Product ID:B1010-42 MICROSCAN ALPHA NAPHTHOL
MSDS Date:03/22/1995
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F048616
MSDS Number: BZFRZ

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Cage: GO294

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Cage: GO294

1-NAPHTHOL

CAS: 90-15-3

RTECS: QL2800000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NECROSIS OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES W/SYSTEMIC AFFECTS OF POISONING. EYES: IRRITATION, MAY
DAMAGE CORNEAL EPITHELIUM. SKIN: TOXIC BY ABSORPTION W/SYSTEMIC
POISONING. INGESTION: MODERATELY TOXIC. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NECROSIS
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, PULMONARY EDEMA, PNEUMONIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, SYSTEMIC POISONING.
CHRONIC: SWEATING, THIRST, NAUSEA, VOMITING, HYPERACTIVITY, STUPOR,
HYPERTENSION, ABDOMINAL PAIN.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. EYES:
WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 20 MINS. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL REMAINS. INGESTION: IF
CONSC IOUS, ADMINISTER WATER & ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. INDUCE EMESIS.
KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. FOLLOW W/GLASS OF MILK.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. (SEE SUPP)

Flash Point:585F
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIUM SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE MAY PRODUCE TOXIC THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS, WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & DUST. KEEP
UPWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:MAY BE TREATED AS A SMALL LABORATORY SPILL.
SMALL: SWEEP UP MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CLEAN DRY CONTAINER FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING TO PREVENT
CONTACT W/SKIN. STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NEVER EAT, DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREA.

Respiratory Protection:IF NECESSARY, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICALLY PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, APRONS.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: SEE DREISBACH'S HANDBOOK OF POISONING, 12TH EDITION.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:550F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:205F
Vapor Pres:1.7
Spec Gravity:1.1
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS/BEIGE CRYSTALS W/PHENOLIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: TOXIC VAPORS & DUST.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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