Product ID:MODIFIER C, C2016H
MSDS Date:04/01/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N039399
MSDS Number: BRLCL

ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORP

600 GRANT ST
PITTSBURGH, PA 15230-0250
US

Emergency Phone: 412-571-5888

Info Phone: 412-433-7654

Cage: ARIST

ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORP.

PITTSBURGH, PA 15219-2704 US

Telephone: 412-354-9859

Cage: ARIST

CONCS HAVE BEEN REPORTED (NO CHANGES IN WORKERS @

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP W/CANCER, ALTHOUGH SOME

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MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN URINARY ENZYMES (DECR

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PARAFFIN WAX HAS CAUSED WAX BOILS, FOLLICULITIS,

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SCROTUM IN WAX PRESSMEN EXPOSED TO CRUDE PETRO WAX

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IN EXPOSED AREA ARE LESS WELL DOCUMENTED. INDUS GRPS

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RECLASSIFICATION DUE TO CURRENT INCONCLUSIVE

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MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERMATITIS.

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SUBSTANCE LIST OF 1980, AS AMENDED, & REPORTABLE

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ENVIRONMENT, REPORT SPILLS TO 800-424-8802, NRC.

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W/ADEQUATE GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION

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POLYVINYL ALCOHOL & TEFLON PROT GARMENTS

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CHEM CLASS. EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATIONS & DELUGE

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PARAFFIN; (PARAFFIN WAX)

CAS: 8002-74-2

RTECS: RV0350000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

(ORAL,RAT) 5000 MG/KG.

CAS: 100-42-5

RTECS: WL3675000

Fraction By Weight: 95%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

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

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 2.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRIMARY EFTS OF THIS PROD WILL
PROBABLY BE DUE TO STYRENE. INHAL:MAY CAUSE DROW, NAUS, HDCH, FATG,
NARCOS, DIZZ & INCOORD (CNS DEPRESS). SEV EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONFUSED
STATE. IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS OF UPPER RESP TRACT MAY OCCUR.
SKIN:IRRIT MAY OCCUR, W/PRLNG OR RPTD EXPOS POSS DEVELOPING TO
DERM. ECZEMA MAY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:STYRENE:GROUP 2B (IARC 7,345,87).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DEVELOP. THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS ON
BACK OF HANDS, WRISTS & FOREARMS. MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN.
EYE:IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS, PAIN & REDNESS MAY OCCUR. INGEST:SORE
THROAT, ABDOM PAIN & VOMIT MAY OC CUR. ASPIR OF STYRENE INTO LUNGS
MAY CAUSE CHEM PNEUM WHICH MAY BE LIFE THREATENING. OTHER:MED
SCREENING SHLD BE(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/CHRONIC RESP
DISORDERS (I.E., ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, EMPHYSEMA, ETC) MAY BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ANY FUME/AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER EXPOS.
PERS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS (ING 10)

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED OR IS
DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION (MOUTH-TO-MOUTH) OR
OXYGEN AS INDICATED. CALL MD. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH SKIN T HOROUGHLY W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER. CALL MD. EYE:FLUSH
W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF LUKEWARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL MD.
INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR ASPIRATION HAZARD. IMMEDIATELY
CALL MD.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:90.0F,32.2C
Lower Limits:1.1%
Upper Limits:6.1%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL (SMALL FIRES); ALCOHOL
FOAM & WATER FOG (LARGE FIRES).
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE, BUT SHOULD BE USED
TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGH TEMPERATURE EXPOSURE FOR EXTENDED
LENGTHS OF TIME WILL RESULT IN SPONTANEOUS UNCONTROLLED EXOTHERMIC
POLYMERIZATION.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. REMOVE ALL IGNIT SOURCES. EMER
RESPONSE PERS SHLD BE PROVIDED W/PROT EQUIP & CLTHG WHERE NEC TO
ENSURE THEIR PROT. COVER SPILL W/INORG ABSORB MATL (VERMICULITE),
SWEEP UP & PLACE IN LABELED CNTNR FOR DISP. STYRENE IS ON CERCLA
HAZ (ING 11)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PRLNG/RPTD CONT W/SKIN. AVOID
EYE CONT. STORE IN COOL DRY AREA AWAY FROM OXIDIZERS. DO NOT STORE
IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:BOND & GROUND CNTNRS OF THIS PROD TO PVNT STATIC
SPKS. STYRENE VAPS ARE UNINHIBITED & MAY CAUSE BLOCKAGE OF VENT
DUCTS DUE TO POLYMERIZATION. PERIODIC INSPECTION MAY BE NEC TO PVNT
STOPPAGE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPKS & FLAME. WORK (ING 13)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR
PROTECTION AGAINST ORGANIC VAPORS SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID
INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE AIR CONTAMINANTS. APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR SELECTION DEPENDS ON TYPE & MAGNITUDE OF
EXPOSURE.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST VENT SHLD BE USED TO CTL EMISSION OF AIR
CONTAMS.GEN DILUTION VENT MAY ASSIST W/REDUCTION OF AIR CONTAM
CONCS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL LGTH FCSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:CHEM RESISTANCE DATA FOR BARRIER MATLS USED
SHLD BE DETERM BASED ON USE OF THIS PROD. CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE,
(ING 14)
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTAMINATED CLOTHING SHOULD BE LAUNDERED
BEFORE RE-USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:DONE FOR THOSE W/ABNORM CNS, CHRONIC RESP DISORDERS,
SKIN DISEASE, KIDNEY & LIVER DISORDERS. FEW EMBRYOTOX EFTS HAVE
BEEN SHOWN IN ANIMAL STUDIES, BUT RSLTS ARE CONFLICTING. DATA ON HU
MANS ARE INCONCLUSIVE. CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS IN CULTURED
PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTES OCCURRING IN WORKERS AT HIGH (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:293F,145C
Vapor Pres:4.5
Vapor Density:3.6
Spec Gravity:0.91 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID W/SHARP ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:95

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG ACIDS, PEROXIDE, OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT OR OPEN FLAME,
STORAGE IN OPEN CONTAINERS, PROLONGED STORAGE (>6 MONTHS).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE &
ORGANIC ACIDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:EXPOSURE TO HEAT, OPEN FLAMES OR
CONTAMINATION W/OXIDIZING AGENTS; AVOID STORAGE >100F (38C).

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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