Product ID:PCBS IN SOIL (LAB STD), AROCLOR 1232
MSDS Date:06/09/1994
FSC:6665
NIIN:00N069066
MSDS Number: CCBVJ

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POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); (POLYCHLOROBIPHENYLS)

CAS: 1336-36-3

RTECS: TQ1350000

Fraction By Weight: <0.01%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

SOIL; (CLEAN SOIL)

Fraction By Weight: >99.0%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (AROCLOR 1232); (AROCLOR 1232)

CAS: 11141-16-5

RTECS: TQ1354000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRIMARY IRRIT. IRRIT & DMGS ALL TISS.
MAY CAUSE LIVER, KIDNEY & LUNG DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE CARDIAC ARRHY, MAY
SENSIT HEART TO EPINEPHRINE. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERM/CHLORACNE. MAY
CAUSE CANCER OF LIVER OR H EMATOPOEITIC SYS. SYMPS:RED, DRY SCALY
SKIN; CRACKING & WEEPING SKIN, COUGH & WHEEZING. JAUNDICE, NAUS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:POLYCHLOROBIPHENYLS:IARC MONOGRAPHS,
SUPP, VOL 7, PG 322, 1987:GROUP 2A. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS.
1994:(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:EFTS OF OVEREXP:& VOMIT; UREMIA. MAY CAUSE
CHLORACNE. CHLOROCARB MATLS HAVE PRDCED SENSIT OF MYOCARDIUM TO
EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS & COULD HAVE SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS.
ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G., EPINEPHR INE) MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED EXCEPT
FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY/CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO
CHLOROCARBS(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS, LIVER DISEASE, KIDNEY
DISEASE, ANEMIAS AND LEUKOPENIAS.

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15
MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . INHALATION:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE.
INGESTION:GIVE SYRUP OF IPECAC 30 CC AND 180 CC (6 OZ) WATER IF SWA
LLOWED. SKIN:WASH SKIN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA
& FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY FORM CARBON MONOXIDE, PHOSGENE, AND
CARBONYL BROMIDE IN FIRE. (SIGNIFICANT ONLY IF LG QTY INVOLVED).
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODS MAY INCLUDE HCL .

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DAMPEN WITH WATER SPRAY TO
PREVENT DUST DISPERSION. CALL CLEANUP TEAM. DO NOT FLUSH TO DRAIN
OR OPEN WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ONLY 1 AROCLOR WILL BE PRESENT IN EACH
SAMPLE. AROCLORS ARE ABSORBED TO INERT MICRO-PARTICULATE CLAY.
HANDLE WITH CARE. MATERIAL CONTAINS CARCINOGENS.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GEN VICIN OF
ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFS. HEAT &/OR UV RADIA MAY CAUSE
FORM OF HCL &/OR PHOSGENE . AVOID BREAKAGE. USE IN AREA WHERE
SPILLS CAN BE CONTAINED.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PARTICULATE OR COMBINED
VAPOR/PARTICULATE FULL FACE RESPIRATOR OR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF
CONT/POSITIVE PRESSURE FULL FACE UNIT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:USE IN HOOD. SPECIAL:VENTILATE SPILLS.
Protective Gloves:VITON OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
CHEM IMPERVIOUS CLTHG IF LG AMTS USED. LAB COAT, IMPERVIOUS (SUP
DAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:USE CAREFUL LABORATORY TECHNIQUE. AVOID
CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:. SEVERAL POLYCHLOROBIPHENYLS ARE ANIMAL POS, HUMAN
SUSPECT, CARCINS. THESE SAMPLES SHOULD BE HNDLD W/GREAT CARE. OTHER
PROT EQUIP:APRON W/SLEEVE & CLSD SHOES. EXPLAN OF CARCINS: ANTIC TO
BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:TUMORS OF LIVER, PITUITARY GLAND, LEUKEMIA.

Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FINE GREY POWDER; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HCL, PHOSGENE .

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS . INCINERATE OR DISPOSE AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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