Product ID:PARYLENE DIMER DPX-C
MSDS Date:06/27/1991
FSC:5970
NIIN:01-144-7333
MSDS Number: BJZQP

UNION CARBIDE CORP CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS DIV

308 HARPER DR
MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057
US

Emergency Phone: 201-646-1111

Info Phone: 201-646-1111

Cage: 7L938

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

Telephone: 1-800-568-4000 / 732-563-5522

Cage: 0TAZ2

DICHLORO DI-P-XYLYLENE

CAS: 28804-46-8

Fraction By Weight: 85-95% %

MONOCHLORO DI-P-XYLYLENE

CAS: 56486-91-0

Fraction By Weight: 0-5% %

TRICHLORO DI-P-XYLYLENE

CAS: 29716-49-2

Fraction By Weight: 0-7% %

OTHER CHLORINATED HOMOLOGS

Fraction By Weight: 0 - 0.5%

DI-P-XYLYLENE

CAS: 1633-22-3

Fraction By Weight: <0.3% %

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SLIGHTLY TOXIC BY INGESTION. NO
ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED FROM EXPOSURE TO ANY VAPOR
GENERATED AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS
FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. DUST MAY CA USE DISCOMFORT IN THE EYE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO MATERIALS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY PRODUCE NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT AND
DIARRHEA. DUST MAY CAUSE EYE DISCOMFORT WITH SLIGHT EXCESS REDNESS
AND POSSIBLY SWELLILNG OF THE CONJUNCTIVA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:A KNOWLEDGE OF AVAILABLE TOXICOLOGY
INFORMATION AND OF THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THIS
MATERIAL SUGGESTS THAT OVEREXPOSURE IS UNLIKELY TO AGGRAVATE
EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:IN CASE OF INGESTION, IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS AND HAS A GAG
REFLEX, GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IN
CASE OF EYE CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER AND
CONTINUE WASHING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
DISCOMFORT PERSISTS. IN CASE OF INHALATION, NO EMERGENCY CARE
ANTICIPATED.

Flash Point:NOT DETERMINED
Extinguishing Media:APPLY ALCOHOL-TYPE OR ALL-PURPOSE TYPE FOAM FOR
LARGE FIRES. USE DRY CHEMICAL MEDIA FOR SMALL FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT DIRECT A SOLID STREAM OF WATER OR FOAM
INTO BURNING MOLTEN MATERIAL. THIS MAY CAUSE SPATTERING AND SPREAD
THE FIRE. USE SCBA AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DURING A FIRE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE MAY BE
PRODUCED.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY
EYE PROTECTION. CLEAN-UP WITH VACUUM CLEANER OR DUST PAN AND BRUSH.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY MFR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NORMAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO SAFE
MANUFACTURING PRACTICE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN HANDLING AND STORAGE.
Other Precautions:'NONE KNOWN'

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING
RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE AND DUST PREFILTER IN HIGH
DUST CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
SATISFACTORY.
Protective Gloves:PLASTIC OR NEPORENE
Eye Protection:MONOGOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEBATH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR: ? HMIS:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE
PRACTICE. AVOID UNNECESSARY CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING
OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT OF
OVEREXPOSURE SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE
CLINICAL CONDITION OF THE PATIENT. KEY2:KT **REDORD WAS IN HMIS
FOR THIS CAGE. PROPER CAGE FOR THIS ADDRESSIS 0TAZ2 WHILD CONTRACT
WAS WITH CAGE 0RSM1.

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:347F,175C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR SOLID, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR - BULK
DENSITY = 17.16 LB/FT3
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
'NONE' SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:'NONE' SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DURING A FIRE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE,
CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE MAY BE PRODUCED.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:'NONE'. WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN APPROPRIATE LANDFILL; DO NOT INCINERATE.
OBSERVE ALL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

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