FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- XYLENE -- 6810-01-119-8108 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:XYLENE
MSDS Date:06/30/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-119-8108
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-795-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-795-7100;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:XYLENE (O-,M-,P- ISOMERS) (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:1330-20-7
RTECS #:ZE2100000
Fraction by Wt: 83%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM/150 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:ETHYL BENZENE (SARA 313)
CAS:100-41-4
RTECS #:DA0700000
Fraction by Wt: 17%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM/125 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. KEEP UPWIND.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:ELECTRICAL CHARGES RESULTING IN SPARKS WITH
    POSSIBLE IGNITION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:200 PPM HAS CAUSED CONJ IRRIT. HIGHER
    CONCENTRATIONS, SEVERE IRRITATION, TEARING AND PHOTOPHOBIA.(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:ETHYL BENZENE:IRRITATION @ 200 PPM, IRRITATION AND
    LACRIMATION >1000 PPM. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:INGESTION:XYLENE:MAY CAUSE BURNING SENSATION IN MOUTH
    & STOMACH, SALIVATION, GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS, (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:NAUSEA, & TOXIC EFFECTS. 15-30 ML IS EXPECTED HUMAN
    LETHAL DOSE. WITH ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS, SEVERE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:COUGH, DISTRESS, CHEM PNEUM, PULM EDEMA & HEMORR
    POSS. ETHYL BENZENE:MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN, NAUS, & VOMIT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:WHICH MAY LEAD TO ASPIR W/EXTENSIVE EDEMA & HEMORR OF
    LUNG TISS. CHRONIC:INHAL:XYLENE:LIVER & KIDNEY DMG (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:POSS. ETHYL BENZENE:OVEREXPOSURE IN ANIMALS CAUSED
    UPPER RESP INFLAMMATION, NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS,	(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:AND CHANGES IN LIVER, KIDNEYS, BLOOD CHOLINESTERASE
    ACTIVITY. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS REPEATED IN (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:ANIMALS. SKIN:XYLENE:MAY CAUSE DEFATTING, DRYING,
    ERYTHEMA, CRACKING, THICKENING & BLISTERS. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:ETHYL BENZENE:MAY CAUSE RASH/DERM. EYE:XYLENE:MAY
    CAUSE BURNING SENSATION, CONJ & BLURRED VISION. ETHYL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:BENZENE:MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:XYLENE:RPTD INGEST OF
    MIXED, META-,/PARA-ISOMERS BY PREGNANT MICE RSLTD IN(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:EFTS ON FERTILITY, ON EMBRYO/FETUS/SPECIFIC
    DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORM. ETHYL BENZENE:INGEST OF 408-680 MG/KG/ (ING
    17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:DAY FOR 182 DAYS BY RATS CAUSED SLIGHT LIVER &
    KIDNEY WT INCR W/SLIGHT PATHOLOGICAL SIGNS. FOR MORE (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:DETAILED HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:(@ LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    INGEST:EXTREME CARE MUST BE USED TO PVNT ASPIR. GASTRIC (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:LAVAGE W/CUFFED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE. TO PVNT FURTHER
    ASPIR IT SHOULD BE DONE W/IN 15 MIN. IN ABSENCE OF (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:DEPRESS/CONVULS/IMPAIRED GAG REFLEX, EMESIS CAN ALSO
    BE INDUCED USING IPECAC SYRUP. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:AND SUPPORTIVELY. GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFROMED
    BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:HAZARD AREA. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY, ISOLATE
    HAZARD AREA & RESTRICT ENTRY. REPORTABLE QTY (RQ) 1000 POUNDS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:INSIDE STOR SHOULD BE IN STD FLAMM LIQS STOR
    ROOM/CABINET. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24:VAPS MAY BE EXPLO. AVOID OVERHEATING:CNTNRS MAY
    VIOLENTLY RUPTURE. AVOID CONTAMINTION OF WATER SOURCES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 4300 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:INHAL:XYLENE:1000 PPM IDLH.
    UPPER RESP TRACT IRRITATION MAY OCCUR @ 200 PPM. HIGHER CONCS MAY
    CAUSE MORE SEVERE IRRIT & CNS DEPRESS. SIGNS & SYMPS MAY INCLUDE
    RESP DFCLTY, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMI T, ABDOM PAIN, DIZZ, DROW,
    STAGG. ETHYLBENZENE:2000 PPM IDLH. MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT OF NOSE &
    THROAT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:COUGH, FATG, DIZZ, HDCH, NARCOS, &
    COMA. DEATH POSS FROM RESP CTR PARALYSIS. SKIN:XYLENE:MAY CAUSE
    BURNING SENSATION, DRYING, ERYTHEMA, & BLISTERING. READILY
    ABSORBED. ETHYL BENZENE:LIQ/VAP M AY CAUSE IRRIT, INFLAMM, &
    POSSIBLY 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS. CAN BE ABSORBED & CAUSE SYSTEMIC
    TOX. EYE:XYLENE: (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM ARTF RESP IF NEC.
    KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTH & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP &
    WATER UN TIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LST 15-20 MINS). GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE,
    OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS
    (ING 19)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>81F,>27C
Lower Limits:1.0%
Upper Limits:7.0%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM AREA IF CAN DO W/OUT RISK. APPLY WATER TO SIDES OF
    CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME. VAP-AIR MIX ARE EXPLO ABOVE FL PT. VAPS ARE HVR/AIR &
    MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO SOURCE GENERATE (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF CAN DO
    W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SM SPILL-TAKE UP
    W/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. LARGER
    SPILLS-DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL F OR LATER DISP. NO SMKNG,
    FLAMES/FLARES IN(ING 23)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE, & LOC REGS
    WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.106. PROTECT
    AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.
Other Precautions:BONDING & GROUNDING:SUBSTANCES W/LOW
    ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, WHICH MAY BE IGNITED BY ELECTROSTATIC SPKS,
    SHOULD BE STORED IN CNTNRS WHICH MEET BONDING & GROUNDING
    GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN NFPA 77-1983. OU TSIDE/DETACHED STOR IS
    PREF. (ING 24)

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPS MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. XYLENE:1000 PPM-ANY
    CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S). ANY POWERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S). ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP.
    ANY SCBA. CONT NEHC FOR MORE D ETAILED RESPIRATORY INFORMATION .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST/GEN DILUTION VENT TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOS LIMITS. VENT EQUIP SHOULD BE EXPLO-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE
    FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; IF THIS
    IS IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 M ILE
    IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL CAR/TANK TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN FIRE.
    USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG, APPLY (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>279F,>137C
Vapor Pres:6 @ 20C
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:0.86
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.6 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:0.00003%
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT COLORED OR COLORLESS MOBILE LIQUID WITH AN
    AROMTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
XYLENE:OXIDIZERS(STRONG). ETHYL BENZENE:ACIDS(STRONG), BASES(STRONG),
    PLASTICS. FOR MORE MATLS TO AVOID CONT NEHC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONT W/HEAT, SPKS, FLAMES, OR OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS . DISP MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF
    HAZARDOUS WASTE. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER U239.

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