Product ID:TRIOCTYL PHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:01/30/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N042108
MSDS Number: BSVCR

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1-HEXANOL, 2-ETHYL-, PHOSPHATE; (TRIOCTYL PHOSPHATE)

CAS: 78-42-2

RTECS: MP0770000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL,RAT): >40 G/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: TRIOCTYL PHOSPHATE HAS LOW
ORAL, DERMAL AND INHAL TOX. TRIOCTYL PHOSPHATE IS SEV IRRIT TO SKIN
AND MILDLY IRRIT TO EYES CAUSING MILD CONJUNCT. CHRONIC: AN EVAL BY
NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (N TP) (1984) INDICATED THAT THERE WAS
EQUIVOCAL EVIDENCE OF CARCIN IN MALE RATS AS EVIDENCED BY INCR
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: INCIDENCES OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS, A
BENIGN TUMOR OF ADRENAL MEDULLA. THERE WAS ALSO SOME EVIDENCE OF
CARCIN IN FEMALE MICE, AS EVIDENCED BY AN INCR INCIDENCE OF
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. TRI OCTYL PHOSPHATE WAS ASSOC W/INCR
INCIDENCE OF FOLLICULAR CELL HYPERPLASIA OF THYROID GLAND IN MALE
AND FEMALE MICE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. IF IRRIT OCCURS &
PERSISTS, CALL PHYS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH W/SOAP &
WATER. IF IRRIT OCCURS & PERSISTS, CALL PHYS. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF B RTHG DFCLTY/DISCOMFORT OCCURS, CALL PHYS. INGEST:
DRINK 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. SEE PHYS IMMED.
DECONTAM PROC: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. NOTES TO PHYS: ALTHOUGH
TRIOCTYL (SUPDAT)

Flash Point:383F,195C
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL,
MULTIPURPOSE FOAM FOR FIRE INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DO NOT ENTER ANY ENCLOSED OR CONFINED FIRE
SPACE WITHOUT NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHTLY COMBUSTIBLE-NO EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP MATERIAL OUT OF STREAMS AND SEWERS.
ABSORB SPILLED MATERIAL ON COMMERCIAL OIL ABSORBANT OR DIRT (SOIL).
PUT CONTAMINATED ABSORBANT INTO DOT APPROVED CONTAINER AND DISPOSE
OF ACCORDING TO METHODS OUTLINED BELOW FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNRS CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE &
AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES. PROT AGAINST PHYS DMG. STORE AND HANDLE AWAY
FROM ANY PRODUCT INVOLVED IN FOOD PROCESSING.
Other Precautions:LBL STORAGE TANKS, BINS, VESSELS, CNTNRS, PALLET
LOADS/STORAGE AREAS W/NFPA DESIGNATION NO. 704 AS SHOWN ON PAGE ONE
OF MSDS. THIS DESIGNATION WILL ASSIST FIRE FIGHTING AND EMER PERS,
& ASSIST IN TRAI NING/COMMUNICATION OF MATERIAL HAZS.

Respiratory Protection:IN HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS OR EXPOSURE TO
MISTING, USE NIOSH/MSHA CERTIFIED ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IN EMERGENCY SITUAT IONS.
Ventilation:USE IN VENTILATED AREAS. GENERAL VENT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION BELOW CURRENT EXPOSURE LIMITS .
Protective Gloves:RUBBER NON-PERMEABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APRV CHEM WORK GOGG .
Other Protective Equipment:WHEN DIR CONT ON SKIN IS EXPECT, RUBBER OR
IMPERV CVRALLS/SUITS/BOOTS SHLD BE WORN. EMERG EYE WASH/DELUGE (ING
2)
Work Hygienic Practices:IF SPLASHED ON CLTHG IMMED REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG
& WASH W/SOAP & WATER.ALWAYS USE CLEAN CLTHG.DISCARD ANY
CONTAMD(SUPDAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 419F,215C @ 4 MMHG. WASTE DISP METH: AGENCIES SHOULD BE CONTACTED
PRIOR TO DISP. HYGIENE PRACT: LEATHER SHOES. FIRST AID PROC:
PHOSPHATE HAS OVERALL LOW TOX,IT CAN PRDCE SEV DERM IRRIT. RISK FOR
E SOPHAGEAL STRICTURE MUST BE CONSIDERED;EMESIS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
UNDER PHYS DIRECTION. TREATMENT IS SYMP & SUPPORTIVE.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<-94F,<-70C
Vapor Pres:<0.01 @20C
Spec Gravity:0.92 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NEGLIGIBLE (BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:<0.1% AT 20C
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID, SLIGHT, SHARP ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS TOXIC ACIDIC
VAPORS MAY BE FORMED FROM PHOSPHORUS OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:AN ACCEPTABLE METH OF DISP IS TO BURN IN RCRA
PERMITTED INCIN I/A/W ALL LOC,ST & FED ENVIRON LAWS, RULES, REGS,
STDS & OTHER REQS. BECAUSE ACCEPTABLE METHS OF DISP MAY VARY BY
LOCATION, & BECAUSE REGU LATORY REQS MAY CHANGE, APPROP REGULATORY
(SUPDAT)

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