Product ID:P-XYLENE
MSDS Date:06/08/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F045391
MSDS Number: BYLQJ

SCOTT SPECIALTY GASES INC

6141 EASTON RD
PLUMSTEADVILLE, PA 18949-0310
US

Emergency Phone: 215-766-8861

Info Phone: 215-766-8861

Cage: 51847

SCOTT SPECIALTY GASES

310 PLUMSTEADVILLE, PA 18934 US

Telephone: 215-766-0416

Cage: 51847

P-XYLENE

CAS: 106-42-3

RTECS: ZE2625000

Fraction By Weight: >99.5%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:VAPOR/MIST IS IRRITATING & DESTRUCTIVE
TO EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE CNS
DEPRESSION, LUNG IRRITATION & FATAL EDEMA. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE
ANOREXIA. SKIN: DERMATITIS. L IVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE, BLOOD EFFECTS,
REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DYSPNEA, VERTIGO, INCOODINATION,
HEADACHE, DEFATTING, BURNING, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NAUSEA, VOMITING, NARCOSIS, CHEST PAIN.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
SKIN/EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15
MINS. INGESTION: GIVE WHITE MINERAL OIL DEMULCENT & SILANE
CATHARTIC. DON'T I NDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:77F
Lower Limits:1.1
Upper Limits:6.6
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE
WATER SPRAY TO KEEP CYLINDERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES W/AIR.
DANGEROUS FIRE & MODERATE EXPLOSION HAZARD. VAPORS CAN FLOW ALONG
SURFACES TO DISTANT IGNITION SOURCES & FLASHBACK.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE & VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE IGNITION
SOURCES/HEAT. SMALL: ABSORB USING A SOLID ABSORBENT/VERMICULITE &
PLACE IN A COVERED METAL CONTAINER. LIQUID CAN BE FLUSHED W/WATER.
TO AN OPEN AREA NOT TO A SEWER. (SEE SUPP)

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA ONLY.
KEEP VALVE PROTECTION CAP ON CYLINDERS WHEN NOT IN USE & SECURE
CYLINDER WHEN USING TO PROTECT FROM FALLING.
Other Precautions:USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK TO MOVE CYLINDERS. PROTECT
FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. DON'T DEFACE CYLINDERS/LABELS. CYLINDERS
SHOULD BE REFILLED BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMPRESSED GASES.
SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS NOT FILLED BY OWNER IS A VIOLATION.

Respiratory Protection:USE A SCBA IN EMERGENCY/NON-ROUTINE USE.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION
BELOW LIMITS. SHOULD BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES & CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER,
EYEWASH STATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILLS CONT'D: REMOVE LEAKING CYLINDER TO EXHAUST HOOD/SAFE OUTDOORS
AREA SAFELY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:280.4F
Vapor Pres:9
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:0.857
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID W/MILD AROMATIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, OXIDES OF NITROGEN MAY BE FORMED
ON THERMAL OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION.

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN CYLINDERS TO SUPPLIER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL
W/ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS/CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN
PLACE. BURN IN APPROVED INCINERATOR/DISPOSED OF VIA A LICENSED
DISPOSAL COMPANY. RECLAI M LARGE AMOUNTS. XYLENE IS TOXIC TO
AQUATIC LIFE.

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