CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC INC -- ACETONE  -- 6810-00N065428
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ACETONE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N065428
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:9999 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR
Box:1546
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77251
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:15481
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:9999 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR
Box:1546
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77038-2499
Country:US
Phone:713-820-9898
CAGE:15481

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

Ingred Name:ACETONE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:67-64-1
RTECS #:AL3150000
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:750PPM/1000STEL;9495
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:RCRA APPROVED FACILITY. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER.
    REPORTABLE QT: 5000 LBS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:BECAUSE IT CAN CTL EMISSIONS OF CONTAMINANT AT ITS
    SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO GENRL WORK AREA.(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUSTIRAL
    VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES", MOST RECENT (ING
    5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:EDITION FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER
    CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENT. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 9750 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION:IRRITATING TO THE
    NOSE, THROAT, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, DULLNESS,
    AND HEADACHE. NARCOTIC IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. INGESTION:MAY
    PRODUCE NARCOTIC EFFECTS WITH OTHER  SYMPTOMS PARALLELING THOSE
    FROM INHALATION EXPOSURE. SKIN:IRRITATING DUE TO DEFATTING ACTION
    ON SKIN. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, DRYING AND
    CRACKING OF THE SKIN. EYE:VAPORS ARE IRRITATING TO THE EYES.
    SPLASHES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, WITH REDNESS AND PAIN.
    CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SK IN CONTACT MAY PRODUCE SEVERE
    IRRITATION OR DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ENHANCES
    TOXIC EFFECTS.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST:IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE
    VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF H*2O & STICKING FINGER DOWN
    THROAT. N EVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. CALL MD IMMED.
    SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
    H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS/PERSISTS.(SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:0F,-18C
Lower Limits:2.6%
Upper Limits:12.8%
Extinguishing Media:WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER
    SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . WATER MAY BE USED TO FLUSH SPILLS AWAY FROM EXPOSURES
    AND TO DILUTE SPILLS TO NON-FLAMM MIX.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ABOVE FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE
    EXPLOSIVE WITHIN FLAMMABLE LIMITS NOTED IN FLASH POINT SECTION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE/ENCLOSE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE ALL
    SOURCES OF IGNIT. CLEAN-UP PERS REQ PROT CLTHG & RESP PROT FROM
    VAPS. CNTN & RECOVER LIQ FOR RECLAMATION WHEN POSS. LRGR SPILLS &
    LOT SIZES CAN BE COLLEC TED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE & ATOMIZED IN
    (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN
    COOL, DRY WELL-VENT LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE FIRE HAZ MAY
    BE ACUTE. OUTSIDE/DETACHED STOR IS PREFERRED.
Other Precautions:SEPERATE FROM OXIDIZING MATRLS. CNTNRS SHOULD BE
    BONDED & GROUNDED FOR TRANSFERS TO AVOID STATIC SPARKS. STOR & USE
    AREAS SHOULD BE NO SMKNG AREAS. USE NON-SPARKING TYPE TOOLS &
    EQUIP. KEEP AWAY FROM  HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. AVOID CNTCT(ING 7)

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

Respiratory Protection:(NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP). IF TLV IS EXCEEDED
    FULL FACEPIECE CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESP MAY BE WORN, IN GENERAL, UP
    TO MAXIMUM USE CONC SPECIFIED BY RESP SUPPLIER. ALTERNATIVELY SUPP
    AIR FULL FACEPIECE RE SPIRATOR/AIRLINED HOOD MAY WORN.
Ventilation:SYS OF LOCAL &/GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. EXHST VENT IN GENERALLY PREF(ING 3)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(ING 6)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLTHG, INCLUDING BOOTS, APRON OR
    COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O:MISCIBLE IN ALL PROPORTIONS IN WATER. FIRST AID
    PROC:EYES:WASH EYES W/PLENTY OF H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING
    LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SPILL
    PROC:SUITABLE RC RA APPRVD COMBUSTION CHAMBER/ABSORBED
    W/VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH/SIMILAR MATRL FOR DISPOSAL AS HAZ
    WASTE IN (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:133F,56C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-139F,-95C
Vapor Pres:400 @ 39.3
Vapor Density:20
Spec Gravity:0.8
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:7.7 (BUTYL ACCTATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:(SUPDAT)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, VOLATILE LIQUID. FRAGRANT,
    MINT-LIKE ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS, CHLOROFORM, ALKALIES, ACIDS, POTASSIUM T-BUTOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
    FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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