FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- P DICHLOROBENZENE  -- 6810-00N046185
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:P DICHLOROBENZENE
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N046185
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ING 13:ADENOMAS & PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS OF ADRENAL GLAND IN
    MALE MICE. INCR OF RENAL TUBULAR CELL ADENOCARCINOMAS & (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: MONONUCLEAR CELL LEUKEMIA REPORTED IN RATS. REPRO
    EFTS REPORTED IN ANIMALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS, AT LST 15-20
    MIN. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: REMOVE BY GASTRIC (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:LAVAGE/EMESIS. MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESS & AIRWAY. DO NOT
    PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF UNCON. DO NOT GIVE (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:STIMULANTS WHICH MAY INDUCE VENTRICULAR
    FIBRILLATION. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ADMIN OF GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD
    (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. ANTIDOTE: NO
    SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY. VENTILATE
    CLOSED SPACES BEFORE ENTERING. FOR INFORMATION (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: CONCERNING OTHER TYPES OF SPILLS, CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:BENZENE, P-DICHLORO-; (P DICHLOROBENZENE) (SARA 313)
    (CERCLA)  LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 500 MG/KG
CAS:106-46-7
RTECS #:CZ4550000
Fraction by Wt: 99%
OSHA PEL:75 PPM
ACGIH TLV:10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:BENZENE, M-DICHLORO-; (M-ISOMERS)
CAS:541-73-1
RTECS #:CZ4499000
Fraction by Wt: <0.08%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:BENZENE, O-DICHLORO-; (O-ISOMERS)
CAS:95-50-1
RTECS #:CZ4500000
Fraction by Wt: 0.08%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:PARTICLES MAY CAUSE REDNESS & PAIN BUT NO SERIOUS
    INJURY. VAPS AT 50-80PPM ARE PAINFUL & DISCOMFORT IS SEV(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: AT 160PPM. INGEST:ABDOM PAIN, VOMIT, DIARR, COUGH,
    RESTLESSNESS, FAINTNESS & TREMBLING. MAY CAUSE EFTS AS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:W/ACUTE INHAL. CHRONIC:INHAL:IN ADDN TO ACUTE INHAL
    EFTS MAY CAUSE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA & BLOOD DYSCRASIAS INCL(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:LEUKEMIA, GRANULOMASTOSIS, HYPOGRANULOCYTOSIS,
    METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, LUNG,KIDNEY & LIVER DMG, HEPATIC NECROSIS(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: W/JAUN, OLIGURIA, CIRRHOSIS & DEATH. NYSTAGMUS,
    RAPID & LABORED RESP, UNKEMPT APPEAR & REPRO EFTS IN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: ANIMAL STUDY RPTS. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT W/WARM
    FUMES/STRONG SOLNS MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE:MAY CAUSE CONJ. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: RABBITS DEVELOPED TRANSIENT EDEMA OF CORNEA/OTHER
    EDEMAS; RETURNED TO NORM AFTER DISCONTINUED. INGEST:IN (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:ANIMALS, CHRONIC FEEDING RSLTD IN WT LOSS, TREMORS,
    PORPHYRIA, WEAK, SLIGHT EFTS ON KIDNEYS, CIRRHOSIS & (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:FOCAL NECROSIS IN LIVER & NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS OF
    THYROID & ADRENAL GLANDS. SOME RABBITS DIED AT LEVELS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:OF 1000MG/KG WHEN 92 DOSES GIVEN IN 219 DAYS. 2 YR
    GAVAGE STUDY SHOWED INCR IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMAS,(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL:IRRITANT/HEPATOTOXIN.
    1000PPM IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH. MUC MEMB IRRIT. SEV HDCH,
    DYSPNEA, ASTHENIA, NUMB, BURNING SENSATION IN LEGS, COUGH,
    RESTLESSNESS, FAINTNESS, TREMORS, LOSS OF  APPETITE, NAUS, VOMIT,
    WT LOSS, VERTIGO, PERIORBITAL SWELL, PROFUSE RHINITIS, CNS
    STIMULATION FOLLOWED(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BENZENE, P-DICHLORO:IARC MONOGRAPHS,
    SUPP, VOL 7, PG 192, 1987:GROUP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS,
    1994: (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BY DEPRESS. SWELL OF HANDS, FEET &
    ANKLES. ACUTE GLOMERULAR NEPHRITIS & LIVER DMG W/YELLOW JAUN & POSS
    DEATH. IF DEATH DOES NOT OCCUR CIRRHOSIS MAY BE PRDCED. SYMPS
    SUBSIDED W/IN 24 HRS AFTER	CESSATION OF EXPOS. SKIN:CNTCT
    W/SOLIDCAUSES SLIGHT IRRIT, ALTHOUGH PRLNGD CNTCT MAY CAUSE BURNING
    SENSATION. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES
    IMMED. WASH AFFEC TED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF
    WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS, APPROX 15-20 MIN. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE OCCASNLY
    LIFTING LIDS (ING 16)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:150F,66C
Lower Limits:2.5%
Upper Limits:9.6%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR
    FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF
    CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE
    DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF YOU
    CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. FOR SM SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORB
    MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR LARGER SPILLS, DIKE
    FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR  LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. (ING
    20)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF RECOMMENDED
    RESPIRATORS CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN
    CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:KIDNEY, BLADDER, URETER,
    LIVER. EFTS OF OVEREXP:ONE CASE OF ALLERGIC PURPURA REPORTED. NO
    EVID OF SIGNIFICANT ABSORPTION THRU SKIN, HOWEVER DERMAL EXPOS COU
    LD CONTRIBUTE TO OVERALL TOX OF CHEM IFSUFFICIENT AMTS ARE
    ABSORBED. EFTS MAY OCCUR AS W/INHAL. EYES: SOLID (ING 4)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:345F,174C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:127F,53C
Vapor Pres:0.4 @ 20C
Vapor Density:5.1
Spec Gravity:1.46
Solubility in Water:0.008%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS WITH AN ODOR LIKE
    MOTHBALLS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALAKLI METALS, METAL PWDRS:VIOLENT RXN. OXIDIZERS (STRONG):FIRE & EXPLO
    HAZ. PLASTICS, RUB & COATINGS MAY BE ATTACKED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODS MAY
    INCLUDE HIGHLY TOX FUMES OF PHOSGENE, TOX & CORR FUMES OF CHLORIDES
    & OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS
    WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA  HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER U072. RQ - 100 LBS.

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