Product ID:FORMALDEHYDE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-246-6199
MSDS Number: BLXGH

MALLINCKRODT INC.

PARIS BYPASS
PARIS, KY 40361
US

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600

Info Phone: 606-987-7000

Cage: 62910

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

FORMALDEHYDE (SARA III)

CAS: 50-00-0

RTECS: LP8925000

Fraction By Weight: 37 - 44%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1048

ACGIH TLV: C 0.3 PPM; A2; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL) (SARA III)

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

Fraction By Weight: 10-15%

OSHA PEL S,200PPM/250STEL

ACGIH TLV: S,200PPM/250STEL; 93

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 = 800 MG/KG (FORMALDEHYDE)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: TISSUE DAMAGE, RESPIRATORY
TRACT INJURY, EDEMA, PNEUMONITIS MAY BE FATAL. SEVERE
IRRITATION,SENSITIZATION. BLURRED VISION, IRRITATION, PERNAMENT EYE
DAMAGE. INGESTION: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISTURBA NCES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS,
DEATH. METHANOL MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. CHRONIC: DERMITITIS,LIVER
ENLARGEMENT, MAY CAUSE CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE IS PROBABLY CARCINOGENIC BY
IARC, REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGENIC BY NTP.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT, COUGHING,AND
SHORT OF BREATH.CAUSES IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.MAY BE
FATAL IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. INGESTION: SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN,
VIOLENT VOMITING, HEAD ACHE, AND DIARRHEA. SKIN: IRRITATION WITH
REDNESS AND PAIN. EYE: REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED VISION, BLINDNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF SKIN OR
EYE DISORDERS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE. PERSONS WITH
LIVER, KIDNEY AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY ALSO BE AT INCREASED
RISK.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY
FIRST AID.INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
SKIN WITH PLE NTY OF WATER. EYE: WASH EYES IMMEDIATELYWITH LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING
TWO GLASSES OF WATER, OR MILK IF AVAILABLE AND STICKING FINGER DOWN
THROAT.

Flash Point:140F,60C
Lower Limits:7.0
Upper Limits:73
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY CAN BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRES AND
COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS. WATER MAY REDUCE TO NON-FLAMMABLE
MIXTURE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
NIOSH-APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED WITH PRESSURE DEMAND OR POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ABOVE FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE
EXPLOSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. ELIMINATE ALL
SOURCES OF IGNITION. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM VAPORS. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER OR
SURFACE WATER. USE S PECIALLY TRAINED PERSONNEL FOR THE EMERGENCY.
Neutralizing Agent:CAN BE ABSORBED ON INERT MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
PREVENT PHYSICAL DAMAGE. SEPARATED FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. STORE
IN NO SMOKING AREA IN FLAMMABLE STORAGE ROOM.
Other Precautions:WEAR SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHERE EXPOSURES MAY
EXCEED ESTABLISHED LEVELS. WASH HANDS, FACE, FOREARMS AND NECK WHEN
EXITING RESTRICTED AREAS. SHOWER, DISPOSE OF OUTER CLOTHING.
PROTECT FROM FREE ZING.

Respiratory Protection:IF THE PEL IS EXCEEDED, A FULL-FACEPIECE
RESPIRATOR WITH CARTRIDGES OR CANISTERS SPECIFICALLY APRROVED FOR
PROTECTION AGAINST FORMALDEHYDE MAY BE WORN UP TO CONCENTRATIONS OF
10 PPM (10X PEL).
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS GENERALLY PREFERRED AS IT CAN
CONTROL THE EMMISSIONS AT ITS SOURCE
Protective Gloves:BUTYL OR NITRILE RUBBER.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES/FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
ANY POSSIBILITY OF SKIN CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING OR
SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE PERCEPTION OF FORMALDEHYDE BY ODOR AND EYE IRRITATION BECOMES LESS
SENSITIVE WITH TIME. THIS CAN LEAD TO OVEREXPOSURE IF WORKER IS
RELYING ON FORMALDEHYDE'S WARNING PROPERTIES TO ALERT HIM.

HCC:F6
Boiling Pt:=96.1C, 205.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-15.C, 5.F
Vapor Density:1.04
Spec Gravity:1.08
Solubility in Water:INFINITE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:50

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS AND ALKALIES. REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH NITROGEN DIOXIDE,
PERCHLORIC ACID/ANILINE MIXTURES AND NITROMETHANE
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME.
KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. ABOVE FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE
EXPLOSIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE UNBURNED FORMALDEHYDE, UNBURNED METHYL ALCOHOL, AND OXIDES
OF CARBON.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:AVOID LOW TEMPERATURES. NONHAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION MAY OCCUR AT LOW TEMPERATURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER. USED
ABSORBED INERT MATERIAL MAY BE DISPOSED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE IN A
RCRA APPROVED FACILITY OR DISSOLVED IN AN APPROPRIATE COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT AND ATOMIZED IN A RCRA APPROVED CHEMICAL INCINERATOR.

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