Product ID:BDI-26135-1 MICROSCAN ALPHA NAPHTHOL
MSDS Date:01/27/1992
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F031257
MSDS Number: BSMYL

Emergency Phone: 800-677-7226

Info Phone: 916-677-2139/80-677-7226

Cage: 0WG31

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Cage: 0WG31

1-NAPHTHOL

CAS: 90-15-3

RTECS: QL2800000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION MAY CAUSE NECROSIS OF
MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE HEPATOMEGALY,
JAUNDICE, SPLENOMEGALY, ALBUMINURIA, & HEMATURIA. SKIN: ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SWEATING, THIRST, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
HYPERACTIVITY, STUPOR, ABDOMINAL PAIN, & COMA.

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20
MINS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP & LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL
REMAINS. INHALATION : REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NECESSARY, GIVE CPR.
INGESTION: GIVE WATER/ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. INDUCE EMESIS. KEEP AHEAD
BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point:585F/307C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CLEAN DRY
CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE CHEMICALS.
Other Precautions:PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR & AWAY FROM
IGNITION SOURCES.

Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
Protective Gloves:VINYL
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:APPROPRIATE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT
W/SKIN
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:550F/288C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:205F/96C
Vapor Pres:1.7
Spec Gravity:1.1
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS OR BEIGE (LEAFLETS) W/PHENOLIC
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:IGNITION SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC &/OR HAZARDOUS GASES

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATION. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. DON'T ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE
WATER SOURCES.

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