Product ID:ORTHO-DICHLOROBENZENE REFINED
MSDS Date:05/21/1979
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F000069
MSDS Number: BBFTT

DOW CHEMICAL U S A

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MIDLAND, MI 48674
US

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O-DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE (ORTHO)

CAS: 95-50-1

RTECS: CZ4500000

Fraction By Weight: 98%

OSHA PEL C 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 25PPM/50 STEL9394

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

P-DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE (PARA); BENZENE,

CAS: 106-46-7

RTECS: CZ4550000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

OSHA PEL 75 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM,A3 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (RAT): 500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: PAIN, SLIGHT IRRITATION. SKIN:
BURNING SENSATION. MODERATE IRRITATION. ABSORPTION BUT HAS LOW
DEGREE OF TOXICITY. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY PASSAGES IRRITATION,
CNS DEPRESSION, POSSIBLE LIVER & KI DNEY INJURY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN ABSORPTION: TOXIC UPON EXCESSIVE & SEVERE
EXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF RESPIRATION STOPS GIVE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTEN TION IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: EYES:
STAIN FOR EVIDENCE OF CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: TREAT AS ANY CONTACT
DERMATITIS. INHALATION: BRONCHODILATORS, EXPECTORANTS &
ANTITUSSIVES MAY HELP. SEE SUPP.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:160F
Lower Limits:2.2%
Upper Limits:9.2%
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL. PUMP LARGE AMOUNT INTO
CONTAINERS. COVER RESIDUE AND SMALL SPILLS W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND
SCOOP INTO DRUMS.

Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN & EYE CONTACT & THE INHALATION OF VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR. FOR EMERGENCIES,
USE A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR A FULL FACE RESPIRATOR
AS APPROVED BY NIOSH.
Ventilation:RECOMMEND CONTROL OF VAPORS TO SUGGESTED GUIDE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/OUT SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN, BODY COVERING CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DESTROY CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CON'T: INGESTION: MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA IF ASPIRATED INTO LUNGS.
DANGER OF CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA MUST BE WEIGHED AGAINST TOXICITY WHEN
CONSIDERING EMPTYING THE STOMACH. IF LAVAGE IS PERFORMED SUGG EST
ENDOTRACHEAL &/OR ESOPHAGOSCOPIC CONTROL. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
PRODUCT DISCONTINUED IN 1984.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:356F/108C
Vapor Pres:1.2
Vapor Density:5.1
Spec Gravity:1.303
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, CHARACTERISTIC LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND CHLORINE

Waste Disposal Methods:BURN ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS OR CALL THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

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