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

MSDS NAME:AQUAMICRON AKX
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLCGK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:5-2 MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME
City:CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100, JAPAN
Country:JA
Info Phone Num:914-286-3600
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:312
Preparer's Name:JOSEPH J. CERISE, MCA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:UO005
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA
Address:ONE NORTH LEXINGTON AVENUE
Box:City:WHITE PLAINS,
State:NY
ZIP:10601
Country:US
Phone:(914) 286-3600
CAGE:TO764
Company:MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:5-2 MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME
Box:City:CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100, JAPAN
Country:JA
Phone:914-286-3600
CAGE:UO005

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

Name:PROPYLENE CARBONATE
CAS:108-32-7
RTECS #:FF9650000
Minumum % Wt:30.
Maxumum % Wt:50.

Name:DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER
CAS:111-90-0
RTECS #:KK8750000
Minumum % Wt:20.
Maxumum % Wt:40.

Name:4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PYRIDINE
CAS:1122-58-3
RTECS #:US9230000
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:10.

Name:1,3-DI-(4-PYRIDYL)PROPANE. (MFR. CAS# 17252-51-6)
RTECS #:US9230000

Name:SULFUR DIOXIDE
CAS:7446-09-5
RTECS #:WS4550000
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:13 MG/M3;5 PPM
OSHA STEL:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV:5.2 MG/M3;2 PPM
ACGIH STEL:13 MG/M3;5 PPM

Name:IODINE. (IODIDE)
CAS:7553-56-2
RTECS #:NN1575000
OSHA PEL:NONE ESTABLISHED
OSHA STEL:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH STEL:NONE ESTABLISHED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRIMARY ENTRY ROUTES: ABSORPTION,
    INHALATION. TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. ACUTE EFFECTS. INHALATION: SNEEZING AND COUGHING. IRRITATION
    TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND RESPIRATORY  TRACT. HEADACHE. EYE: SLIGHTLY
    IRRITATING TO EYES. SKIN: MODERATELY IRRITATING TO SKIN. INGESTION:
    IRRITATION, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    SOMETIMES DIARRHEA. CHRONIC EFFECTS : NONE DOCUMENTED.
Effects of Overexposure:EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES
    AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.  FIRST AID (CONT'D): GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON. CONTACT A POISON CONTROL
    CENTER (PCC). UNLESS THE P CC ADVISES OTHERWISE, HAVE THE
    CONSCIOUSAND ALERT PERSON DRINK 1- 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE.
    INDUCE VOMITING ONLY AFTER RECENT INGESTIONS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY
    OF SEIZURES. AFTER FIRST AID GET APP ROPRIATE IN-PLANT, PARAMEDIC
    OR COMMUNITY MEDICAL SUPPORT. NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: NONE. SPECIAL
    PRECAUTIONS/PROCEDURES: WHEN TREATING VICTIMS THAT MAY BE
    CONTAMINATED, USE APPROPRIATE PPE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE DOCUMENTED.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: PROTECT YOURSELF WITH APPROPRIATE PPE, REMOVE
    EXPOSED PERSON TO FRESH AIR, DECONTAMINATE AND ASSIST BREATHING AS
    NEEDED. EYE: DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB OR KEEP EYES TIGHTLY SHUT.
    GENTLY L IFT EYELIDS, FLUSH IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUOUSLY WITH
    FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES; THEN TRANSPORT TO
    EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY. SEEK EMERGENCY CARE IMMEDIATELY. SKIN:
    REMOVE CONTAMINAT ED CLOTHING. RINSE WITH FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER
    FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. FOR
    ANY REDDENED SKIN OTHER THAN FROM WASHING, CONSULT PHYSICIAN.
    INGESTION: NEVER (OV EREXPOSURE).

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:=135.C, 275.F
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/D
Lower Limits:NOT DOCUMENT
Upper Limits:NOT DOCUMENT
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER, CO2.  AQUAMICRON
    AKX WILL BURN IN FIRE. BURNING RATE: NOT DOCUMENTED. FLAMMABILITY
    CLASSIFICATION: NOT CLASSIFIED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER IN FLOODING QUANTITIES AS FOG. COOL
    ALL AFFECTED CONTAINERS W/FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER. APPLY WATER
    FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL,
    CARBON DIOXIDE. KE EP RUN-OFF WATER OUT OF SEWERS & WATER SOURCES.
    BECAUSE FIRE MAY PRODUCE TOXIC THERMAL DECOMPOSITION (EXPLOSION
    HAZARD)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CO, CO*2,
    SO*X, NO*X AND IODINE. NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS
    EXPECTED.  FIRE FIGHTING:  DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS, WEAR A NIOSH
    APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING A PPARATUS (SCBA) WITH A FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE HAZ
    AREA, DENY ENTRY. STAY UPWIND, KEEP OUT OF LOW AREAS. SMALL SPILL:
    TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATL, PLACE INTO
    CONTAINERS FOR LATER DIS POSAL. LARGE SPILL: CONTAINMENT: DIKE FAR
    AHEAD OF LIQUID SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT RELEASE INTO
    SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. CLEANUP-SAME AS FOR SMALL SPILL. REGULATORY 
    (NEUTRALIZING)
Neutralizing Agent:SPILL/RELEASE PROCEDURES (CONT'D): REQUIREMENTS:
    FOLLOW APPLICABLE OSHA REGULATIONS (29 CFR 1910.120).

