Product ID:IGEPAL CO-630 SURFACTANT
MSDS Date:12/01/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N010136
MSDS Number: CBVQH

GAF CHEMICALS CORP

1361 ALPS RD
WAYNE, NJ 07470
US

Emergency Phone: 800-228-5635;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-628-3000

Cage: 46575

GAF CHEMICALS CORP, SUB OF GAF CORP

WAYNE, NJ 07470 US

Telephone: 201-628-3341

Cage: 46575

GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(NONYLPHENYL)ETHER;

CAS: 9016-45-9

RTECS: MD0900000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ETHYLENE OXIDE (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 75-21-8

RTECS: KX2450000

Fraction By Weight: <0.0002%

OSHA PEL 1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

IN THIS PROD. RPTD EXPOS MAY BE HARMFUL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOULD BE BELOW THE OSHA ESTABLISHED "ACTION LEVEL."

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ARE BEING OPENED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 3000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST:NO EFTS OF EXPOS EXPECTED.
INHAL:IF MISTED, CAUSES IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS, NOSE, EYES & THROAT,
COUGH, DFCLTY BRTHG. SKIN:NO EFTS OF EXPOS EXPECTED DUE TO CNTCT.
MAY POSS CAUSE IRRIT/DERM IN SOME I NDIVIDUALS UPON PRLNGD CNTCT.
EYES:CAUSES PAINFUL STINGING/BURNING OF EYES & LIDS. WATERING EYES,
CONJ,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OPAQUENESS OF CORNEA, POSS LEADING TO
LOSS OF SIGHT. NTP LISTS ETHYLENE OXIDE (EO) IN 4TH ANNUAL RPT ON
CARCINS REFERENCING IARC RPT PUBLISHED IN 1984. RPT STATES THERE IS
SUFFICIENT EVID FO R CARCIN TO EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS, HOWEVER, WHEN
PROD IS HNDLD I/A/W OCCUP CTL PROCS NEITHER ACUTE NOR LONG TERM
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA FOUND.

First Aid:INGEST:GEN PREC MEASURES SUGGEST INDUCING VOMIT IMMED BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. CALL MD. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS
DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN: FOR ALL FOREIGN MATLS, WASH
AFTER EXPOS. EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN. CALL MD.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>535F,>279C
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA PROPER TO PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH EARTH, SAND OR SIMILAR INERT
MATERIAL AND DISPOSE OF WITH SOLID WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, WASH THORO AFTER
HNDLG. AVOID BRTHG MIST. USE W/ADEQ VENT FOR MISTING OPERATIONS.
EO, CANCER & REPRO HAZ, MAY BE PRESENT (ING 3)
Other Precautions:PROT MEASURES DURING REPAIR/MAINT OF EQUIP:WASH EQUIP
THORO W/STEAM OR WARM WATER UNTIL CLEAN. CHECK FOR FLAMMS W/"EXPLO
METER" & ALSO CHECK OXYGEN LEVEL W/OXYGEN METER. IN ALL CASES
FOLLOW GOOD INDUS TRIAL SFTY PRACTS BEFORE ENTERING EQUIP.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF ADEQUATE
VENTILATION CANNOT BE PROVIDED AT ANY TIME OR IF THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE CONTACT WITH HEADSPACE ABOVE THE DRUM OR
TANKWAGON.
Ventilation:TRACES OF EO COULD ACCUM IN HEADSPACE OF STORAGE/TRANSPORT
VESSELS. USE W/ADEQ VENT ESP WHERE DRUMS/TANKWAGONS (ING 5)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 6)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH OF SOLN: 5-9 10% SOLN IN DISTILLED WATER. % VOLAT: 0.50 WATER-MAX.
EFTS OF OVEREXP: HAZ FROM EO IS EXPECTED. EO APPEARS ON THE NAVY
LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPRO HAZS. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH
PROFESSINALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HANDLG & EXPOS
INFO .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>392F,>200C
Vapor Pres:NOT VOLAT
Vapor Density:NOT VOLAT
Spec Gravity:1.06 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FREE FLOWING, SLIGHTLY VISCOUS LIQUID; AROMATIC
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUDPAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTED WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WITH LIQUID WASTE ACCORDING TO
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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