Product ID:OXYFUME STERILANT MIXTURE 12
MSDS Date:08/01/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F005626
MSDS Number: BBSWV

UNION CARBIDE CORP/ LINDE DIV

39 OLD RIDGBURY RD
DANBURY, CT 06817-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 800-822-4357

Info Phone: 203-794-6753/203-794-2000

Cage: 36346

UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

Telephone: 800-822-4357; 304-744-3487

Cage: 36346

ETHYLENE OXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 75-21-8

RTECS: KX2450000

Fraction By Weight: 12%

OSHA PEL 1 PPM; SEE 1910.1047

ACGIH TLV: 1 PPM, A2; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (SARA III)

CAS: 75-71-8

RTECS: PA8200000

Fraction By Weight: 88%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEVERE IRRITANT: FROSTBITE, CHEMICAL
BURNS, LUNG & CORNEAL INJURY. ASPHYXIANT. POSSIBLE ALLERGIC CONTACT
DERMATITIS, CATARACTS, PERIPHERAL & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
TOXICITY; & REPRODUCTIVE, MUTAGENIC, OR GENOTOXIC HAZARDS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS. EYES:
SEVERE IRRITATION. SKIN: REDNESS, SWELLING, BLISTERING. INGESTION:
ULCERATION, PAIN, COLLAPSE, COMA. INHALATION: CONFUSION,
INCOORDINATION, NARCOSIS, STING ING, COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS,
DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS, DROWSINESS, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, COMA.

First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE AT LEAST 2 GLASSES OF WATER. DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. FOR EXPOSURE TO LIQUID,
IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA W/WARM WATER (<105F). INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING.
GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS. SEE A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR
THE EYES.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPRORPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. COOL CONTAINERS W/WATER SPRAY
FROM DISTANCE. USE SCBA OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP FLOW OF GAS IF W/OUT RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF SPILLED, DICHLORODIFLOUROMETHANE MAY
BOIL OFF FIRST LEAVING BEHIND A MIXTURE RICH IN ETHYLENE OXIDE,
WHICH MAY BE FLAMMABLE. MAY RUPTURE AT ELEVATED TEMPS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. USE PROTECTIVE EQUIP. REDUCE
VAPORS W/FOG OR FINE WATER SPRAY. SHUT OFF LEAK W/OUT RISK.
VENTILATE AREA OR MOVE LEAKING ASSEMBLY TO VENTILATED AREA. TEST
AREA FOR SUFFICIENT OXYGEN CONT ENT PRIOR TO PERMITTING RE-ENTRY OF
PERSONNEL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:LIQUEFIED GAS MIXTURE UNDER PRESSURE.
USE PIPING & EQUIP ADEQUATELY DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURES TO BE
ENCOUNTERED. USE ONLY IN A CLOSED SYSTEM.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:SELECT & USE IN ACCORDANCE W/OSHA 29CFR 1910.134
& 1910.1047.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERRED. MECHANICAL: ACCEPTABLE
Protective Gloves:BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:IN ACCORDANCE W/OSHA 29 CFR 1910.133
Other Protective Equipment:SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER, EYEWASH FOUNTAIN.
RUBBER SHOES & APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:READ & UNDERSTAND ALL LABELS & OTHER
INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED W/ALL CONTAINERS OF THIS PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: TREATMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT CONTROLLING THE
SYMPTOMS & CLINICAL CONDITION. DON'T ADMINISTER ADRENALIN DUE TO
THE SENSITIZING EFFECT OF FLUOROCARBONS ON THE MYOCARDIUM.

Vapor Pres:60 PSIG
Vapor Density:3.51
Spec Gravity:1.24
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1) HIGH
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMP/PRESSURE; NONRESIDUAL
ETHER-LIKE ODOR IN HIGH CONC
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES & ACIDS; NATURAL RUBBER, MAGNESIUM & ALUMINUM ALLOYS; STRONG
OXIDIZERS, MERCAPTANS, ALCOHOLS, ALKALINE METALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES (463C,865F)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2 & TOXIC FUMES OF FLUORIDES &
CHLORIDES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:CONTAMINATION W/AQUEOUS ALKALIES,
AMINES, MINERAL ACIDS, METAL CHLORIDES OR METAL OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE
CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
INDISCRIMINATE DUMPING INTO SEWERS OR WATERWAYS MUST BE AVOIDED.

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