Product ID:TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:07/14/1988
FSC:6685
NIIN:00F031366
MSDS Number: BSNFS

Emergency Phone: 615-229-2000/615-229-6094

Info Phone: 615-229-2000

Cage: 78364

Telephone: 423-229-2000

Cage: 74364

TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE

CAS: 78-40-0

RTECS: TC7900000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 1311 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE & SKIN IRRITANT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: DROWSINESS. SKIN: DRYING, CRACKING.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:99C/210F
Lower Limits:1.7%
Upper Limits:10%
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 452C(846F)

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: COLLECT W/ABSORBENT MATERIALS. LARGE:
FLUSH W/WATER SPRAY. PREVENT RUNOFF FROM ENTERING DRAINS, SEWERS OR
STREAMS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. SINCE
EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE, FOLLOW LABEL WARNINGS
EVEN AFTER CONTAINER IS EMPTIED.
Other Precautions:PREVENT EYE & SKIN CONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPOR
& MIST.
Ventilation:GENERAL; TYPICALLY 10 AIR CHANGES/HR. RATES SHOULD BE
MATCHED TO CONDITIONS. LOCAL EXHAUST/ENCLOSED HANDLING SYSTEM.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELD, GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FACE SHIELD, EYE BATH, WASHING FACILITIES
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. GOOD INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE PRACTICE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT HAS A LOW POTENTIAL TO AFFECT AQUATIC ORGANISMS/SECONDARY WASTE
TREATMENT MICROORGANISMS/GERMINATION/EARLY GROWTH OF PLANTS.
LABORATORY STUDIES SHOW PRODUCT CAN BE BIODEGRADED BY ACTIVATED SLU
DGE FROM DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS/READILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
BIODEGRADATION IN RIVERS BY MICROBIAL POPULATIONS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text: 209C/408F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-69.5F
Vapor Pres: 1
Vapor Density:6.28
Spec Gravity:1.070
Evaporation Rate & Reference:4.54 G/1000 SQCM/HR
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/MILD PLEASANT ODOR (LIKE
CIDER); EITHER RED/BLUE COLO
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100/WT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2, CO; HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES OF
PHOSPHOROUS OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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