BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP/BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV -- DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE  -- 6810-00F038061
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
MSDS Date:12/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F038061
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP/BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV
Address:1953 S HARVEY ST
City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Info Phone Num:616-726-3171
Emergency Phone Num:616-726-3171(US)/613-996-6666(CAN)
CAGE:BAXTE
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP/PHARMASEAL DIVISION
Address:808 HIGHWAYY 24 WEST
City:MOBERLY
State:MO
ZIP:65270
Country:US
Phone:6161-726-3171
CAGE:BAXTE
Company Name:HONEYWELL, BURDICK AND JACKSON
Address:1953 S HARVEY STREET
Box:City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Phone:800-368-0050/800-707-4555
CAGE:2H215

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

Ingred Name:METHYL SULFOXIDE, DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE   *94-4*
CAS:67-68-5
RTECS #:PV6210000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION. EYES:
    IRRITATION. SKIN: ABSORPTION, TOXIC SYSTEMIC EFFECTS. SUBSTANCE MAY
    ACT AS A SOLVENT CARRIER FOR SKIN ABSORPTION OF OTHER MORE TOXIC
    SUBSTANCES. INGESTION: SYSTEMIC EFFEC TS. LARGE DOSES CAN CAUSE
    LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS,
    GARLIC-LIKE TASTE IN MOUTH, REDNESS, ITCHING, SCALING, HIVES,
    BLURRED VISION, VOMITING, CRAMPS, CHILLS, DROWSINESS, NARCOTIC
    EFFECTS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRECLUDE FROM EXPOSURE INDIVIDUALS
    SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERMATITIS.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER CPR/OXYGEN AS
    NEEDED. EYES: RINSE W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINS. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. WASH W/SOAP &
    WATER. INGESTI ON: NEVER INDUCE VOMITING/GIVE ANYTHINGBY MOUTH IF
    UNCONSCIOUS/HAVING CONVULSIONS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:190.4F
Lower Limits:3
Upper Limits:29-63
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER MIST, FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SCBA. KEEP
    FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL W/WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEAT WILL BUILD PRESSURE & MAY RUPTURE
    CLOSED STORAGE CONTAINERS. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 419F.

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROTECT FROM IGNITION. WEAR PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING & USE APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT. ABSORB IN AN
    ABSORBENT RECOMMENDED FOR SOLVENT SPILLS & REMOVE TO SAFE LOCATION
    FOR DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM TEMP EXTREMES & DIRECT
    SUNLIGHT. BASE PROPER STORAGE ON OTHER MATERIALS STORED & THEIR
    HAZARDS & POTENTIAL CHEMICAL INCOMPATIBILITY.
Other Precautions:STORE IN AN ACCEPTABLY PROTECTED & SECURE GENERAL
    STORAGE ROOM.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW NIOSH & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER'S
    RECOMMENDATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE AIR-PURIFYING,
    AIR-SUPPLIED/SCBA EQUIPMENT.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL TO KEEP EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW PEL & MINIMIZE
    FIRE HAZARDS DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS OF USE & QUANTITY USED
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/NITRILE RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES, GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAINS, SAFETY SHOWERS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. DISCARD
    CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:372.2F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:65.372F
Vapor Pres:0.46
Vapor Density:2.7
Spec Gravity:1.096
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:(BU AC=1): >1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/MILD CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACYL HALIDES, NON-METAL CHLORIDES, ACTIVE
    HALOGEN COMPOUNDS, STRONG ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, PROLONGED TEMPS >302F, SPARKS, OPEN
    FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS, POOR VENTILATION, DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMALDEHYDE, METHYL MERCAPTAN, SULFUR
    DIOXIDE, OTHER TOXIC VAPORS

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS. NA1993 COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.

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