SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP. -- DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE -- 6810-01-047-1741 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
MSDS Date:10/13/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-047-1741
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP.
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Info Phone Num:213-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:213-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEMICAL COMMODITIES AGENCY, INC.
Address:27447 PACIFIC STREET
Box:City:HIGHLAND
State:CA
ZIP:92346-2640
Country:US
Phone:909-864-2310
CAGE:60777
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
CAS:67-68-5
RTECS #:PV6210000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 14500 MK/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: INHALE-MAY CAUSE MODERATE
    IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH COUGHING & LETHARGY.
    SKIN-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH ERYTHEMA. EYE-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
    OR BLURRED VISION. INGEST-MAY CAUSE LET HARGY. CHRONIC:
    SKIN-TRANSIENT ERYTHEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
    LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALE-NAUSEA, VOMITING, CHILLS, CRAMPS,
    HEADACHE, DIZZINESS. SKIN-ITCHING, SCALING, TRANSIENT BURNING
    SENSATION & POSSIBLY BLISTERING. ABSORPTION IS RAPID & MAY CAUSE A
    GARLIC-LIKE TASTE. EYE-REDNESS  & PAIN. INGEST-NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN & DROWSINESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF SKIN AND
    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:EYE: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE
    FOR 15-20 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    ITEMS. WASH WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & WATER. INHALE: REMOVE TO
    FRESH  AIR. IF STOP BREATHING, GIVE CPR. KEEPWARM & AT REST. SEE
    DOCTOR. INGESTION: REMOVE CHEMICAL BY INDUCING EMESIS. GASTRIC
    LAVAGE, ACTIVATED CHARCOAL, & FORCED DIURESIS CAN BE USED. SEE
    DOCTOR.

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:192F,89C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:419F
Lower Limits:2.6
Upper Limits:42
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, STANDARD FOAM,
    HALON OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
    COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER
    FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. STOP LEAK IF
    YOU CAN WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP
    WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR
    LATER DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
    1910.106. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE

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

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXPOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS
    PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
    NIOSH-RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF OR DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. IMPERVIOUS TYPE
    WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED TO AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
    EATING OR DRINKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ACID ANHYDRIDES, ACID, ACRYL, & ARYL HALIDES; BORON HYDRIDES &
    HYDROBORATES; DINITROGEN TETRAOXIDE, IODINE PENTAFLUORIDE, METAL
    NITRATES, METAL PERCHLORATES, NITRIC ACID, STRONG OXIDIZERS,
    PERCHLORIC	ACID, PERIODIC ACID, POTASSIUM, POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE,
    SILVER DIFLUORIDE, SODIUM HYDRIDE, SULFUR TRIOXIDE.

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

HCC:V4
Boiling Pt:=188.9C, 372.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=17.8C, 64.F
Vapor Pres:0.4
Vapor Density:2.7
Spec Gravity:1.1014
Evaporation Rate & Reference:4.3 (CCL*4=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, NEARLY ODORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC
    LIQUID WITH A SLIGHT BITTER TAST

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES & IGNITION SOURCES.
    VAPORS MAY BE EXPLOSIVE. AVOID OVERHEATING CONTAINERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
    FORMALDEHYDE, METHYL MERCAPTAN, AND SULFUR DIOXIDE VAPORS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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