Product ID:CHLORDANE, 40089
MSDS Date:11/24/1992
FSC:6630
NIIN:00N066597
MSDS Number: BZSBK

SUPELCO INC

SUPELCO PARK
BELLEFONTE, PA 16823-0048
US

Emergency Phone: 814-359-3441

Info Phone: 814-359-3441

Cage: 54968

SIGMA-ALDRICH INC.

14508 ST. LOUIS, MO 63103 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765/414-273-3850X5996

Cage: 54968

4,7-METHANOINDAN,1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-OCTACHLORO-

CAS: 57-74-9

RTECS: PB9800000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3, S

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3, S

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

(ORAL, RAT) 367 MG/KG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

(ORAL, RAT) 5628 MG/KG

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

OSHA PEL 200 PPM, S

ACGIH TLV: 200 PPM; 250 STEL, S

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY BE FATAL IF
SWALLOWED. CONTAINS MATERIAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
CAUSE CANCER. HEADACHE. NAUSEA. GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES.
LIVER DAMAGE. BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHLORDANE: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE
EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISK OF CHEMICALS TO MAN, VOL 53, PG
115, 1991: (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH EYES W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CONTACT MD.
SKIN: FLUSH SKIN W/LARGE VOLS OF WATER. INHAL: IMMED MOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. CONTACT MD.
INGEST: N EVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. NEVER TRY TO
MAKE UNCON PERSON VOMIT. GIVE 2 TBSP OF BAKING SODA IN GLASS OF
WATER. PRESS FINGERS TO BACK OF TONGUE TO INDUCE VOMITING. IMMED
CONTACT MD.

Flash Point:50.0F,10.0C
Lower Limits:6.0%
Upper Limits:36.O%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROGENT CHLORIDE IS FORMED WHEN THIS
MATERIAL IS HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL. VENTILATE
AREA. ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:REFRIGERATE IN SEALED CONTAINER. KEEP
AWAY FROM OXIDIZERS. KEEP AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYE OR SKIN CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FACE MASK WITH ORGANIC
VAPOR CANISTER.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: GROUP 2B. ANIMAL:LIVER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:149F,65C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-144F,-98C
Vapor Pres:100
Vapor Density:1.10
Spec Gravity:0.790 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:100
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE, LEAD PERCHLORATE, PERCHLORIC
ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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