Product ID:CARBON DISULFIDE
MSDS Date:08/30/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-112-6000
MSDS Number: BMBZP

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO CHEMICAL DIV.

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

CARBON DISULFIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 75-15-0

RTECS: FF6650000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9%

OSHA PEL 20 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 10 PPM; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 3188 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE HYPOTENSION,
HALLUCINATIONS, DERMATITIS, EYE IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS, BLURRED
VISION, IRREGULAR BREATHING, DEEP UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LACK OF CORNEAL
& TENDON REFLEXES, LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE, RETROBULAR NEURITIS,
ERYTHEMA, EXFOLIATION, SECOND DEGREE BURNS, NUMB LIPS, TREMORS,
COMA AND DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
COUGHING, LABORED BREATHING, CYANOSIS, DROWSINESS, CONFUSION, SKIN
REDNESS, PAIN, VOMITING, FATIGUE, DISORIENTATION, CARDIAC
ARRHYTHMIAS, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR COL LAPSE, MYDRIASIS,
HYPERESTHESIA, LIGHT INTOXICATION, GIDDINESS, MUSCULAR PAIN,
ATAXIA, STAGGERING GAIT & HEARING LOSS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER OR NORMAL SALINE, FOR 15-20
MINUTES. SEE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
REMOVE SOILED CLOTHES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. I F BREATHING STOPS, GIVE CPR. SEEE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.
INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE OR EMISIS. GIVE
OXYGEN IF RESPIRATION IS DEPRESSED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=-30.C, -22.F
Lower Limits:1.0
Upper Limits:50.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
STANDARD FOAM. LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPARY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
DIKE FIRE CONTROL WATER. DO NOT SCATTER MATERIAL. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER FROM SIDE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL
TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASH BACK.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH
SPILLED MATERIAL. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND
PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
AWAY FROM OTHER BUILDINGS & IGNITION SOURCES. AVOID DIRECT
SUNLIGHT. PROTECT AGAINST LIGHTENING & ELECTRICITY.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON THE CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT
EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED
BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE EXPLOSION-PROOF LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE
VENTILATION TO MEET THE PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
(IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT WITH
SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE EYE WASH STATION &
SAFETY SHOWER WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOR FIRE FIGHTERS AND OTHER IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH
CONDITIONS: USE A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE .

HCC:F5
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=46.1C, 115.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-111.5C, -169.F
Vapor Pres:300 MMHG
Vapor Density:2.6
Spec Gravity:1.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:22.6 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:0.22%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID; NEAR ODORLESS
IF PURE, UNPLEASANT IF UNPUR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AL POWDDER, AZIDES, CHLORINE, FLUORINE, RUST, NITRIC OXIDE, OXIDIZERS,
PLASTIC, POTASSIUM, SODIUM, ZINC, PHENYL COPPER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAMES. CONTAINERS CAN
EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. VAPOR EXPLOSION & POISON HAZARD IN & OUT
DOORS OR SEWER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR AND CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STANDARD APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262,
EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER P022.

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