Product ID:VORTEX, ORGANIC SOLVENT DEGREASER
MSDS Date:05/04/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-386-8405
MSDS Number: BXVSP

Emergency Phone: 404-621-8240(CHEMTREC 800-424-9300)

Info Phone: 800-886-8240

Cage: NO580

Telephone: 800-886-8240

Cage: NO580

D-LIMONENE

CAS: 5989-27-5

Fraction By Weight: >90%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION-MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRITATION. INHALATION-ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS MAY CAUSE INJURY.
EYES- EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SLIGHT
TEMPORARY IRRITATION. SKIN-PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION-MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING.
INHALATION-EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS OR
HEADACHE. SKIN-PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE RASHES OR
DEFATTING. REPEATED LONG-TERM C ONTACT MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE DRYING
OR FLAKING OF SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGESTION-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER OR MILK. CALL A
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN, CALL PHYSICIAN. EYES-IRRIGATE
IMMEDIATELY WI TH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SKIN-WASH OFF IN FLOWING WATER OR SHOWER USING SOAP AND WATER.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE RESUE.

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:119F,48C
Extinguishing Media:REGULAR FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE WATER. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED NIOSH
APPROVED, BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-TOXIC AND TOXIC FUMES MAY FORM UPON
COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:LARGE SPILL: REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
PERSONS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE EXCUSED FROM
AREA. DIKE AREA OF SPILL TO PREVENT SPREADING, PUMP INTO A STORAGE
OR RECYCLING TANK/ DRUM. PREVENT RUNOFF TO SEWERS, STREAMS OR
WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS AWAY FROM
HEAT OR SOURCES OF IGNITION AND OXIDIZING MATERIAL. KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:TREAT AS COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. AS WITH ANY COMBUSTIBLE
OIL OR SOLVENT, ALL RAGS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PRODUCT MUST
BE PLACED IN AMETAL SEALABLE CONTAINER AFTER USE TO AVOID THE
POSSIBLITY OF SPO NTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WITH NORMAL USE.
Ventilation:NONE REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES ARE RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH HNADS AFTER
USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ALWAYS KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. OTHER PRECAUTIONS: READ LABEL BEFORE USE.
AVOID EXCESSIVE CONTACT WITH FUMES OR LIQUID.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:347-348F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Vapor Pres:<1 MMHG
Vapor Density:>1 AIR=1
Spec Gravity:0.844
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:EMULSIFIABLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH MILD CITRUS ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON MAY BE FORMED UPON
COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:TREAT AS SIMPLE OIL WASTE. INCINERATE OR
LANDFILL IN MANNER CONFORMING TO STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL REGS.

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