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. AVOID
    CONTACT W/EYES,SKIN OR CLOTHES. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN A
    COOL,VENTILATED SPACE (60 TO 80F), AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZING
    AGENTS, HEAT AND IGNITION SOURCES. KEE P CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT
    IN USE. FOLLOW APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Other Precautions:DISPOSAL (CONT'D): IF DISCARDED IN ITS PURCHASED
    FORM, THIS PRODUCT WOULD NOT BE A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER RCRA BY
    LISTING OR BY CHARACTERISTIC. HOWEVER UNDER RCRA IT IS THE
    RESPONSIBILITY OF PRODUCT US ER TO DETERMINE AT TIME OF DISPOSAL
    WHETHER A MATERIAL CONTAINING THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED A S
    A HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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

Respiratory Protection:SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE PRIOR TO RESPIRATOR
    SELECTION AND USE. FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS (29 CFR
    1910.134) AND, IF NECESSARY, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
    SELECT RESPIRATOR BASED ON ITS  SUITBILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
    WORKER PROTECTION FOR GIVEN WORKING CONDITIONS, LEVEL OF AIRBORNE
    CONTAMINATION, AND PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT OXYG. (SUPP SFTY).
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEMS TO
    MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW OSHA PELS (SEC. 2). (SARA)
Protective Gloves:WEAR CHEMICALLY PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES . (OTHER INFO)
Other Protective Equipment:MAKE ANSI APPROVED EYEWASH STATIONS,
    SAFETY/QUICK DRENCH SHOWERS, AND WASHING FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN
    WORK AREA. SEPARATE CONTAM WORK CLOTHES FROM STREET CLOTHES. (SARA)
Work Hygienic Practices:NEVER EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE IN WORK AREAS.
    PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AFTER USING THIS MATERIAL,
    ESPECIALLY BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, USING THE TOILET, OR
    APPLYING COSMETICS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESP PROT (CONT'D):AIR PURIFYING RESP DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN
    OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. IF RESP USED, OSHA REQUIRES WRITTEN
    RESP PROTECTION PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES: MEDICAL CERTIFICATION,
    TRAINING , FIT-TESTING, PERIODIC ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING,
    MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, CLEANING, CONVENIENT, SANITARY STORAGE
    AREA.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT DOCUMENTED.
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT DOCUMENTED.
Vapor Pres:NOT DOCUMENTED.
Vapor Density:N/D
Spec Gravity:1.141 @ 68F (20C).
pH:NOT DOCUMENTED.
Viscosity:6.07 CP @ 75F.
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DOCUMENTED.
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:YELLOWISH CLEAR LIQUID, LITTLE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NOT DOCUMENT

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. IF USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED
    AND AS MARKETED, THE USER SHOULD EVALUATE COMPATIBILITY SINCE THERE
    ARE A NUMBER OF SUBSTANCES THAT THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE
    INCOMPATIBLE TO
Stability Condition to Avoid:AQUAMIERON AKX IS STABLE AT ROOM
    TEMPERATURE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS UNDER NORMAL STORAGE AND HANDLING
    CONDITIONS. AVOID OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS, SOURCES OF HEAT & OTHER
    IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION OF
    AQUAMICRON AKX CAN PRODUCE CO, CO*2, SO*X, NO*X AND IODINE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:PROPYLENE CARBONATE. EYE EFTS: RABBIT,
    MODERATE (60 MG) SKIN EFTS: RABBIT, SKIN: MODERATE (500 MG). ACUTE
    INHAL EFTS: HUMAN, INHAL,TC50 NOT DOC. ACUTE DERMAL EFTS: RABBIT,
    SKIN, LD50: >20ML/KG. ACUTE  ORAL EFTS: RAT,ORAL,LD50 29
    G/KG.CHRONIC EFFECTS: NOT DOC. MUTAGENICITY: NEGATIVE AMES TEST.
    TERATOGENICITY: NOT DOC. DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER. IRRIT:
    EYE, RABBIT: 500 MG MODERATE. SKIN RABBI T: 500 MG 24II MILD ACUTE:
    ORAL, RAT, LD50: 5.5 G/KG. INTRAVENOUS RAT-LD50: 2.9 G/KG. WEAK
    MUTAGENIC EFFECTS NOTED IN BACTERIAL MODELS; NOT DUPLICATED (MOUSE
    BONE MARROW TESTS). TERATOGENICITY: REPROD UCTIVE EFFECTS REPORTED.
    (ECOLOGICAL).

