Product ID:ACETIC ACID GLACIAL REAGENT
MSDS Date:07/30/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N057516
MSDS Number: BWQTS

POLYSCIENCES INC

400 VALLEY RD
WARRINGTON, PA 18976
US

Emergency Phone: 215-343-6484

Info Phone: 215-343-6484

Cage: 9C365

POLYSCIENCES INC

WARRINGTON, PA 18976 US

Telephone: 215-313-6484

Cage: 9C365

ACETIC ACID (CERCLA)

CAS: 64-19-7

RTECS: AF1225000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 10 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:UNKNOWN. EXPECTED TO BE HARMFUL BY ALL
ROUTES. EXPECTED TO BE AN IRRITANT. SIGNS & SYMPS OF
EXPOS:INGESTION CAUSES SEVERE BURNING OR IRRITATION OF MOUTH, NOSE,
THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. IT WILL A LSO CAUSE NAUSEA,
VOMITING, SHOCK AND PROBABLE COLLAPSE. INHALATION CAUSES IRRITATION
AS WELL, WITH (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS:POSSIBLE COUGHING, CHEST PAIN
AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. SKIN CONTACT WILL CAUSE CHEMICAL
BURNS. EYE CONTACT WILL ALSO CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS, EVEN WHEN
DILUTED. VAPORS WILL BE IRRITATI NG TO THE EYES ALSO, AND SHOULD BE
DISPERSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT ESTABLISHED.

First Aid:SKIN:WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
EYES:FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION, AS NEEDED. INGESTION:D RINK 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER. CALL
PHYSICIAN. SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:106F,41C
Lower Limits:4.0%
Upper Limits:19.9%
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPOR.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND,
VERMICULITE, SAWDUST AND PUT IN A CONTAINER FOR FUTURE DISPOSAL.
WASH AND VENTILATE SPILL SITE AFT ER PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MATERIAL AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
KEEP STORAGE CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND
EYES. DO NOT INHALE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF NEEDED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORK GOGGS (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT:AND FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:244F,118C
Vapor Pres:11 @ 20C
Vapor Density:2
Spec Gravity:1.0514
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.97 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WATER CLEAR LIQUID, SHARP ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES, AMINES, NITRIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURE, FREE RADICAL SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE.
DISPOSE OF INSOLVENT AND BURN IN AN EPA LICENSED CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. DISPOSE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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