FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- BUTYL ACETATE  -- 6810-00N040236
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BUTYL ACETATE
MSDS Date:07/16/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N040236
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
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:RESP PROT: CARTRIDGES. 1500 PPM-ANY SUPP-AIR RESP, ANY
    SCBA. 3750 PPM-ANY SUPP-AIR RESP OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: FLOW MODE. 7500 PPM-ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL
    FACEPIECE RESP (GAS MASK) W/CHIN-STYLE/FRONT/BACK-MOUNTED (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: ORG VAP CANISTER, ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE, ANY
    SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. 10,000 PPM-ANY SUPP- (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. ESCAPE-ANY AIR-PURIFYING (ING
    18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: FULL FACEPIECE RESP (GAS MASK)
    W/CHIN-STYLE/FRONT/BACK-MOUNTED ORG VAP CANISTER, ANY APPROP
    ESCAPE- (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: TYPE SCBA. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF RESPIRATORS
    CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRE FIGHT PROC: WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM
    ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; IF THIS IS
    IMPOSS, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. WITHDRAW IMMED(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: IN CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY
    DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 (INF
    23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: MILE IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL CAR/TANK TRUCK
    IS INVOLVED IN FIRE. EXTING ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: STOPPED; USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG. SOLID
    STREAMS MAY SPREAD FIRE. COOL CONTRS W/FLOODING QTYS (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: OF WATER. AVOID BRTHG TOX VAPS. KEEP UPWIND. WATER
    MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ACETIC ACID, BUTYL ESTER; (N-BUTYL ACETATE) (CERCLA) LD50
    (ORAL RAT): 13,100 MG/KG
CAS:123-86-4
RTECS #:AF7350000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:150 PPM
ACGIH TLV:150 PPM/200STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: ABNORM WERE OBSERVED IN STUDY OF PREGNANT RATS
    EXPOSED TO 1500 PPM; IN RABBITS, INCR OF RETINAL FOLDS & (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: OTHER MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS WERE REPORTED. SKIN:
    RPTD & PRLNG CONT MAY DRY & DEFAT SKIN. ALLERGIC CONT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: DERM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN FACTORY WORKER. EYE:
    RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO IRRITANTS MAY RSLT IN CONJ. SEVERAL (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: CASES OF VACUOLAR KERATOPATHY HAVE OCCURRED AMONG
    WORKERS EXPOSED TO VAPS OF BUTYL ACETATE IN COMBINATION (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: W/OTHER CHEMS. INGEST: NO DATA AVAILABLE. TARGET
    EFFECTS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS & NOT CONVULSING,
    INDUCE EMESIS BY GIVING SYRUP OF IPECAC FOLLOWED BY WATER.(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: (IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PVNT
    ASPIR). REPEAT IN 20 MIN IF NOT EFFECTIVE INITIALLY. GIVE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. IN PATIENTS W/DEPRESSED RESP/IF
    EMESIS IS NOT PRDCED, PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: CAUTIOUSLY. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
    GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC
    ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: HAZ AREA. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE HAZ
    AREA & DENY ENTRY. REPORTABLE QTY (RQ): 5000 POUNDS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: WHICH MEET BONDING & GROUNDING GUIDELINES
    SPECIFIED IN NFPA 77-1983, REC PRACT ON STATIC ELECTRICITY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRIT/NARCOTIC/HIGHLY TOX.
    10,000 IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH. VAP MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF UPPER
    RESP TRACT W/COUGH & SHORTNESS OF BRTH. IN HUMANS, 200 PPM
    IRRITATED NOSE & THROAT W/MORE SEV IRRIT  OCCURRING AT 300 PPM.
    HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE NARCOS W/HDCH, NAUS, DIZZ, WEAK, DULLNESS,
    DROW & UNCON. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IN ANIMAL STUDIES NARCOS & DEATH
    OCCURRED AT HIGH CONCS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & DRYING.
    IF SUFFICIENT AMTS ARE ABSORBED THRU SKIN, SYSTEMIC EFTS MAY OCCUR.
    EYE: VAP CAUSES IRRIT I N HUMANS AT 200-300 PPM. AT CONCS >3300PPM,
    TEARING & HYPEREMIA OF CONJ MAY OCCUR. APPLICATION OF LIQ (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING KIDNEY,
    LIVER, OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH
    AFFECTE D AREA W/SOAP & WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCEOF CHEM REMAINS
    (15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF
    WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. (ING 7)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:72.0F,22.2C
Lower Limits:1.7%
Upper Limits:7.6%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER
    SPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM. FOR LGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY,
    FOG/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO
    SIDES OF CONTRS EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL(ING 20)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ & MOD EXPLO HAZ WHEN
    EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME. VAPS HVR/AIR, MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO
    IGNIT SOURCE & FLASH BACK. VAP-AIR MIX EXPLO >FL PT.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT
    RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SML SPILL: TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CONTRS FOR LATER DISP. LGE
    SPILL: DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR	LATER DISP. NO SMKNG,
    FLAMES/FLARES IN (ING 12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.106. STORE
    AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATLS. VAPS MAY BE EXPLO & POIS; DO NOT
    ALLOW UNNEC PERS IN AREA. DO NOT OVERHEAT CONTRS.
Other Precautions:CONTRS MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE & TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE
    DIST IN HEAT OF FIRE. OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN
    STORING. SUBSTANCES W/LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, WHICH MAY BE IGNITED
    BY ELECTROSTATIC SPK S, SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTRS (ING 13)

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &
    BE NIOSH APPRVD: 1000 PPM-ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/ORG VAP
    CARTRIDGES, ANY CHE M CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP (ING 14)
Ventilation:PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION RECOMMENDED TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOS LIMITS. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT ANY SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: TO RABBIT EYES CAUSED SUPERFICIAL REVERSIBLE INJURY.
    INGEST: MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT, ABDOM PAIN, NAUS & CNS EFTS (HDCH,
    WEAK, DIZZ, DROW & UNCON). CHRONIC: INHAL: RPTD EXPOS HAVE RSLTD 
    IN WEAK, LOSS OF WT, RENAL CHANGES & MINOR BLOOD CHANGES. MATERNAL
    TOX, FETAL TOX & INCRD INCIDENCE OF SKELETAL (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:261F,127C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-108F,-78C
Vapor Pres:10 @ 20C
Vapor Density:4.0
Spec Gravity:0.8825
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:5.8 (CCL4=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A FRUITY ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, STRONG ALKALIES, NITRATES, STRONG OXIDIZERS, PLASTICS AND
    RESINS, POTASSIUM TERT-BUTOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES,
    OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF
    HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE # D001. 100 LB CERCLA SECTION
    103 REPORTABLE QTY. OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN DISP.
    FOR ASSIST, CONT DIS TRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROT AGENCY.

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