MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

F-120

O7/13/89    LAST REVISED JUNE 1989



SECTION I      PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

CAT. NO. F9            HEXACHLOROBENZENE

CAS. NO. 118-74-1          OTHER NAME: PERCHLOROBENZENE

SUPPLIED BY CHEM SERVICE, INC. PO BOX 3108, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19381

(215) 692-3026

EMERGENCY PHONE #: 215-386-2100

SECTION II      TOXICITY DATA



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RAT OR MOUSE LD50 !     RTECS# !       OSHA PEL         ! ACGIH TLV

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     10000MG/KG     DA2975000             NA                  NA

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THIS COMPOUND IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE NON-TOXIC.



SECTION III     PHYSICAL DATA



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MELTING POINT ! BOILING POINT ! DENSITY ! VAPOR PRESSURE ! VAPOR DENSITY

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     231 C          323-326 C     2.044     1.09E-5 MM C         9.8

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EVAPORATION RATE

(BUTYL ACETATE=1)! ODOR ! COLOR !         PHASE       ! SOLUBILITY IN WATER

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       NA            NA   COLORLESS CRYSTALLINE SOLID INSOLUBLE (IMMISCIBLE)



SECTION IV     FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA



FLASH POINT: 242 C

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.   DO NOT USE WATER!

NO EXPLOSION LIMITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS COMPOUND.





SECTION V     HEALTH HAZARD DATA



CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN IN THE LABORATORY.

ALL CHEMICALS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS - AVOID DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACT!

SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN - MAY PRODUCE CANCER.

CAN CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.

CAN CAUSE KIDNEY INJURY. CAN BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

CAN CAUSE DELAYED ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.

MAY BE RAPIDLY ABSORBED THRU THE SKIN WITH POTENTIAL ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.

CAN BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CAN BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.

CAN CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.

DUST AND/OR VAPORS CAN CAUSE IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.

CAN BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES.

ALL CHEMICALS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.

AVOID DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACT!

CAN CAUSE BLOOD DISORDERS.



SECTION VI     FIRST AID



AN ANTIDOTE IS A SUBSTANCE INTENDED TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECT OF A POISON. IT

SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED ONLY BY A PHYSICIAN OR TRAINED EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.

MEDICAL ADVICE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM A POISON CONTROL CENTER.

IN CASE OF CONTACT: FLUSH EYES CONTINUOUSLY WITH WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES.

FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES. IF NO BURNS HAVE OCCURRED, USE SOAP

AND WATER TO CLEANSE SKIN. IF INHALED REMOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER

OXYGEN IF PATIENT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. IF PATIENT HAS STOPPED

BREATHING ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF PATIENT IS IN CARDIAC ARREST

ADMINISTER CPR. CONTINUE LIFE SUPPORTING MEASURES UNTIL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

HAS ARRIVED. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF PATIENT IS EX-

HIBITING SIGNS OF SHOCK - KEEP WARM AND QUIET. CONTACT POISON CONTROL CENTER

IMMEDIATELY IF NECESSARY. DO NOT ADMINISTER LIQUIDS OR INDUCE VOMITING TO AN

UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVSULSING PERSON.

IF PATIENT IS VOMITING - WATCH CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE AIRWAY DOES NOT BECOME

OBSTRUCTED BY VOMIT. INDUCE VOMITING IF SWALLOWED.

GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NECESSARY.

SECTION VII      REACTIVITY DATA



REACTS WITH WATER AND MOST REACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS.

READILY ABSORBED AND RETAINED ON CLOTHING AND/OR SHOES.

INCOMPATIBLE WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.

DECOMPOSITION LIBERATES TOXIC FUMES.









SECTION VIII      SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES



SPILLS OR LEAKS: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR APPROPRIATE OSHA REGULATED EQUIPMENT.

VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER. HOLD FOR

DISPOSAL. WASH CONTAMINATED SURFACES TO REMOVE ANY RESIDUES.

DISPOSAL: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND

SCRUBBER.





SECTION IX      PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING



THIS CHEMICAL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY IN A HOOD. EYE SHIELDS SHOULD BE WORN.

USE APPROPRIATE OSHA/MSHA APPROVED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN,

EYES AND CLOTHING. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL DRY PLACE. STORE ONLY WITH

COMPATIBLE CHEMICALS.





SECTION X      SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND COMMENTS



THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT ON THE DATE IT IS PUBLISHED AND

MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED ALL INCLUSIVE. THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED ONLY

BY A SEARCH OF AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND IS ONLY A GUIDE FOR HANDLING THE

CHEMICALS. OSHA REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT IF OTHER HAZARDS BECOME EVIDENT, AN

UPGRADED MSDS MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE WITHIN THREE MONTHS.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR UPDATES LIES WITH THE EMPLOYER AND NOT WITH

CHEM SERVICE, INC. PERSONS NOT SPECIFICALLY AND PROPERLY TRAINED SHOULD NOT

HANDLE THIS CHEMICAL OR ITS CONTAINER. THIS MSDS IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY

WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY

PARTICULAR PURPOSE.



THIS PRODUCT IS FURNISHED FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY! OUR PRODUCT MAY NOT BE

USED AS DRUGS, COSMETICS, AGRICULTURAL OR PESTICIDAL PRODUCTS, FOOD ADDITIVES

OR AS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS.