Product ID:PR-1422 B-1, B-2, PART A
MSDS Date:08/30/1989
FSC:8030
NIIN:01-154-9255
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BLLDZ

PRODUCTS RESEARCH & CHEMICAL CORPORATION

5430 SAN FERNANDO ROAD
GLENDALE, CA 91209
US

Emergency Phone: 800-228-5635/800-424-9300 CHEMTREC

Info Phone: 818-240-2060

Preparer: JCS

Cage: DO563

PRODUCTS RESEARCH & CHEMICAL

1800 GLENDALE, CA 91209 US

Telephone: 818-240-2060

Cage: DO563

DIMETHYL ACETAMIDE

CAS: 127-19-5

RTECS: AB7700000

Fraction By Weight: 35%

OSHA PEL S, 10 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 10 PPM; 9192

CALCIUM DICHROMATE

CAS: 14307-33-6

RTECS: HX7630000

Fraction By Weight: 15%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 STEL CEIL

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 STEL CEIL

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE EYE
DAMAGE. SKIN: IRRITATION. ALLERGIC SKIN RASH. TOXIC BY SKIN
ABSORPTION. MAY CAUSE PAINLESS PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE SKIN.
INHALATION: (MIST OR DUST OF DRIED MATERIAL) IRRITATION OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE BRONCHO ASTHMA. (VAPOR) IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, POSSIBLE *
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ALTHOUGH THE CHROMIUM COMPOUND IN THIS
PRODUCT ARE NOT DESIGNATED AS CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS, THE LIST
ENTITLED **
Effects of Overexposure:*LIVER DAMAGE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS OVER THE PEL MAY CAUSE PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE NOSE & PERFORATION OF THE CARTILAGINOUS
NASAL SEPTUM. INGEST ION: IRRITATION OF STOMACH & INTESTINES.
NAUSEA, VOMITING & DIARRHEA. POSSIBLE LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LABORATORY TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT
DERMAL APPLICATION OF DMAC TO PREGNANT RATS PRODUCED FETAL
ABNORMALITIES.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH LUKEWARM WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, CONSULT
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST,
CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS ARE
PRESENT, CON SULT PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE COMPLETE PERSONAL PROTECTION.

Spill Release Procedures:DIKE AND COVER THE SPILL WITH NONOXIDIZABLE
ABSORBENT. SCOOP INTO CONTAINER. SPRINKLE SODIUM THIOSULFATE ON
RESIDUE. WORK INTO RESIDUE. SCOOP INTO DISPOSAL CONTAINER. CLEAN
AREA WITH WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INGESTION. DUE TO TOXICITY BY
SKIN ABSORPTION, AVOID ALL SKIN CONTACT.

Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN VAPOR BELOW PEL.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE, BUTYL OR NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FULL-FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:SKIN AREAS SUBJECT TO SPLASH SHOULD BE
PROTECTED WITH POLYETHYLENE APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
SMOKING OR EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
**"CHEMICALS KNOWN BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER" AS
REQUIRED BY THE SAFE DRINKING WATER & TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT,
(PROPOSITION 65), INCLUDE ALL HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS.

Spec Gravity:1.32
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:70

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN;
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:EPA WASTE NO. D-007. DISPOSE OF SPILLAGE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

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