Product ID:DEGASER 450
MSDS Date:10/09/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-215-3278
MSDS Number: BGQSR

FOSECO INC.

20200 SHELDON RD
BROOK PARK, OH 44142-1315
US

Emergency Phone: 216-826-4548

Info Phone: 216-826-4548

Preparer: TREVOR HARDY

Cage: 56659

FOSECO, INC.

CLEVELAND, OH 44142 US

Telephone: 440-826-4548

Cage: 2W462

HEXACHLOROETHANE (SARA III)

CAS: 67-72-1

RTECS: KI4025000

Fraction By Weight: 38.5%

OSHA PEL S, 1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 1 PPM; A2, 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

POTASSIUM BOROFLUORIDE

CAS: 14075-53-7

RTECS: ED2800000

Fraction By Weight: <10%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3 AS F

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3 AS F

FLUORSPAR (CALCIUM FLUORIDE)

CAS: 14542-23-5

Fraction By Weight: <60%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3 AS F

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3 AS F

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (IPR RAT) IS 240 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DURING USE, DUST AND FUME MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN NOSE AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
HEXACHLOROETHANE MAY BE ABSORBED BY THE SKIN. EXCESSIVE INHALATION
MAY CAUSE NOSE BLEEDS. FLUORIDES CAN CAUSE LO SS OF APPETITE,
VOMITING, INCREASE IN BONE DENSITY. HEXACHLOROETHANE CAN CAUSE CNS
DEPRESSION & KIDNEY & LIVER DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:HEXACHLOROETHANE IS A SUSPECT ANIMAL
CARCINOGEN. DETERMINED TO BE A POSITIVE CARCINOGEN IN MICE, BUT
NEGATIVE IN RATS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, AND SKIN IRRITATION, COUGHING, HEADACHES,
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS AND SORE THROAT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN, RESPIRATORY,
LIVER AND KIDNEY AILMENTS.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELID. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP &
WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ADVICE.
INHALATION: REMOV E TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. DRINK
LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WILL NOT BURN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
USED TO PREVENT INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORINATED
HYDROCARBONS. MAY REACT WITH ALKALIES TO PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE
CHLOROACETYLENES.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SPILLAGE. AVOID BREATHING DUST AND
SKIN CONTACT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. STORE IN
DRY PLACE BELOW 150F. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH
ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL/TLV.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN
BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES.
LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:367F,186C
Vapor Pres:1
Vapor Density:8.2
Spec Gravity:2.1
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:4 OZ ORANGE TABLET, CAMPHORACEOUS ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HOT STRONG ALKALIES, FINELY DIVIDED METALS (FE, ZN, AL).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN USE, ALUMINUM CHLORIDE AND TRACES
OF PHOSGENE AND FLUORIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. HEXACHLOROETHANE
IS DEFINED AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE BY EPA (U131).

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