Product ID:H0255, N-HEXADECANE
MSDS Date:06/26/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N017584
MSDS Number: BKSGX

Emergency Phone: 800-322-1174

Info Phone: 617-938-0067

Cage: 5Y748

Telephone: 617-938-0067/9721(FAX) 800-322

Cage: 5Y748

N-HEXADECANE

CAS: 544-76-3

RTECS: ML9200000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF INGEST, INHALED, OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKI N. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING.
TO BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL
PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS
WITH FINGERS. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
O*2. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL MD.

Flash Point:275F,135C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR
POLYMER FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVING RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME/SODA ASH,
PICK UP. KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPI LL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:DRY LIME OR SODA ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLOSED. SEVERE IRRITANT.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
CLTHG. AVOID PRLNG OR RPTD EXPOSURE. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
BEFORE REUSE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH. OTHER PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:549F,287C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:64.4F,18.0C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 105.3C
Vapor Density:7.8
Spec Gravity:0.773
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID.

STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATL W/A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT
& BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER &
SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS.

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