Product ID:33-588, ATLAC
MSDS Date:11/03/1989
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N033300
MSDS Number: BPLYN

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC

8540 BAYCENTER RD
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245
US

Emergency Phone: 904-739-2170;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-523-7934;904-739-2170

Cage: 1JM52

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC (VDR-CHEM COMMOD AGY,INC)

19129 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245 US

Telephone: 904-739-2170, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Cage: 1JM52

STYRENE; (STYRENE MONOMER) (SARA III)

CAS: 100-42-5

RTECS: WL3675000

Fraction By Weight: 30-40%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S,50PPM/100STEL;9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: PROLONGED OR FREQUENT CONTACT
MAY CAUSE DEFATTING AND DRYNESS OF SKIN WITH RESULTANT IRRITATION
AND POSS DERMATITIS. STYRENE MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN TOXIC
AMTS. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATIO N. LIQUID SPLASHES MAY RESULT IN
MORE SERIOUS INJURIES. MAY CAUSE LACHRYMATION (TEARS). INHAL: VAPS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:STYRENE: CLASS 2B (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT & UPPER RESP
TRACT DISCOMFORT. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY RESULT IN HDCH, NAUSEA,
INSENSIBILITY AND OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. REPEATED
EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONC ENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, PAIN &
DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
AID. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM FROM EXPOSURE. IF VICTIM IS
UNCONSCIOUS, ADMINI STER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND/OR OXYGEN AS
NEEDED. SEEK MEDICAL AID. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
(ASPIRATION HAZARD). SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AID.

Flash Point:89F,31.7C
Lower Limits:1.1%
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
ANY CLASS B EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY
DECONTAMINATED AFTER USE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AT ELEVATED TEMPS, SUCH AS IN FIRE,
POLYMERIZATION MAY TAKE PLACE. IF POLYMERIZATION TAKES PLACE IN
CLSD CNTNR, THERE IS POSS OF VIOLENT RUPTURE OF (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE
AREA. ABSORB SPILL WITH AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAWDUST,
VERMICULITE OR SAND AND PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINER. IF LARGE SPILL,
DIKE AREA TO PREVENT MATERIA L FROM ENTERING WATER SYSTEMS OR
SEWERS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID STOR >100F. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD
SKIN CONT.AVOID INHAL OF HEATED VAPS/SPRAY MISTS. AVOID IMPROPER
ADDN OF PROMOTER &/OR CATALYST.
Other Precautions:PROMOTER AND CATALYST USED WITH PRODUCT SHOULD ALWAYS
BE MIXED SEPARATELY WITH PRODUCT AND MUST NEVER BE MIXED TOGETHER.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED CANISTER-TYPE RESPIRATOR
MUST BE WORN TO PREVENT INHALATION OF VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS WHEN
TLV OR PEL IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:GEN VENT IS REQUIRED DURING NORMAL USE, LOCAL VENT MAY BE
REQD DURING CERTAIN OPERATIONS TO KEEP EXPOS LEVS BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG/FULL LGTH FACESHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: CONTAINER. PRODUCT VAPORS MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN
AIR. WASTE DISP METH: PACKAGING, & RECORD KEEPING STD. EXTREME CARE
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT IT IS DISPOSED OF ONLY IN FACIL ITY
PERMITTED FOR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUSWASTES. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FED, ST,& LOC REGS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:295F,146C
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:1.20
Evaporation Rate & Reference:< N-BUTYL ACETATE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER HAZY LIQUID. PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:30-40

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING OF MATERIAL TO DECOMPOSITION
MAY CAUSE EMISSION OF IRRITATING, ACRID FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:MATL HAS BEEN TESTED & FOUND TO HAVE FLASH POINT
<140F.IF DISCARDED, MATL & CNTNRS SHOULD BE TREATED AS HAZ WASTES
BASED ON CHARACT OF IGNIT AS DEFINED UNDER FED RCRA REGS (40 CFR
261). DISP OF MATL & ITS CNTNR,REQS COMPLIANCE WITH LABELING,
(SUPDAT)

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