing Agent:N/P. MEDICAL CNDTNS (CONT): ON EYES & CNS MAY OCCUR
AS IN ACUTE INGEST. CHRONIC EXPOS: (WASTE DISP METH)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE: STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES. AVOID CONT W/HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES.AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN OR EYES. DO NOT ALLOW CONTAMINATION OF
WATER SOURCES. WASTE DISP ME TH (CONT): REPROD EFTS HAVE BEEN
RPTED IN ANIMALS. SKIN CONT: FORMALDEHYDE (HYGIENE PRACT)
Other Precautions:OTHER INFO (CONT): MEMORY DEFICITS, LOSS OF CONC, &
MOOD ALTERATIONS. MENSTRUAL DISORDERS & SECONDARY STERILITY HAVE
OCCURRED IN WOMEN. REPROD EFTS HAVE BEEN RPTED IN ANIMALS.
OFFSPRING OF RATS EXPOS CONTINUOUSLY DURING PREGNANCY DISPLAYED NO
VISIBLE MALFORMATIONS. LITTER SIZES, DURATION (SUPP SFTY)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . HLTH HAZ/HDLNG, CONT'D)
CORROSIVE/SENSITIZER/TOXIC: ACUT EXPOS: VAPS OR SOLNS MAY CAUSE
SMARTING, WHITE DISCOLORATION, ROUG HNESS, HARDNESS, ANESTHESIA &
FIRST DEGREE BURNS, SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS CHARACTERIZED BY
ECZEMATOUS VESIVULAR RXN WHICH OCCURS SUDDENLY (HYGIENE PRACT)
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOS LIMITS. VENT EQUIP MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES AND FULL
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . LETHAL DOSE IN RABBITS WAS 270 MG/KG. SYMPS WERE NOT
RPTED. CHRONIC EXPOS: PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE SECOND DEGREE
BURNS, (MATLS TO AVOID)
Work Hygienic Practices:N/P (HLTH HAZ/RESP PROT, CONT'D) W/ERUPTIONS ON
EYELIDS, FACE, NECK, SCROTUM, & ARMS. MAY OCCUR IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOS
INDIVDUALS. URTICARIA HAS BEEN RPTED. (OTHER PROT EQUIP)
Supplemental Safety and Health
N/P. OTHER PRECAUTIONS (CONT): OF PREGNANCY, & WEIGHT OF FETAL
ADRENALS & KIDNEYS WERE INCREASED & WEIGHT OF FETAL LUNGS & LIVER
WERE DECREASED. LONG TERM EXPOS TO FORMALDEHYDE RPTED TO BE ASSOCD
W/ INCREASED RISK OF CANCER OF NOSE & ACCESSORY SINUSES &
NASOPHARYNGEAL & OROPHARYNEAL CANCER IN HUMANS. SLIGHT (SARA III)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=96.1C, 205.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-15.C, 5.F
Vapor Pres:67-88 MMHG @ 20C.
Vapor Density:1.04
Spec Gravity:1.08
pH:2.8-4.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE.
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQ, PUNGENT ODOR. MAY BE
CLOUDY/PRECIPITOUS ON STANDING, ESP IN COLD
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
N/P. OTHER PROT EQUIP, (CONT) NUMB, ITCHING RASH, FINGERNAIL DMG,
HARDENING & TANNING OF SKIN & (HAZ DECOMP PROD)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES. MATL IS CORROSIVE. SOLVENT SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN
ALCOHOLS, ACETONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:N/P. MATLS TO AVOID (CONT): SENSIT.
RLSTG DERMAT MAY BE SUDDEN VESICULAR RXN OR BE DELAYED SEVERAL YRS
W/ERUPTIONS STARTING ON DIGITAL AREA, WRISTS, & OTHER PARTS OF
BODY.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:FORMALDEHYDE MAY UNDERGO NON-HAZ
SELF-POLYMERIZATION TO FORM PARAFORMALDEHYDE WHICH PRECIPITATES OUT
OF SOLUTION.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:FORMALDEHYDE: IRRIT DATA: 150 UG/3 DAYS
INTERMITTENT SKIN HUMAN MILD 2 MG/24 HRS. SKIN-RABBIT SEVERE, 540
MG. OPEN SKIN-RABBIT MILD: 50 MG/24 HRS. SKIN-RABBIT-MODERATE 4
PPM/5 MIN EYE-HUMAN. 1 PPM/6 M IN NONSTANDARD EXPOS EYE HUMAN MILD:
750 UG/24 HRS EYE-RABBIT SEVERE: 750 UG EYE-RABBIT SEVERE. 10 MG
EYE-RABBIT SEVERE. TOXICITY DATA: 17 MG/M3/30 MIN INHAL-HUMAN TCLO:
300 UG/M3. INHALATION-MAN TCLO : 203 MG/M3. INHALATION-RAT LC50:
400 MG/M3/2 HRS. INHAL-MOUSE LC50: 400 MG/M3/2 HRS. INHAL-CAT LCLO:
92 MG/M3. INHAL-MAMMAL LC50: 270 MG/KG SKIN-RABBIT LD50 108 MG/KG
ORAL WOMAN LDLO: 643 MG/KG. ORAL -MAN LDLO: 100 MG/KG. ORAL-RAT
LD50: 4
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:N/P. UNUSUAL EXPLO HAZ (CONT): (1990 EMER RESP GUIDEBOOK,
DOT P 5800.5, PG 27). EXTING ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED. USE
FLOODING AMTS OF H2*O AS A FOG. SOLID STREAMS MAY BE INEFTIVE. COOL
CONTRS W/F LOODING AMTS OF H20. APPLY FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS
POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS. KEEP UPWIND. FLAMMABILITY CLASS (OSHA): II.
