Product ID:31-001-00 POLYLITE
MSDS Date:11/10/1993
FSC:8040
NIIN:00F050940
MSDS Number: CCDHT

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27709-3582
US

Emergency Phone: 919-990-7500

Info Phone: 919-990-7500

Cage: DO591

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC.,

UNKNOW REASARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27709 US

Telephone: 800-275-6353

Cage: DO591

STYRENE, STYRENE MONOMER (SUSPECTED ANIMAL/HUMAN

CAS: 100-42-5

RTECS: WL3675000

Fraction By Weight: 35%

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

POLYESTER RESIN

Fraction By Weight: 70-75%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION & POSSIBLE
DERMATITIS. STYRENE MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN IN TOXIC
AMOUNTS. EYES: IRRITATION, LACHRYMATION. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE
MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION & UPPER RE SPIRATORY TRACT DISCOMFORT.
MAY CAUSE CNS EFFECTS, LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE. INGESTION: GI
DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:DEFATTING/DRYNESS OF SKIN, IRRITATION, TEARS,
DISCOMFORT, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, INSENSIBILITY, GI DISTURBANCES, PAIN.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF
UNCONSCIOUS, APPLY CPR/OXYGEN AS NEEDED. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING (ASPIRATIO N HAZARD). OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point:89F
Lower Limits:1.1
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2/ANY CLASS B
EXTINGUISHING AGENT
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF POLYMERIZATION TAKES PLACE IN A CLOSED
CONTAINER, POSSIBLE VIOLENT RUPTURE OF THE CONTAINER MAY OCCUR.
PRODUCT VAPORS MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. VENTILATE AREA.
ABSORB W/AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER.
LARGE: DIKE AREA TO PREVENT MATERIAL FROM ENTERING WATER
SYSTEMS/SEWERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID STORAGE >100F.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT & INHALATION OF
HEATED VAPORS/SPRAY MISTS. AVOID IMPROPER ADDITION OF
PROMOTOR/CATALYST. A PROMOTOR & CATALYST USED W/THIS PRODUCT SHOULD
BE MIXED SEPARATELY W/TH E PRODUCT & NEVER BE MIXED TOGETHER.

Respiratory Protection:IF A TLV/PEL IS EXCEEDED, THEN SUITABLE
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MSUT BE WORN TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION: DURING NORMAL USE. LOCAL VENTILATION:
DURING CERTAIN OPERATIONS TO KEEP EXPOSURE LEVELS Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD/CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE WASH STATION,
SAFETY SHOWER
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:295F
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.14
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN N-BU ACETATE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER CLEAR LIQUID W/PUNGENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:30-35

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, HEAT, DIRECT
SUNLIGHT & OTHER IGNITION SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY HEATING: EMISSION OF IRRITATING,
ACRID FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ELEVATED TEMPS, HEAT, DIRECT
SUNLIGHT & OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN TESTED & FOUND TO HAVE A
FLASH POINT <140F. IF DISCARDED, MATERIAL & CONTAINERS SHOULD BE
TREATED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE & DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULAT IONS. FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN1866.

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