Product ID:55441 1/4 PT, HONEST JOHN
MSDS Date:01/02/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N028575
MSDS Number: BMYDJ

RECTORSEAL CORP

2830 PRODUCE ROW
HOUSTON, TX 77023-5822
US

Emergency Phone: 713-928-6423;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 713-928-6423

Cage: 60150

THE RECTORSEAL CORPORATION

HOUSTON, TX 77055 US

Telephone: 800-231-3345

Cage: 60150

2-BUTANONE; (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) (MEK)

CAS: 78-93-3

RTECS: EL6475000

Fraction By Weight: 80%

OSHA PEL 200 PPM;300 PPM STEL

ACGIH TLV: 200 PPM;300 PPM STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRIT TO EYES/NOSE & THROAT;
DROW/NARCOSIS/ TREMORS & OTHER CNS EFTS AT HIGH CONC. SKIN
IRRIT/DERM & DEFAT. POSS LIVER & KIDNEY DAM. NOTICE: REPORTS HAVE
ASSOCD RPTD & PRLNGD OCCUP OVERXP TO SOLVS W/P ERM BRAIN & NERVS
SYS DAM. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIB CONCENTRATING & INHALING
CONTENTS OF PROD MAY BE HARMFUL/FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: WATERING, BLURRED VISION, INFLAMM & IRRIT
WHICH CAN RESULT IN CORNEAL INJURY. INHAL: NASAL & RESP IRRIT,
DIZZ, NARCOSIS, HDCH, NAUS, CNS DEPRESS & UNCON. INGEST: NAUS,
VOMIT, CNS DEPRESSION, IRR ITATION OF GI TRACT, LIVER &
PERITONEALWALL; LUNG CONGESTION. SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING OR
CHRONIC DISEASES OF THE EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM, LIVER OR KIDNEYS
MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEEK
IMMED MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER O2/ ARTF
RESP AS NEEDED. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. SEEK IMMED MED
ATTN. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. IF IRRIT OCCURS, SEEK MED ATTN.
INGEST: GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER. INDUCE VOMIT. IF UNCON, DO NOT GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH OR ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK IMMED MED
ATTN.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:16.0F,-8.9C
Lower Limits:1.4%
Upper Limits:11.4%
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, OR WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
.HAZ DECOMP PROD POSS. EVAC IMMED AREA. DIKE FIRE CONTROL AREA AS
RUN-OFF MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMELY FLAMM - VERY LOW FLASH POINT.
VAPS ARE HVR THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL ALONG GROUND/TO LOW SPOTS AT
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES TO A SOURCE OF IGNIT (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:USE ABSORBENT MATLS TO PVNT FOOTING HAZARD &
TO CONTAIN. VENT AREA W/NATURAL/EXPLOSION-PROOF, FORCED AIR VENT.
AVOID FLUSHING INTO SEWERS, DRAINS, WATERWAYS, AND SOIL. WEAR
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH /MSHA APPROVED RESP PROTECTION DURING
CLEANUP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED AND UPRIGHT WHEN
NOT IN USE. DO NOT STORE NEAR HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAMES.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN OR
CLOTHING. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUES AND VAPORS; TREAT
AS IF FULL AND OBSERVE ALL PRODUCT PRECAUTIONS. DO NOT RESUSE EMPTY
CONTAINERS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR PURIFYING OR SUPPLIED
AIR RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: ACCEPTABLE. MECHANICAL (GENERAL):
PREFERABLE. SPECIAL: EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT.
Protective Gloves:NON-PERMEABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALLS RECOMMENDED. EMERGENCY EYEWASH,
DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WHERE USE CAN RESULT IN SKIN CONT, WASH EXPOS
AREAS THORO BEFORE EATING/DRINKING/SMOKING/LEAVING WORK AREA. (ING
2)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:FIRE HAZ & ENVIRON CONTAM. EXPLO HAZ:RESULTING IN
POTENTIAL FLASHBACK. BURNING LIQ MAY FLOAT ON WATER. HEAT MAY BUILD
UP PRESS & RUPTURE CLSD CNTNRS. MATLS TO AVOID: AMMONIA, CAUSTICS,
INORGANIC ACIDS, ISOCYANATES, ALCOHOLS, PLASTICS, RESINS, RUBBER,
POTASSIUM TERT-BUTOXIDE.

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:176F,80C
Vapor Pres:100 @ 77F
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.85 (H2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.7 (ETHYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:27%
Appearance and Odor:BLACK LIQUID/PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS IN PRESENCE OF
ALKALIES. ALKANOLAMINES, AMINES, PYRIDINES, (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, STYRENE, ACRYLONITRILE, AND
FRAGMENTED HYDROCARBONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:RCRA CLASSIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTE. DISPOSE OF
ABSORBED MATERIALS IN CONTROLLED LANDFILL AND USE APPROVED,
CONTROLLED INCINERATION FOR LIQUID WASTES I/A/W ALL LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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