WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC -- ETHYL ALCOHOL,DENATURED,ANHYDROUS,39-0283  -- 6810-00000000000
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYL ALCOHOL,DENATURED,ANHYDROUS,39-0283
MSDS Date:06/22/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00000000000
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502 OR 800-962-2660
Emergency Phone Num:800-256-2536
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:EE-70
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PIOCIRILLI
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-98-A-0024-0048
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
= Wt:92.6
OSHA PEL:1900 MG/M3;1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1880 MG/M3;1000 PPM

Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
= Wt:3.7
OSHA PEL:260 MG/M3;200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:262 MG/M3;200 PPM
ACGIH STEL:328 MG/M3;250 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE
CAS:108-10-1
RTECS #:SA9275000
= Wt:1.9
OSHA PEL:410 MG/M3;100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:205 MG/M3;50 PPM
ACGIH STEL:307 MG/M3;75 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:ETHYL ACETATE
CAS:141-78-6
RTECS #:AH5425000
= Wt:1.
ACGIH TLV:1440 MG/M3;400 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:RUBBER HYDROCARBON SOLVENT
CAS:64742-89-8
= Wt:.8
ACGIH TLV:400 PPM

Ingred Name:BENZENE
CAS:71-43-2
RTECS #:CY1400000
Fraction by Wt: <0.5% PPM
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1028,1 PPM
OSHA STEL:5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:32 MG/M3;10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS.
    SKIN: IRRITATION AND DEFATTING OF SKIN ON PROLONGED CONTACT.
    INHALATION: MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING,
    INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE AND IRRITATIO N OF THE THROAT. INGESTION:
    CAUSES DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, DECREASED REACTION, EUPHORIA, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, STAGGERING GAIT, AND COMA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE CONTACT: IRRITATION, BLINDNESS. SKIN:
    IRRITATION, DEFATTING. INHALATION: DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, 
    VOMITING, INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE, IRRITATION OF THE THROAT.
    INGESTION: DIZZINESS, DROWSIN ESS, DECREASED REACTION, EUPHORIA,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, STAGGERING GAIT, COMA.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
    LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD
    SOAP AND  WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR
    PERSISTS. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR.  IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, OXYGEN MAY BE
    GIVEN BY QUALI FIED PERSONNEL. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF
    CONSCIOUS,	GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INDUCE VOMITING IF ADVISED BYPHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=8.9C, 48.F
Autoignition Temp:=362.8C, 685.F
Lower Limits:3.3 ETHYL AL
Upper Limits:19.0 ETHYL A
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL (ABC),
    ALCOHOL-TYPE, OR UNIVERSAL-TYPE FOAMS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND  FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE FLOODING AMOUNTS OF
    WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.CAUTION: FLAME MAY NOT BE VISIBLE IN
    DAYLIGHT. FIRE OR EXC ESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. CAN REACT VIGEROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING
    MATERIALS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS FROM PRODUCT MAY TRAVEL OR MOVED
    BY AIR CURRENTS AND IGNITED BY PILOT LIGHTS, OTHER FLAMES, SMOKING,
    SPARKS, HEATERS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, STATIC DISCHARGE, OTHER
    IGNITION SOURCES AT LOCATION  DISTANT FROM HANDLING POINT.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION, PROVIDE
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. FOR SMALL SPILLS, DILUTE WITH WATER AND
    FLLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER OF ABSORB ON
    VERMICULITE, PAPER, EARTH, OR OTHER ABS ORBENT. BURN IN AN APPROVED
    INCINERATOR OR OPEN PIT AWAY FROM  BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE AWAY FROM ANY FIRE HAZARD. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO
    NOT TAKE INTERNALY.KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
    READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE  USING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES
    WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. N OT FOR DRUG, FOOD, OR
    HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR NORMAL LABORATORY USE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
    NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED WITH ADEQUATE ROOM VENTILATION. IF REQUIRED
    WORK IN FUME HOOD. DO NOT USE IN CONFINED AREA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE MECHANICAL (GENERAL) AND  LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET 
    PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS  RECOMMENDED..
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, GOGGLES,
    FIRE EXTINGUISHER, PROPER GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. LAUNDER
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:F2
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:163F TO 174F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-113.7C, -173.F
Vapor Pres:44.6 @68F
Vapor Density:1.59(AIR=1
Spec Gravity:0.794
pH:ACIDIC
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:4.1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID. MILD
    CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCENTRATED NITRIC OR SULFURIC ACID. CONTACT WITH ACETYL CHLORIDE AND
    STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS MAY REACT VIOLENTLY.THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
    OR BURNING CAN PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE, AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FIRE, IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED INC INERATOR OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE
    DISPOSAL SERVICE.

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

Transport Information:D.O.T.: DENATURED ALCOHOL, CLASS 3, NA 1987.

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