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

MSDS NAME:METHYL CELLULOSE
NIIN:00N008658
MSDS Number: BGXLX
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MALLINCKRODT INC. SCIENCE PRODUCT DIVISION
Address:PARIS BYPASS
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Name:METHYL ETHER CELLULOSE.
CAS:9004-67-5
RTECS #:FJ5959000
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

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

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE .
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BUT DUST MAY
    CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION.SKIN:NOT EXPECTED TO BE A HEALTH
    HAZARD.INGESTION.ETREMELY LARGE ORAL DOSAGES MAY PRODUCE
    GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES.INHALA TION:MILD IRRITATION OF
    RESPIRATORY TRACT EXPECTED WITH COUGHING AND SNEEZING.

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

Eyes:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN.GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.SKIN:WASH EXPOSED
    AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS.INGESTION:GIV E SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK.IF LARGE
    AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED,GET MEDICAL ADVICE.INHALATION:REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY.

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

Flash Point:N/K 
Lower Limits:N/K 
Upper Limits:N/K 
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY,DRY CHEMICAL,ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS,FIRE IS POSS
    AT ELEVATED TEMP OR BY CONT WITH AN IGNIT SOURCE.FINE DUST DISPER
    IN AIR IN SUFF CONC AND IN PRESENCE (SEE SUP DAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT.VENT AREA OF
    LEAK/SPILL,CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQ PROT FROM DUST
    INHAL.SPILLS:CLEAN UP IN MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO
    THE AIR.USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS,PICK UP SO ILL FOR RECOVERY/DISPOSAL
    & PLACE IN CLSD CNTNR.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K 

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED
    CONTAINER.PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.STORE IN COOL,DRY,VENTIL
    AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. MOISTURE & INCOMPATABILITIES.
Other Precautions:N/K 

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL & GEN VENT NEC TO KEEP AIR CONC BELOW LEVELS OF
    CONCERN ( FP N/ORNL. IN GEN.DILUTION VENT IS SUFF HLTH HAZ CONTROL
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING,EYES WASH
    FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL
    SUBSTANCE AND INSURE PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN,EYES AND CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOLUBILITY:SWELLS IN WATER TO VISCOUS.COLLOIDAL SOLUTION.FIRE/EXPLOSIN
    HAZARDS:OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION
    HAZARD.HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES.

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

Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K 
Solubility in Water:SEE SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:WHITE FIBROUS POWDER OR GRANULES. NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR
    RECOVERY MAY BE BURNED IN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN
    APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.

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