Product ID:WAT054240
MSDS Date:01/16/1995
FSC:6515
NIIN:00F046395
MSDS Number: BYMXC

WATERS CORP

34 MAPLES ST
MILFORD, MA 01757-3696
US

Emergency Phone: 800-252-4752

Info Phone: 800-252-4752

Cage: 00W06

WATERS CORP

MILFORD, MA 01757 US

Telephone: 508-478-2000

Cage: 00W06

ACETONITRILE

CAS: 75-05-8

RTECS: AL7700000

Fraction By Weight: 65-70%

OSHA PEL 70 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 67 MG/CUM (SKIN)

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DIMETHYLOCTYISLLYL BONDED AMORPHOUS SILICA

Fraction By Weight: 30-35%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 2730 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITANT/ASPHYXIANT.
IRRITATION OF THE NOSE/THROAT. LARYNGITIS, COMA, DEATH, CNS
DEPRESSION. SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION,
CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, STOMACH PAIN, BLOODY SPIT,
BLOODY VOMIT, LOSS OF VOICE, CHEST & STOMACH PAIN, WHEEZING, LOW
BLOOD PRESSURE, HEADACHE, DRUNKENESS, DISORIENTATION, SUFFOCATION,
CONVULSIONS, SHOCK, C OMA, TEARING, SLIGHT FLUSHING OF THE FACE &
SLIGHT BRONCHIAL TIGHTNESS, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, BLOODY
SPUTUM.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER. EYES: WASH W/WATER/NORMAL SALINE. INGESTION: MAINTAIN
AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESSURE & RESPIRATION. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP
HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. DON'T GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH/INDUCE VOMITING IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS/OTHERWISE UNABLE TO
SWALLOW.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESISTANT
FOAM. LARGER: WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM AREA, SAFELY. APPLY
COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS.
ISOLATE AREA FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.(SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTINGUISH ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED.
USE FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER AS A FOG, SOLID STREAMS MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE. COOL CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. DON'T TOUCH
MATERIAL. STOP LEAK SAFELY. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS.
SMALL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. LARGE: D IKE FAR AHEAD FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN &
CLOTHING. SPILLS CONT'D: NO SMOKING, FLAMES/FLARES IN HAZARD AREA.

Respiratory Protection:THE RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE & IR MUSTN'T EXCEED THE
WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & MUST BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT'D: INDUCE EMESIS, PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE IF THERE IS NO
SIGN OF PERFORATION/CORROSIVE INJURY. IF CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES HAS
BEEN INGESTED, RINSE MOUTH W/WATER. GIVE MILK/WATER. SPECIAL FI RE
CONT'D: WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND
MODE. SPILLS CONT'D: EVACUATE & ISOLATE AREA.

Appearance and Odor:A SOLID WETTED W/A LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALKALI METALS, BASES, CHLOROSULFONIC ACID, NITRATING AGENTS,
NITRIC ACID, PLASTICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES/OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC/HAZARDOUS GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001. DON'T ALLOW MATERIAL
TO CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES.

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