Product ID:DRI-KEM
MSDS Date:04/29/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00B200009
MSDS Number: BBBXM

Emergency Phone: 313769-6000;313769-6003

Cage: DO910

Telephone: 734-769-6000

Cage: DO910

PARAFORMALDEHYDE (SARA III)

CAS: 30525-89-4

RTECS: RV0540000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAN PRODUCE EYE DAMAGE & SKIN
SENSITIZATION.MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY IN BACTERIAL & MAMMALIAN CELL TEST
SYMPTOMS-BUT NOT MUTAGENIC IN WHOLE ANIMAL SYSTEMS.NOT
TETRATOGENIC.HIGH INHALATION EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE BRONCHOPNEUMONIA
AND EDEMA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION PRODUCES IRRITATION TO UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT & EYE IRRITATION.MAY INCLUDE DISCOMFORT SUCH AS
NAUSEA,HEADACHE OR WEAKNESS.SKIN CONTACT PRODUCES IRRITATION WITH
DISCOMFORT AND RASH.EYE CONT ACT CAUSES IRRITATION OR SEVERE BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS HAVING PRE-EXISTING
DISEASES OF THE LUNGS,EYES OR SKIN MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HAZARDS OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.

First Aid:FLUSH CONTACTED AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.IRRIGATE
EYES FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES.IF SWALLOWED,INDUCE VOMITING BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT.FOR EYE
CONTACT OR INGESTION,CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:131F
Lower Limits:7.0
Upper Limits:73.0
Extinguishing Media:WATER,DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,OR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP SPILLED MATERIALS UP.FLUSH AREA WITH
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE AMMONIA SOLUTION

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE ABOVE 110F.DO NOT GET ON
SKIN OR IN EYES.DO NOT INHALE VAPORS OR DUST.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR
LARGE SPILLS.
Ventilation:MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO AVOID SKIN
CONTACT.EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID UNNECESSARY AND PROLONGED EXPOSURES.AVOID
BREATHING DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:120-170C
Vapor Pres:1.0
Vapor Density:1.03
Spec Gravity:1.45 GM/ML
Solubility in Water:90%
Appearance and Odor:BLUE GRANULES WITH PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES,INORGANIC ACIDS,ISOCYANATES,ANHYDRIDES,OXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMP.MAY PRODUCE CARBON
MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATION OR BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN A
FEDERAL/STATE APPROVED TREATMENT FACILITY.

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