MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET MSDS DATE 07/08/2007
SECTION 1: PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: PARAFORMALDEHYDE
SYNONYMS: POLYOXYMETHYLENE; METAFORMALDEHYDE; PARAFORM
PRODUCT CODES: 19200
MANUFACTURER: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
DIVISION: 1560 INDUSTRY ROAD/P.O. BOX 550
ADDRESS: HATFIELD, PA 19440
EMERGENCY PHONE: 215-412-8400
CHEMTREC PHONE: 800-424 -9300
FAX PHONE: 215-412-8450
CHEMICAL NAME: NO DATA
CHEMICAL FAMILY: NO DATA
CHEMICAL FORMULA: (CH20)N
PRODUCT USE: NO DATA
SECTION 2: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENT:
PARAFORMALDEHYDE
CAS NO. % WT % VOL SARA 313 REPORTABLE
30525-89-4 >=90-<=100%
ppm mg/m3
OSHA PEL-TWA: 0.75PPM
OSHA PEL STEL : 2PPM
ACGIH TLV-TWA:
ACGIH TLV STEL: 0.3PPM
ACGIH TLV CEILING: 0.3PPM
SECTION 3: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: DANGER, MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. SENSITIZER.
SUSPECT CANCER HAZARD. EMITS FORMALDEHYDE WHICH MAY CAUSE CANCER. RISK OF
CANCER DEPENDS UPON DURATION AND LEVEL OF EXPOSURE. COMBUSTIBLE SOLID.
ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT, INGESTION
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
EYES: CAN CAUSE SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE STINGING, TEARING,
REDNESS, AND SWELLING OF EYES. CAN INJURE EYE TISSUE.
SKIN: CAN CAUSE SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT
MAY INCLUDE REDNESS, BURNING, AND DRYING AND CRACKING OF SKIN, SKIN
BURNS, AND OTHER SKIN DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS OF SKIN CONTACT
MAY INCLUDE: ABNORMAL COLORING OF THE SKIN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
(DELAYED SKIN RASH WHICH MAY BE FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING, SCALING AND
OTHER SKIN EFFECTS)
INGESTION: SWALLOWING THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HARMFUL. EXPOSURE CAUSES SEVERE
IRRITATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. SEVERE STOMACH PAINS WILL FOLLOW
WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
INHALATION: THIS MATERIAL IS A DUST OR MAY PRODUCE DUST. BREATHING OF DUST, VAPOR
AND/OR FUME IS POSSIBLE. BREATHING THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HARMFUL.
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ACUTE HEALTH HAZARDS:
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS: PROLONGED AND REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
DERMATITIS OR ASTHMA. MAY HARM THE KIDNEYS.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY OR ALLERGIC
CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED IN SOME INDIVIDUALS BY EXPOSURE TO FUMES AND GASES., PREEXISTING
DISORDERS OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANS (OR ORGAN SYSTEMS) MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
MATERIAL; SKIN, LUNG (FOR EXAMPLE, ASTHMA-LIKE CONDITIONS), EYE.
CARCINOGENICITY
OSHA: ACGIH: NTP: IARC:
OTHER:
NO DATA
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
EYES: IF MATERIAL GETS INTO THE EYES, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES GENTLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS APART. IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF VAPOR EXPOSURE,
IMMEDIATELY MOVE INDIVIDUAL AWAY FROM EXPOSURE AND INTO FRESH AIR BEFORE FLUSHING AS REC-
OMMENDED ABOVE. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE AND DISCARD
CONTAMINATED SHOES.
INGESTION: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF INDIVIDUAL IS DROWSY OR UNCONSCIOUS, DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH; PLACE INDIVIDUAL ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE HEAD DOWN. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN, MEDICAL
FACILITY, OR POISON CONTROL CENTER FOR ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER TO INDUCE VOMITING. IF POSSIBLE
DO NOT LEAVE PERSON UNATTENDED.
INHALATION: IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, IMMEDIATELY MOVE INDIVIDUAL AWAY FROM EXPOSURE AND INTO
FRESH AIR. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION; KEEP PERSON WARM AND QUIET. IF PERSON IS NOT
BREATHING, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER OXYGEN.
