NEN LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY -- ETHANOL  -- 6850-00F055462
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHANOL
MSDS Date:12/29/1994
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F055462
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:NEN LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY
Address:549 ALBANY STREET
City:BOSTON
State:MA
ZIP:02118-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:617-482-9595
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637
CAGE:NENNL
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:NEN LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY
Address:549 ALBANY STREET
City:BOSTON
State:MA
ZIP:02118-5000
Country:US
Phone:617-482-9595
CAGE:NENNL

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

Ingred Name:ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL), TECSOL, ALCOHOL, SYNASOL  *97-4*
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:1900 MG/CUM
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 11,500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: IRRITANT. EYES: IRRITATION
    W/BLURRED VISION. INHALATION: IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY
    PASSAGES. INGESTION: NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION W/ANESTHETIC EFFECT.
    MAY AFFECT THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTE M. GI IRRITANT. HIGH EXPOSURE MAY
    LEAD TO REDUCED WHITE BLOOD CELLS, REDUCED FERTILITY, MAY AFFECT
    THE HEART & LIVER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:DEFATTING, IRRITATION, RASH, TEARING, BLURRED
    VISION, COUGHING, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, CONFUSION, INCOORDINATION,
    LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA,
    HEADACHE, ELEVATED BLOOD P RESSURE, VOMITING, REDUCED APPETITE,
    ABDOMINAL PAIN
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING DISEASES OF THE LIVER,
    CNS, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
    NECESSARY. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING, IMMEDIATELY
    GIVE 2 GLASSES  OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO
    PHYSICIAN: ADMINISTER 50 GRAMS ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IN 400 ML
    WATER/MIX. GIVE 5ML/KG /350ML-ADULT.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:55F
Lower Limits:3.3
Upper Limits:19
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. KEEP PERSONNEL AWAY
    & UPWIND OF FIRE. WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COOL
    TANK/CONTAINER W/WATERSPRAY. FIGHT FIRE FROM A DISTANCE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEAT MAY RUPTURE CONTAINERS. VAPOR FORMS
    EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE W/AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES TO
    IGNITION SOURCES & FLASHBACK. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 685F.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. EVACUATE
    PERSONNEL, VENTILATE AREA, USE SCBA. REMOVE IGNITION SOURCES. DIKE
    LEAK. PREVENT MATERIAL FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERWAYS/LOW AREAS.
    RECOVER FREE LIQUID FOR  REUSE/RECLAMATION. SOAK UP
    W/ABSORBENTMATERIAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A WELL VENTILATED, COOL PLACE
    AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/FLAMES & DIRECT SUNLIGHT. KEEP CONTAINER
    TIGHTLY CLOSED. GROUND CONTAINER WHEN POURING.
Other Precautions:USE OF NON-SPARKING & EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT MAY
    BE USED. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS/MIST. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES,
    SKIN/CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE A POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
    IF CONCENTRATIONS MAY EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation:USE VENTILATION THAT IS ADEQUATE TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE
    TO AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, APRON, BOOTS/WHOLE
    BODYSUIT
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMPATIBILITIES CONT'D: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>172F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-173F
Vapor Pres:43-44
Vapor Density:1.59
Spec Gravity:0.795
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:(BUTYL ACETATE=1): 2.7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID W/PLEASANT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS/PEROXIDES/ACIDS/ACID CHLORIDES & ANHYDRIDES/ALKALI
    METALS/AMMONIA/ALUMINUM ACETYL CHLORIDE (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME, IMPACT/FRICTION,
    ELECTRICITY, SUNLIGHT, ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT & MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2

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

Waste Disposal Methods:TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION & DISPOSAL
    MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DON'T
    FLUSH TO SURFACE WATER/SANITARY SEWER. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER
    D001 IGNITABLE WASTE.  UN1170 FLAMMABLE LIQUID.

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