Product ID:8270 SOLVENT CLEANER
MSDS Date:11/07/1985
FSC:7930
NIIN:00F041078
MSDS Number: BXMZR

CALGON CORP (FORMERLY INTEX CHEMICAL)

GREENVILLE, SC 27606-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 803-879-7100

Info Phone: 803-879-7100

Preparer: JOHN SCOTT

Cage: CALGN

CALGON CORP (FORMERLY INTEX CHEMICAL)

5744 GREENVILLE, SC 27606-5000 US

Telephone: 803-879-7100

Cage: CALGN

PERCHLOROETHYLENE (TETRACHLOROETHYLENE) (SUSPECTED ANIMAL

CAS: 127-18-4

RTECS: KX3850000

Fraction By Weight: 8-10%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

PETROLEUM DISTILLATE

Fraction By Weight: 50-60%

OSHA PEL 500 PPM

DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) (SUSP HUMAN CARC BY

CAS: 75-09-2

RTECS: PA8050000

Fraction By Weight: 30-40%

OSHA PEL 500 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 174 MG/CUM (A2)

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 8850 MG/KG (SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITANT. INHALATION: WILL
IRRITATE NASAL & RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE LIVER
ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY, LUNG/BRAIN DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SKIN DRYNESS

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/EYES FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP
& WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN/CPR AS NECESSARY. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTES TO
PHYSICIANS: DON'T GIVE STIMULANTS. EPINEPHRINE/EPHEDRINE MAY
ADVERSLY AFFECT THE HEART W/FATAL RESULTS.

Flash Point:174F
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/A
FULL FACE SHIELD OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE >AIR & MAY TRAVEL ALONG THE
GROUND/BE MOVED BY VENTILATION & IGNITED BY IGNITION SOURCES AT
LOCATIONS DISTANT FROM HANDLING POINT. (SEE SUPP)

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: WILL EVAPORATE. LARGE: MAY BE ABSORBED
W/AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL & DRUMMED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED AT ALL TIMES. MOVE W/BUNGS IN PLACE. WEAR ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT
WHEN TRANSFERRING CHEMICAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION ISN'T ADEQUATE, USE SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN TLVS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, APRON, NIOSH APPROVED
CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE WASH
Supplemental Safety and Health
ORAL LD50 INFORMATION IS FOR: TETRACHOLOROETHYLENE. FIRE HAZARD CONT'D:
NEVER USE WELDING/CUTTING TORCH IN/NEAR DRUM EVENT EMPTY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:103.6F
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:0.94
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(N-BU ACETATE=1): >1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR WATER-WHITE W/CHLORINATED SOLVENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, PILOT LIGHTS & OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2, CO, PHOSGENE, VARIOUS HYDRO
CARBONS

Waste Disposal Methods:DESTROY BY LIQUID INCINERATOR W/OFF-GAS
SCRUBBER. CONTAMINATED ABSORBENT MAY BE DEPOSITED IN LANDFILL IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UN/NA1693.

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