NOTES TO PHYSICIANS OR FIRST AID PROVIDERS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR, UPPER:
(% BY VOLUME) lel: 7.0; uel: 73
FLASH POINT:
F: 158F
C: 70C
METHOD USED:
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE:
F: 572F
C: 300C
NFPA HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 3 FLAMMABILITY: 1 REACTIVITY: 0
OTHER:
HMIS HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 3 FLAMMABILITY: 1 REACTIVITY: 0
PROTECTION: NO DATA
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER MIST, CARBON DIOXIDE (C02), DRY CHEMCIAL
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NEVER USE WELDING OR CUTTING TORCH ON OR NEAR DRUM
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(EVEN EMPTY) BECAUSE PRODUCT (EVEN JUST RESIDUE) CAN IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY. WEAR FULL
FIREFIGHTING TURN-OUT GEAR (FULL BUNKER GEAR) AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SCBA).
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: MAY FORM: CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE,
VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS.
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES: ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES (FLARES, FLAMES INCLUDING PILOT
LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SPARKS). PERSONS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM
AREA OF SPILL UNITL CLEAN-UP HAS BEEN COMPLETED. STOP SPILL AT SOURCE. PREVENT FROM ENTERING DRAINS,
SEWERS, STREAMS OR OTHER BODIES OF WATER. PREVENT FROM SPREADING. IF RUNOFF OCCURS, NOTIFY
AUTHORITIES AS REQUIRED. PUMP OR VACUUM TRANSFER SPILLED PRODUCT TO CLEAN CONTAINERS
FROM RECOVERY. ABSORB UNRECOVERABLE PRODUCT. TRANSFER CONTAMINATED ABSORBENT, SOIL
AND OTHER MATERIALS TO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
SECTION 6 NOTES:
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP: ABSORB LIQUID ON VERMICULITE, FLOOR ABSORBENT, OR OTHER
ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND TRANSFER TO HOOD.
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING AND STORAGE: STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. PROTECT AGAINEST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
OUTSIDE OR DETACHED STORAGE IS PREFERRED. INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE IN A STANDARD FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS STORAGE ROOM OR CABINET. SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. WEAR SPECIAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. WASH HANDS, FACE, FOREARMS, AND NECK WHEN EXITING RESTRICTED AREAS. CHANGE TO CLEAN
GARMENTS AT THE END OF THE DAY. AVOID DUST FORMATION AND CONTROL IGNITION SOURCES. EMPLOY
GROUNDING, VENTING, AND EXPLOSION RELIEF PROVISIONS IN ACCORD WITH ACCEPTED ENGINEERING
PRACTICES IN ANY PROCESS CAPABLE OF GENERATING DUST AND OR STATIC ELECTRICITY. EMPTY ONLY INTO
INERT OR NON-FLAMMABLE ATMOSPHERE. EMPTYING CONTENTS INTO A NON-INERT ATMOSPHERE WHERE
FLAMMABLE VAPORS MAY BE PRESENT COULD CAUSE A FLASH FIRE OR EXPLOSION DUE TO STATIC DISCHARGE.
CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES
(DUST, SOLIDS), OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
VENTILATION : A SYSTEM OF LOCAL AND OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP
EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
IS GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL THE EMISSIONS OF THE CONTAMINANT
AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK AREA.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IF OVEREXPOSURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED OR DOCUMENTED, A NIOSH-
APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
OSHA REGULATIONS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH RESPIRATORS UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.
ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMCIAL SPLASH GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD (8鈥? MIN) IN COMPLIANCE WITH
OSHA REGULATIONS ARE ADVISED; HOWEVER , OSHA REGULATIONS ALSO PERMIT OTHER TYPE
SAFETY GLASSES. (CONSULT YOUR INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST).
SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (CONSULT YOUR SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER)
TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT, WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
SELECTED FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS AND SHOULD CONSIDER FACTORS WHICH AFFECT EXPOSURE
POTENTIAL, SUCH AS HANDLING PRACTICES, CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS AND VENTILATION. IT IS
ULTIMATELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EMPLOYER TO FOLLOW REGULATORY GUIDELINES
ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
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WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: SEE OSHA STANDARD FOR MORE INFO ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT, ENGINEERING AND WORK PRACTICE CONTROLS. (29 CFR 1910.1048)
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL (GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST)
VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW LEVEL OF OVEREXPOSURE (FROM KNOWN, SUPSPECTED
OR APPARENT ADVERSE EFFECTS).
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS
ODOR: PUNGENT
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
pH AS SUPPLIED: 4.3
pH (Other):
BOILING POINT: SLOWLY SUBLIMES TO FORMALDEHYDE GAS
F:
C:
MELTING POINT
F: 248-338F
C: 120-170C
FREEZING POINT:
F:
C:
VAPOR PRESSURE (mmHg):
1.4 @
F: 77F
C: 25C
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): 1.03
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): NO DATA FOUND
@
F:
C:
EVAPORATION RATE: NO DATA FOUND
BASIS (=1):
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (con鈥檛)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER
PERCENT SOLIDS BY WEIGHT: NO DATA
PERCENT VOLATILE:
BY WT/ BY VOL @
F: 70F
C:21C
NO INFORMATION FOUND
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC): NO DATA
WITH WATER: LBS/GAL
WITHOUT WATER: LBS/GAL
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 600
VISCOSITY:
@
F:
C:
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SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABLE UNSTABLE
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (STABILITY): HEAT, FLAME, IGNITION SOURCES, DUSTING AND INCOMPATIBLES
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIAL TO AVOID): ALKALI METALS, ALKALIS, AMINES, ISOCYANATES
NITROGEN OXIDES, STRONG MINERAL ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: MAY FORM: DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE,
FORMALDEHYDE, HYDROGEN, VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (POLYMERIZATION): HEAT, FLAME, IGNITION SOURCES, DUSTING AND INCOMPATIBLES
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY- PARAFORMALDEHYDE LD 50 RAT: 800mg/kg
ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY 鈥揚ARAFORMALDEHYDE LD 50 RABBIT: 10,000 mg/kg
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION: AQUATIC TOXICITY 鈥揂CUTE AND PROLONGED TOXICITY TO FISH- NO DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY TO AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES-NO DATA
SECTION 12 NOTES: ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND PATHWAYS- NO DATA
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DESTROY BY LIQUID INCINERATION WITH OFF-GAS SCRUBBER. DO NOT DISCHARGE
EFFLUENT CONTAINING THIS PRODUCT INTO LAKES, STREAMS, PONDS, OR ESTUARIES, OCEANS OR OTHER
WATERS UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION
SYSTEM PERMIT, AND THE PERMITTING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING PRIOR TO DISHCHARGE.
DO NOT DISCHARGE EFFLUENT CONTAINING THIS PRODUCT TO SEWER SYSTEMS WITHOUT PREVIOUSLY NOTIFYING
THE LOCAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AUTHORITY.
RCRA HAZARD CLASS:
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PRODUCT/SIZE: 3KG
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: PARAFORMALDEHYDE
HAZARD CLASS: 4.1
ID NUMBER: UN2213
PACKING GROUP: III
LABEL STATEMENT: NOT LISTED
WATER TRANSPORTATION
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
HAZARD CLASS: SAME
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
AIR TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER: SAME
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
OTHER AGENCIES: NO DATA
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT): 12 (b) NO
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT): 1000
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT):
311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD- YES
313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: PARAFORMALDEHYDE
STATE REGULATIONS: NO DATA
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: NO DATA
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION: NO
PREPARATION INFORMATION: NO DATA
DISCLAIMER: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE YOUR EMPLOYEES ON THE SAFE USE OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES MAKES NO PRESENTATION AS TO THE
ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THE MSDS. THE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT;
HOWEVER, YOU (THE CUSTOMER), SHOULD PERFORM YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION AND INDEPENDENT
VERIFICATION. IF YOU RESELL THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FORWARD THE INFORMATION
IN THE MSDS TO YOUR CUSTOMER.
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