Product ID:BARBITAL
MSDS Date:12/01/1989
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F015095
MSDS Number: BKCNW

Emergency Phone: (800) 231-5663

Info Phone: (800) 231-5663

Cage: 53738

Telephone: 800-231-5663/800-392-3126 (TEXAS)

Cage: 53738

BARBITAL

CAS: 57-44-3

RTECS: CQ3500000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: DROWSINESS, LETHARGY, SKIN
ERUPTIONS, NAUSEA, & VOMITING. LARGE DOSES CAUSE MARKED DEPRESSION,
COMA & DEATH. KEEP AIR PASSAGES OPEN; PREVENT ASPIRATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: DROWSINESS, LETHARGY, SKIN
ERUPTIONS, NAUSEA, & VOMITING. LARGE DOSES CAUSE MARKED DEPRESSION,
COMA, & DEATH.

First Aid:INGESTION: KEEP AIR PASSAGES OPEN; PREVENT ASPIRATION. GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR OXYGEN. IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING BY
IPECAC SYRUP OR 2 GLASSES OF WARM WATER OR DILUTE MILK FOLLOW BY
TICKLING THE BACK OF THROAT W/A TONGUE DEPRESSOR. AFTER VOMITING
STOPS, GIVE PATIENT 1 OR 2 TABLESPOONFULS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IN
A GLASS OF WTER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:FOAM, FOG, WATER SPRAY, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIGHT FIRE FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO WET CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ISOLATE HAZARD & EVACUATE CONFINED AREAS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SPILLED MATERIAL/FLUSH SPILL AREA
W/DETERGENT & WATER. SAVE SWEPT UP MATERIAL FOR RECOVERY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:BARBITAL IS A PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE
DRUG SUBSTANCE. STAY UPWIND; AVOID SMOKE/FUMES. AVOID CONTACT
W/SKIN, EYES, & BREATHING DUST.
Other Precautions:IF SMOKE & FUMES CAN'T BE AVOIDED, WEAR A
CHEMICAL-PROOF SUIT W/HOOD & BREATHING AIR SUPPLY.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EXPOSING SKIN W/SOAP & WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:188-192C
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BY MEANS AS TO COMPLY W/ALL LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. INCINERATION IS THE RECOMMENDED
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE.

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