Product ID:BIOLON RETENTION BEADS
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F010739
MSDS Number: BHTDX

Emergency Phone: (302) 422-4511

Info Phone: (302) 422-4511

Cage: 11107

Telephone: 302-422-4511/ 703-451-1900

Cage: 11107

DIALKYL PHTHALATE

CAS: 66587-56-2

RTECS: TI0585000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IT'S NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH PROBLEMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN INERT OR NUISANCE DUST. EYES:
KEEP DUST OUT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IT'S NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH
PROBLEMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN INERT OR NUISANCE DUST. EYES: KEEP OUT
TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN. EYES: FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 5 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: RINSE
MOUTH OUT W/WATER. CALL DOCTOR.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:304C
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, HALON, & WATER. AVOID
EXTINGUISHING METHODS WHICH MAY GENERATE DUST CLOUDS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER STREAM CAN DISPERSE DUST IN AIR,
PRODUCING A FIRE HAZARD & POSSIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD IF EXPOSED TO
IGNITION SOURCES. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POLYMER DUST IS COMBUSTIBLE. THE
EXPLOSIVE LIMITS OF THE POLYMER PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN AIR ARE
APPROXIMATELY THOSE OF COAL DUST.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD. KEEP
AIRBORNE PARTICULATE AT A MINIMUM WHEN CLEANING UP SPILLS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED TO PREVENT WATER ABSORPTION & CONTAMINATION. STORE
AWAY FROM FOOD & BEVERAGES.
Other Precautions:OBSERVE NORMAL WAREHOUSING PROCEDURES.

Respiratory Protection:NUISANCE DUST TYPE IF NEEDED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Protective Gloves:IF HOT PLASTIC IS HANDLED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR FREE FLOWING BEADS W/CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT >30C
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METHYLMETHACRYLATE, CO

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN LANDFILL OR INCINERATED.
FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR DISPOSAL.

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