Product ID:CYCLO SOL 53 SOLVENT, 83420
MSDS Date:06/13/1989
FSC:9150
NIIN:00N025596
MSDS Number: BNCRF

SHELL OIL CO

HOUSTON, TX 77210
US

Emergency Phone: 713-473-9461;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 713-241-4819

Preparer: J.C. WILLETT

Cage: SHELO

SHELL OIL COMPANY

4320 HOUSTON, TX 77210 US

Telephone: 800-231-6950

Cage: 54527

FIXED EQUIPMENT. BOND AND GROUND TRANSFER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GRIND, WELD/PERFORM SIMILAR OPER ON/NEAR CNTNRS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; (SHELL CYCLO SOL S3 SOLVENT, A

CAS: 64742-95-6

Fraction By Weight: 100%

XYLENE

CAS: 1330-20-7

RTECS: ZE2100000

Fraction By Weight: 3-4%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM;150 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM;150 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

BENZENE, TRIMETHYL-(MIXED ISOMERS); (TRIMETHYLBENZENES)

CAS: 25551-13-7

RTECS: DC3220000

Fraction By Weight: 57-67%

OSHA PEL 25 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM

NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF VOMIT OCCURS SPONT,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF MORE THAN 2.0 ML PER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHD BE INDUCED W/SUPERVISION. KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REFLEX, CONVULSIONS/UNCON OCCUR BEFORE EMESIS,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RESIDUE W/ABSORB SUCH AS CLAY, SAND/OTHER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOR PROPER DISP. FLUSH AREA W/H*2O TO REMOVE TRACE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TAKE UP W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

USE W/ADEQ VENT. CNTNRS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 4.7 G/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:LIQ IS MIN IRRIT TO EYES. HIGH VAP
CONC MAY BE IRRIT. SKIN: LIQ IS SLIGHTLY IRRIT TO SKIN. PRLNGD/RPTD
LIQ CONT CAN RSLT IN DEFAT & DRYING OF SKIN WHICH MAY RSLT IN SKIN
IRRIT & DERM. INHAL: HIGH VAP CONC MAY BE IRRIT TO NOSE, THROAT, &
RESP TRACT & MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESS. INGEST: INGEST OF PROD MAY RSLT
(SUPP DATA)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRIT AS NOTED ABOVE. EARLY TO MOD CNS DEPRESS
MAY BE EVIDENCED BY GIDDINESS, HDCH, DIZZ & NAUS; IN EXTREME CASES,
UNCON & DEATH MAY OCCUR. ASPIR PNEUM MAY BE EVIDENCED BY COUGHING,
LABORED BRTHG & CY ANOSIS (BLUISH SKIN); IN SEVERE CASES DEATH MAY
OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE
HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MED ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES
& WIPE EXCESS FROM SKIN. FLUSH SKIN W/H*2O. FOLLOW BY WASHING
W/SOAP & H* 2O. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. DO NOT REUSE CLTHG
UNTIL CLEANED. INHAL: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR & PROVIDE O*2 IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. GET MED ATTN. INGEST:
DO (ING 4)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:100F,38C
Lower Limits:1%
Upper Limits:7%
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, FOAM, DRY CHEM/CO*2. DO NOT USE
DIRECT STREAM OF H*2O.PROD WILL FLOAT & CAN BE REIGNITED ON SURF OF
H*2O.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CAUTION. COMBUST. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE
SPACE W/OUT FULL BUNKER GEAR (HELMET W/FACE SHLD, BUNKER COATS,
GLOVES & RUB BOOTS), INCL NIOSH/MSHA (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CNTNRS EXPOS TO INTENSE HEAT FROM FIRES
SHD BE COOL W/H*2O TO PVNT VAP PRESS BUILDUP WHICH COULD RSLT IN
CNTNR RUPTURE. CNTNR AREAS EXPOS TO DIRECT (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:CAUTION. COMBUST. LRG SPILLS: ELIM POTENTIAL
SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR APPROP NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP & OTHER PROT
CLTHG. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK ONLY IF SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE & CONT.
REMOVE W/VACUUM TRUCKS /PUMP TO STORAGE/SALVAGE VESSELS. SOAK UP
(ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP LIQUID & VAPOR AWAY FROM HEAT,
SPARKS & FLAME. SURFACES THAT SUFF HOT MAY IGNITE EVEN LIQUID
PRODUCT IN ABSENCE OF SPARKS/FLAME.
Other Precautions:EXTING PILOT LIGHTS, CIGARETTES & TURN OFF OTHER
SOURCES OF IGNIT PRIOR TO USE & UNTIL ALL VAPS ARE GONE. VAPS MAY
ACCUMULATE & TRAVEL TO IGNIT SOURCES DISTANT FROM HNDLG SITE;
FLASH-FIRE CAN RSLT. KE EP CNTNRS CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. (ING 11)

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS MAY/DOES EXCEED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
LIMITS USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT OVEREXP. IN
ACCORD WITH 29 CFR 1910.134 USE EITHER AN ATMOSPHERE-SUPP RESP/AN
AIR-PURIFYING RESP F OR ORG VAPORS.
Ventilation:USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL
VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:AIR-DRY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IN WELL
VENTILATED AREA, THEN LAUNDER BEFORE REUSING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: APPRVD POS PRESS SCBA. COOL FIRE EXPOS CNTNRS W/H*2O.
EXPLO HAZ: FLAME CONT SHD BE COOLED W/LRG QTYS OF H*2O AS NEEDED TO
PVNT WEAKENING OF CNTNR STRUCTURE. HLTH HAZ: IN VOMIT; ASPIR
(BRTHG) OF VOMITUS INTO LUNGS MUST BE AVOIDED AS EVEN SMALL QTYS
MAY RESULT IN ASPIR PNEUMONITIS.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:300F,149C
Vapor Pres:10.3 @100F
Vapor Density:4.3
Spec Gravity:0.87
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.1 (N-BUT AC=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT COLORED LIQUID. AROMATIC HYDROCARBON ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HEAT, FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND UNIDENTIFIED
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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