Product ID:145-EC DRY CLEANING SOLVENT
MSDS Date:06/13/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-664-5685
MSDS Number: BLKYY

SHELL OIL COMPANY

PRODUCT SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE
HOUSTON, TX 77210
US

Emergency Phone: 713-473-9461

Info Phone: 713-241-4819

Cage: 54527

SOLVENTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

PEARLAND, TX 77588-0490 US

Telephone: 281-485-5377

Cage: 4W432

NAPHTHA, MEDIUM ALIPHATIC

CAS: 64742-88-7

Fraction By Weight: 93.0%

NAPHTHA, LIGHT AROMATIC

CAS: 64742-95-6

Fraction By Weight: 7.0%

TRIMETHYL BENZENE (SARA III)

CAS: 25551-13-7

RTECS: DC3220000

Fraction By Weight: 4 - 4.7%

OSHA PEL 25 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN,
EYES, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY LEAD TO VOMITING,
ASPIRATION, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: REPEATED AND
PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DEFATT ING AND DRYING OF THE SKIN
WHICH MAY RESULT IN SKIN IR RITATION AND DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE NOT
SHOWN ANY EVIDENCE OF BEING CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION:OVEREXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. INGESTION:MAY CAUSE NAUSEA,VOMITING,ASPIRATION AND
POSSIBLY UNCONSCIOUSNESS. EYES:CAUSES MILD IRRITATION ON
CONTACT.VAPORS MAY CAUSE TEARS/I RRITATION. SKIN:CAUSES SLIGHT
IRRITATION.PROLONGED/REP EATED CONTACT MAY LEAD TO DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING EYE, SKIN
AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT.

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER.CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR & RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY.CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYES: IMMEDIATEL Y FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILEHOLDING
EYELID S OPEN.GET MEDICAL HELP. INGESTION: IMMEDIATELY CALL A
PHYSICIAN.DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.GIVE WATER IF CONSCIOUS. NOTHING
BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:113F,45C
Lower Limits:1.0
Upper Limits:6.0
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE DIRECT WATER STREAM. PRODUCT WILL FLOAT AND
BURN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY. CONTAIN RUNOFF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS. CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE
IN INTENSE OF HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE & SAFETY GEARS.
SMALL SPILL:MOP UP OR SOAK UP WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE INORGANIC
ABSORBENT. PLACE IN DOT DRUMS. LARGE SPILL:CONTAIN BY DIKING WITH
SUITABLE ABSORBENT. PUMP LIQ T O SALVAGE TANK.TRANSFER ABSORBED
WASTE IN DOT DRUM

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY,COOL,AND VENTILATED
AREA.DO NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED
WHEN NOT IN USE.PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:THE SELECTION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD
BE MADE BY THE MATERIAL USER BASED ON THE PARTICULAR CONDITIONS
WHERE THE MATERIAL IS TO BE USED TOGETHER WITH INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS MSDS. GROUND/BOND ALL EQUIPMENT WHEN TRANSFER

Respiratory Protection:WHEN NEEDED,USE NIOSH APPROVED CANISTER-TYPE
RESPIRATOR.IN CONFINED OR POORLY VENTILATED AREAS OR FOR EMERGENCY
AND OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE THE EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDE,USE AN
APPROVED POSITIVE-PRES SURE,SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED IF NECESSARY. LOCAL
EXPLOSION- PROOF EXHAUST VENTILATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME
OPERATION
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE/IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES OR FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SUCH AS BOOTS,APRON,OR
FULL-BODY SUIT DEPENDING ON THE OPERATION.EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER EACH USE. AVOID SKIN
CONTACT. DO NOT EAT,DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK AREA.AVOID BREATHING OF
VAPORS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>323F,>162C
Vapor Pres:<5MMHG@100
Vapor Density:4.8 (AIR=1
Spec Gravity:0.79
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<0.1 (BU-ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT COLORED LIQUID, HYDROCARBON ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND
OTHER HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS DURING COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MAY BE BURNT IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR
DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL
LAWS. EMPTY CONTAINERS CAN HAVE RESIDUES.CONTAMINATED PRODUCT &
MATERIALS AND EMPTY CONTAINERS ARE SUBJECT TO PROPER
WASTEDISPOSAL.

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