Product ID:PAXON HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(PELLETS)
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N003413
MSDS Number: BCJYD

Emergency Phone: 504-775-4330

Cage: 44410

Cage: 44410

POLY(ETHYLENE)

CAS: 9002-88-4

RTECS: TQ3325000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Effects of Overexposure:INH: NON-VOLATILE SOLID. INGEST: NON-TOXIC.
EYE: NOT AN IRRITANT. SKIN: NOT AN IRRITANT.

First Aid:NO ACUTE HAZARDS.

Flash Point:644F,ASTM D-1929
Extinguishing Media:NO SPECIAL AGENTS RECOMMENDED
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA-APP SELF-CONTAINED RESP APPAR
RECOMMENDED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BURNING YIELDS CO & CO*2.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP-UP AND COLLECT AS ESSENTIALLY HARMLESS
ORGANIC WASTES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:FOLLOW NORMAL PERSONAL HYGIENE & GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING. HANDLE AS POLYETHYLENE IN GENERAL.
Other Precautions:ATTACKED BY OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS NITRIC ACID AND
FREE HALOGENS. ALSO SOFTENED BY HYDROCARBONS SUCH AS BENZENE,
GASOLINE, LUBRICATING OILS, PETROLEUM ETHER & CHLORINATED
HYDROCARBONS.

Respiratory Protection:MFR STATES NOT GENERALLY REQUIRED
Ventilation:NORMAL VENTILATION
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NOT GENERALLY REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:0.953
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSLUCENT, ODORLESS PELLETS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SEE OTHER PRECAUTIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING YIELDS CO & CO*2

Waste Disposal Methods:MFR RECOMMENDS TO BE HANDLED AS ESSENTIALLY
HARMLESS ORGANIC WASTE. DISPOSAL MUST COMPLY W/ FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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