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER-LC50 PIMEPHALES PROMELAS
    (FATHEAD MINNOW) 26.5 G/L/96 HR (CONFIDENCE LIMIT 24.2 TO 29.0
    G/L). ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NOT DOCUMENTED. ENVIRONMENTAL
    DEGRADATION: READILY B IODEGRADABLE. SOIL ABSORPTION/MOBILITY: NOT
    DOCUMENTED.  TOXICOLOGICAL DATA (CONT'D): 4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)
    PYRIDINE ACUTE TOXICITY: ORAL, MOUSE, LD50: 470 MG/KG, ORAL, RAT,
    LD50: 250 MG/KG, INTRAVENOUS,  MOUSE, LD50: 56 MG/KG,SKIN,
    RABBIT,LD50: 13 MG/KG. SEE NIOSH, RTECS (NIOSH-US9230000) FOR ADD
    TOX DATA. 1,3-DI-(4-PYRIDYL) PROPANE ACUTE TOX: ORAL, RAT, LD50:
    256 MG/KG. (TRANSPORT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER OR A LICENSED CONTRACTOR
    FOR DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS. FOLLOW APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTAINER CLEANING/DISPOSAL: THERE ARE NO
    SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR  DISPOSAL OF AQUAMICRON AKX CONTAINERS.
    HOWEVER, LIMIT EXPOSURE TO RESIDUAL PRODUCT & FOLLOW FEDERAL, 
    STATE & LOCAL REGS. (OTHER PRECAUTIONS)

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:SHIPPING NAME, SHIPPING SYMBOLS, HAZARD CLASS, ID
    NO., PACKING GROUP, LABEL, SPECIAL PROVISIONS (172.102): NOT
    APPLICABLE. PACKAGING AUTHORIZATIONS: (A) EXCEPTIONS: NOT
    APPLICABLE (B) NON-BULK PACKAGI NG: NOT APPLICABLE, (C) BULK
    PACKAGING: NOT APPLICABLE. QUANTITY LIMITATIONS: (A) PASSENGER,
    AIRCRAFT, OR RAILCAR, (B) CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY: NOT APPLICABLE.
    VESSEL STORAGE REQMTS: (A) VESSEL STOWAGE, ( B) OTHER: NOT
    APPLICABLE. ECOLOGICAL DATA (CONT'D): SULFUR DIOXIDE: IRRITATION:
    EYE, RABBIT 6 PPM/4II/32D MILD. ACUTE TOX: INHAL, RAT, LC50: 2520
    PPM/1H. NOT LISTED AS CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA 311/312 CODES: 4. SARA TOXIC CHEMICAL
    (40 CFR 372.65): NOT LISTED. SARA EHS (EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE) (40 CFR 355): SULFUR DIOXIDE, THRESHOLD PLANNING
    QUANTITY (TPQ) 500 LBS.  VENT (CONT'D) : LOCAL EXHAUST VENT
    PREFERRED BECAUSE IT PREVENTS CONTAM DISPERSION INTO WORK AREA BY
    CONTROLLING IT AT SOURCE. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS: NO SPECIAL
    CONTROLS OTHER THAN TO ENFORCE PPE & RESP PROT PROG RAMS. OTHER
    PROTECTIVE EQUIP (CONT'D): WEAR BOOTS & GAUNTLETS TO PREVENT
    PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. REMOVE
    THIS MATERIAL FROM YOUR SHOES, CLEAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP
    MENT.
Federal Regulatory Information:RCRA HAZ WASTE #: NOT LISTED (40 CFR
    261.33). RCRA HAZ WASTE CLASSIFICATION (40 CFR 261) NOT CLASSIFIED.
    CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (40 CFR 302.4) UNLISTED SPECIFIC PER
    RCRA, SEC. 3001; CWA, SEC 311 ( B) (4); CWA, SEC 307(A), CAA, SEC.
    112. CERCLA REPORTABLE QTY (RQ): NOT APPLICABLE. TSCA: ALL
    COMPONENTS LISTED ON TSCA CHEM SUBSTANCE INVENTORY. AIR CONTAM (29
    CFR 1910.1000, TABLE Z-1,Z-1-A): SULFUR  DIOXIDE, IODINE. OSHA
    SPECIFICALLY REG SUBSTANCE (29 CFR 1910): NOT LISTED.
    PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPE RTIES (CONT'D): FORMULA WEIGHT, DENSITY,
    REFRACTIVE INDEX, SURFACE TENSION: NOT DOCUMENTED.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NOT LISTED.
    MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE LIST: SULFUR DIOXIDE, IODINE. NEW JERSEY
    RIGHT TO KNOW: SULFUR DIOXIDE, IODINE. PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE LIST: SULFUR DIOXIDE, IO DINE. CHEMICAL FORMULA: MIXTURE,
    CAS NUMBER: NONE ASSIGNED, GENERAL USE: LABORATORY REAGENT. IODINE
    (IODIDE): NIOSH REL. TWA - NONE ESTAB. STEL - NONE ESTAB. IDLH - 2
    PPM. SULFUR DIOXIDE: NIOSH REL. T WA - 2 PPM, 5MG/M3, STEL 5 PPM,
    10MG/M3, IDLH - 100 PPM.

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