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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 95672
NAME: M-XYLENE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 108-38-3
MF: C8H10
EC NO: 203-576-3
SYNONYMS
M-DIMETHYLBENZENE * 1,3-DIMETHYLBENZENE * UN1307 (DOT) * 1,3-
XYLENE *
M-XYLENE (ACGIH:DOT:OSHA) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE
HARMFUL
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF
SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
READILY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
NERVES
LIVER, KIDNEYS
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY
OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH
COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES.
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE
EYELIDS
WITH FINGERS.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
WATER MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT EFFECT
EXTINGUISHMENT.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
FLAMMABLE.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF
IGNITION AND
FLASH BACK.
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES IN AIR.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND
HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
COVER WITH AN ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORBENT, TAKE UP AND
PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS. TRANSPORT OUTDOORS.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-
RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
USE NONSPARKING TOOLS.
FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM).
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
READILY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
SEVERE IRRITANT.
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
COLORLESS LIQUID
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
BOILING POINT: 138 TO 140C
FLASHPOINT 77F
25C
EXPLOSION LIMITS IN AIR:
UPPER 7%
LOWER 1.1%
VAPOR PRESSURE: 16MM 37.7 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.864
VAPOR DENSITY: 3.7
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF
THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA
AND
VOMITING.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
NARCOTIC EFFECT
LUNG IRRITATION, CHEST PAIN AND EDEMA WHICH MAY BE FATAL.
CNS DEPRESSION
DERMATITIS
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES
CHRONIC EFFECTS
DAMAGE TO THE LIVER
DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS
BLOOD EFFECTS
MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
NERVES
LIVER, KIDNEYS
RTECS #: ZE2275000
M-XYLENE
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT 10 UG/24H OPEN SEV AIHAAP 23,95,1962
SKN-RBT 20 MG/24H MOD 85JCAE -,30,1986
EYE-RBT 5 MG/24H SEV 85JCAE -,30,1986
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:5 GM/KG YAKUD5 22,883,1980
IPR-MUS LD50:2003 UL/KG ARTODN 58,106,1985
SKN-RBT LD50:14100 UL/KG AIHAAP 23,95,1962
TARGET ORGAN DATA
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (LITTER SIZE)
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (CRANIOFACIAL)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER
AND
SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS
HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT FLUKA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 601-022-00-9
FLAMMABLE
HARMFUL
R 10
FLAMMABLE.
R 20/21
HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IN CONTACT WITH SKIN.
R 38
IRRITATING TO SKIN.
S 25
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN DTLVS*
TLV/BEI,1996
ACGIH TLV-STEL 651 MG/M3 (150 PPM) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
ACGIH TLV-TWA 434 MG/M3 (100 PPM) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 100 PPM (440 MG/M3) (SKIN)
DTLVS* 3,281,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 100 PPM (435 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 100 PPM (435 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 100 PPM (435 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (FED CONT):8H TWA 100 PPM (435 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
NIOSH REL TO M-XYLENE-AIR:10H TWA 100 PPM;STEL 150 PPM
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NOHS 1974: HZD M1027; NIS 5; TNF 96; NOS 21; TNE 4621
NOES 1983: HZD M1027; NIS 33; TNF 4113; NOS 36; TNE 39864; TFE 7449
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA 8(A) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE
FEREAC 47,26992,82
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT
PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA,
ALDRICH,
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