Product ID:0261100 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE
MSDS Date:05/01/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-242-3642
MSDS Number: BPZQV

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

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE (8-QUINOLINOL)

CAS: 148-24-3

RTECS: VC4200000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 1200 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: INHALATION/INGESTION/SKIN
ABSORPTION-ALL PRODUCE METHEMOGLOBIN IN BLOOD, CAUSING REDUCED
BLOOD FUNCTION. EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY AFFECT LI VER, CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM, AND BONE MARROW; WEIGHT LOSS, ANEMIA, AND IRRITABILITY MAY
ALSO OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:8-HYDROQUINOLINE IS NOT LISTED BY IARC
AND NTP DUE A LACK OF SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE (CLASS 3 IARC) .
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTED/INHALED/SKIN CONTACT: HEADACHE,
CYANOSIS, SHALLOW BREATHING, DIZZINESS, CONFUSION, LETHARGY,
STUPOR, CONVULSIONS, COMA, JAUNDICE, PAIN IN URINATION, ANEMIA,
DEATH. EYE: REDNESS, TEARING, BLUR RED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALED: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING STOPPED. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. SEE DOCTOR.
EYES: FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL NO RESIDUE
REMAINS. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. WASH WITH
SOAP AND WATER. INGESTED: IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING
SYRUP OF IPECAC, FOLLOWED BY WATER. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND
SUPPORTIVELY.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE GEAR. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE IF POSSIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS FAIL OR NON-ROUTINE
OPERATIONS OCCUR; USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATOR, OR SCBA, AS REQUIRED. USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
1910.134.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AS NEEDED TO PREVENT
PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ANTIDOTE FOR METHOMOGLOBINEMIA (>25-40%): GIVE 1% METHYLENE BLUE
SOLUTION, 0.1 ML/KG INTRAVENEOUSLY OVER A 10 MINUTE PERIOD. IF NO
METHYLENE BLUE AVAILABLE; USE ASCORBIC ACID 1 GRAM SLOWLY
INTRAVENEOU SLY. ANTIDOTE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL
PERSONNEL ONLY.

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:512F,267C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F,75C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:512F,267C
Spec Gravity:1.0 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER, DARKENS ON
EXPOSURE TO LIGHT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

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