Product ID:B1378 BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE CRYSTALLINE
MSDS Date:04/10/1996
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F051044
MSDS Number: CCDLZ

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Info Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-P-CRESOL, BUTYLATE HYDROXY TOLUENE, BHT,

CAS: 128-37-0

RTECS: GO7875000

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 890 MG/KG (SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INGESTED, INHALED/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. EYES: IRRITATION & DAMAGE. SKIN: IRRITATION.
INHALATION: IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT, EFFECTS MAY VARY FROM MILD IRRITA TION TO SEVERE DESTRUCTION
OF TISSUE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS,
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
CPR/OXGYEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTE NTION IN ALLL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 878F.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/DRY LIME/SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED
CONTAINER & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE. DON'T GET IN EYES,
SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T BREATHE DUST.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:509F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:156.2-158F
Vapor Pres:0.01
Vapor Density:7.6
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID CHLORIDES, ACID ANHYDRIDES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, BASES, CORRODES
STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, COPPER ALLOYS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION: CO, CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE/MIX THE MATERIAL W/A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER
& SCRUBBER, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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