Product ID:0-2264, N-TETRACOSANE
MSDS Date:12/01/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N032861
MSDS Number: BPBDB

Emergency Phone: 215-692-3026

Info Phone: 215-692-3026

Cage: 84898

Telephone: 610-692-3026

Cage: 8Y898

N-TETRACOSANE

CAS: 646-31-1

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH
SKIN. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH CONTINUOUSLY W/H2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.SKIN: FLUSH
W/H2O FOR 15-20 MIN.IF BURNS HAVE NOT OCCURED USE SOAP & H2O TO
CLEANSE SKIN.INHAL: REMOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR. ADMIN O2 IF
PATIENT IS HA VING DFCLTY BRTHG. IF PATIENT HAS STOPPED BRTHG ADMIN
ARTF RESP. IF PATIENT IS IN CARD ARREST ADMIN CPR. CONTINUE LIFE
SUPPORT MEASURES UNTIL MED ASSIST HAS ARRIVED. REMOVE & WASH CONTAM
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point:234F,112C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. DO NOT USE
WATER!
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR APPROPRIATE OSHA REGULATED
EQUIPMENT. VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN AN APPROPRIATE
CONTAINER. HOLD FOR DISPOSAL. WASH CONTAMINATED SURFACES TO REMOVE
ANY RESIDUES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN COOL DRY PLACE. STORE ONLY WITH
COMPATIBLE CHEMICALS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:CHEMICAL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY IN HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: CLOTHING. INGESTION: IF PATIENT IS EXHIBITING SIGNS OF
SHOCK-KEEP WARM AND QUIET. CONTACT POISON CNTRL CENTER IMMED IF
NECESSARY. DO NOT ADMIN LIQS/INDUCE VOMIT TO AN UNCON/CONVULSING
PERSON. IF PATIENT IS VOMIT WATCH CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE AIRWAY DOES
NOT BECOME OBSTRUCTED BY VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IF NEC.

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:736F,391C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:129F,54C
Spec Gravity:0.799
Appearance and Odor:PUNGENT, ACRID, WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION LIBERATES TOXIC FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:BURN IN CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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