Product ID:PHENOLPHTHALEIN
MSDS Date:08/27/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-223-7612
MSDS Number: BGWRS

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

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PHENOLPHTHALEIN

CAS: 77-09-8

RTECS: SM8380000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS NOT ESTABLISHED.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NUISANCE DUST. INGESTILON:
CATHARTIC. VERY ACTIVE, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS. OTHER SYSTEMIC
EFFECTS ARE NOT WELL KNOWN. SKIN: NOT AN IRRITANT BUT MAY B
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP,
OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. MAY CAUSE
PURGING, COLLAPSE AND FALL OF BLOOD PRESSURE OR AN ICHING SKIN RASH
THAT CAN BECOME ULCEROUS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR.
CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP &
WATER. VOMITING IMMEDIATELY IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER
TO DRINK. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATLIONS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A
POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL.
PACKAGE UNRECLAIMABLE MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL IN AN APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT
CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAYL BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES,
A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES THE CONTAMINANT AT
ITS SOURCE IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF THE DUST.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:496-504F
Spec Gravity:1.29
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW CRYSTALS. NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE MAY
FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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