MODERATE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT ORFLAME. TRANSPORT
(CONT): EXCEPT FOR EXPLO, INHAL HAZ & INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES, EFFEC
DATE FOR HAZ COMMUNICATION RQMTS EXTENDED TO 1OCT 93. (56 FR 47158,
18 SEP 91). DOT SHIPPING NAME: ID #, 49 CFR 172.101 FORMALDEHYDE
SOLUTIONS UN 1198. DOT HAZ CLASS/DIVISION: 49 CFR 172.101.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. NEUTRAL AGENT (CONT):
RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE EFTS AS IN ACUTE INGEST. RPTED EXPOS TO
200-375 PPM CAUSED RECURRENT HDACHS IN WORKERS. EXPOS FOR 4 YRS TO
1200-800 PPM RLSTD IN MARKED DIMINUTION OF VISION & ENLARGEMENT OF
LIVER IN A WORKMAN. (HNDLG)
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS-DOT HAZ CLASSIFICATION 49
CFR 172.101. ORM A (CONTAINERS OF 110 GALLONS OR LESS). DOT
LABELING RQMTS 49 CFR 172.101& SUBPART E-NONE. DOT PKG RQMTS-49 CFR
173.510 EXCEPTIONS 49 C FR 173.505. DOT HAZ CLASSIFICATION 49 CFR
172.101 COMBUST LIQ (CONTAIN-OVER 110 GALLONS). DOT LABELING RQMTS
49 CFR 172.101 & SUBPART E-NONE. DOT PKG RQMTS-49 CFR 173.118A
EXCEPTIONS-NONE. FINAL RULE ON HAZ MAT REGS (HMR 49 CFR PARTS
171-180). DOCKET #'S HM 181, HM-181A, HM-181B, HM-181C, HM-181D &
HM 204 EFFEC DATE 1 OCT 91. COMPLIANCE W/REGS AUTH ON & AFTER 1 JAN
91 (55 FR 52402, 12/21/90). (EC OLOGICAL)
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:[FORMALDEHYDE]-500 LBS SEC 302 THRESHOLD
PLANNING QTY. 1000 LBS SEC 304 REPORTABLE QTY. SUBJECT TO SEC 313
ANNUAL TOXIC CHEM RELEASE REPORTING. [METHYL
ALCOHOL-METHANOL]-5000 LBS CERCLA SEC 103 REPOR TABLE QTY. SUBJ TO
SEC 313 ANNUAL TOXIC CHEM RELEASE REPORTING. (HLTH HAZ/SUPP SFTY,
CONT'D) EXCESSES IN OCCURRENCE OF LUNG HAVE BEEN NOTED IN SEVERAL
STUDIES.HOWEVER, INCRS OF LUNG CANCERS DID NOT DI SPLAY PATTERNS OF
INCRD RISK W/VARIOUS MEASURES OF EXPOS USUALLY SEEN FOR
OCCUPATIONAL CARCINS. ANIMAL STUDIES SHOW THAT RPTED EXPOS TO
LEVELS OF 14.3 PPM INDUCED NASAL CAVITY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN
RATS, & ACUTE (FED REG)
Federal Regulatory Information:[FORMALDEHYDE]-100 LBS CERCLA SEC 103
REPORTABLE QTY. 1000 LBS OSHA PROCESS SAFETY MGMT THRESHOLD QTY.
SUBJ TO CA PROPOSITION 65-CANCER/REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY-WARNING &
RELEASE RQMTS (1 JAN 1988). (HLT H HAZ/SARA, CONT'D) DEGENERATION,
NECROSIS, INFLAMM, & INCRD CELL REPLICATION IN NASAL MUCOSA OF RATS
& MICE. INCIDENCES OF VARIETY OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS WERE
SIGNIFICANTLY INCRD IN MICE & RATS. METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)
NARCOTIC/NEUROTOXIN. 25,000 PPM IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HLTH.
ACUTE EXP OS: MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS, COUGHING, OPPRESSION IN
CHEST, TRACHEITIS, BRONCH, TINNITUS, UNSTEADY GAIT, TWITCHING,
COLIC, (MED CNDTNS)
State Regulatory Information:(TOXICITY)-ORAL-MOUSE LD50: 260 MG/KG
ORAL-GUINEA PIG LD50: 420 MG/KG SUCUTANEOUS-RAT LD50; 300 MG/KG
SUBCUTANEOUS-MOUSE LD50: 350 MG/KG SUBCUTANEOUS-DOG LDLO:240 MG/KG
SUBCUTANEOUS-RABBIT LDLO: 87 MG /KG. INTRAVENOUS-RAT LD50: 48
MG/KG. INTRAVENOUS-RABBIT LDLO: 30 MG/KG. INTRAVENOUS-CAT LDLO: 70
MG/KG. INTRAVENOUS-DOG LDLO: 16 MG/KG. INTRAPERITONEAL-MOUSE LDLO:
477 MG/KG. UNREPORTED-MAN LDLO: 800 MG/KG. PARENTERAL-FROG LDLO:
MUTAGENIC DATA (RTECS) REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA (RTECS):
TUMORIGENIC D ATA (RTECS). FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS MSDS CONTACT
NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER.
======================= Other Information =======================
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