Product ID:7124, ASPHALT EMULSION
MSDS Date:10/23/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N033930
MSDS Number: BNVWC

CONOCO INC

HOUSTON, TX 77252
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 713-293-5550

Preparer: MSDS ADMINISTRATOR

Cage: 15445

CONOCO INC

4784 HOUSTON, TX 77210-4784 US

Telephone: 800-441-3637/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 15445

ASPHALT; (PETROLEUM ASPHALT)

CAS: 8052-42-4

RTECS: CI9900000

Fraction By Weight: 25-70%

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3, FUME

EXTRACTION/SOLVENT DILUTION, SOURCE OF CRUDE OIL,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3, FUME

REPEATED EXPOSURE OF SHAVED SKIN WHICH WAS NEVER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ACTIVATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CHARCOAL SLURRY, SUSPEND 50 GRAMS ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOR AN AVERAGE ADULT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONTAMINATED MATERIAL FOR REUSE OR RECLAMATION.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MATL. SHOVEL OR SWEEP UP. ALLOW HOT ASPHALT TO COOL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GLOVES WHERE MATERIAL IS BEING HANDLED HOT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEATED PROD MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO EYES,
SKIN & LUNGS AFTER PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS; HOT ASPHALT CAN CAUSE THERMAL
BURNS & UNHEATED ASPHALT CAN CAUSE IRRIT. OVEREXP TO FUMES OF
HEATED PROD SHLD BE AVOIDED. IARC CONDUCTED A THROROUGH LITERATURE
SEARCH IN 1985 & DETERM THAT THERE IS INADEQ EVID FOR CARCIN OF
(EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: UNDILUTED AIR-REFINED ASPHALT IN
ANIMALS/HUMANS. IARC ALSO CONCLUDED THAT MOUSE SKIN PAINTING
STUDIES SHOWED THAT EXTRACTS OF ASPHALTS CAUSED SKIN TUMORS.
HOWEVER, THESE EXTRACTS WERE DERIVE D BY USING BENZENE/TOLUENE AS
SOLVENT &RSLTG EXTRACT DOES NOT REALISTICALLY CHARACTERIZE ASPHALT
TO WHICH (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP.IF BRTHG
IS DFCLT, GIVE O*2.CALL MD.SKIN:IMMED WASH W/SOAP & WATER.WASH
CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.IF EXPOS TO HOT MATL, COOL IMMED W/COLD
WATER.DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE MATL.EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN.CALL MD.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IMMED
GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON
(ING 4)

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . KEEP PERSONNEL REMOVED AND UPWIND OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STEAM MAY EVOLVE IN FIRE SITUATION. IF
ALL WATER IS BOILED OFF, MATERIAL WILL EXHIBIT PROPERTIES OF
ASPHALT.

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW FIRE & EXPLO HAZ & SAFETY PRECS BEFORE
PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP.USE APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP DURING CLEAN
UP.DIKE SPILL.PVNT LIQ FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERWAYS/LOW
AREAS.RECOVER FREE LIQ FOR REUSE/ RECLAMATION.RECOVER UNDAM &
MINIMALLY (ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE >180F/USE HEATING SURF
>200F @ SEA LEVEL.REFER TO "SAFE STOR & HNDLG OF HOT ASPHALT";THE
ASPHALT INSTITUTE, INFO SERIES NO.180, AUG 1981.
Other Precautions:SKIN CONTACT SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.

Respiratory Protection:SELECT APPROP NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PROT WHERE
NEC TO MAINTAIN EXPOS < ACCEPT LIMS.PROPER RESP SELECTION SHLD BE
DETERM BY ADEQUATELY TRAINED PERS & BASED ON CONTAMINANT(S), THE
DEGREE OF POTENTIAL E XPOS & PUBLISHED RESP PROT FACTORS.
Ventilation:NORMAL VENTILATION UNLESS VAPORS OR FUME CONCENTRATIONS ARE
HIGH, THEN MECHANICAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED.
Protective Gloves:NBR/NEOPRENE GLOVES;INSULATED (ING 9)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:COMPLETE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IF MATERIAL IS
BEING HANDLED HOT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CLEAN EXPOSED SKIN WITH WATERLESS HAND CLEANER
FOLLOWED BY SOAP AND WATER. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HLTH HAZ:HUMANS ARE EXPOSED. THE SAME CRITICISM APPLIES TO RECENT
STUDIES WHERE ROOFING ASPHALT FUME CONDENSATE/STEAM-REFINED ASPHALT
CAUSED SKIN CANCER IN SIMILAR MOUSE PAINTING STUDIES. THESE ANIMAL
DATA SHLD BE INTERPRETED CAUTIOUSLY SINCE HLTH EFTS MAY BE
DEPENDENT ON VARIABLES SUCH AS SOLVENT (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Spec Gravity:1 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:DILUTES WITH WATER
Appearance and Odor:BROWN TO BLACK LIQUID/SEMISOLID; PETROLEUM
HYDROCARBON ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZ GASES/VAPS PRDCED ARE CO, CO*2, &
SULFUR DIOXIDE. TO AVOID FOAMING, DO NOT HEAT TO BOILING POINT
(212F @ SEA LEVEL).

Waste Disposal Methods:TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION & DISPOSAL
MUST BE I/A/W APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. DO NOT FLUSH TO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM.

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