Product ID:BP337100 TWEEN 20
MSDS Date:03/29/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F051101
MSDS Number: CCGWH

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POLYSORBATE 20; SORBITAN, MONODODECANOTE; SORBITAN

CAS: 9005-64-5

RTECS: TR7400000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 36700 UL/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION. INGESTION: GI
IRRITATION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/SOAP & WATER.
INGESTION: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. RINSE MOUTH & THEN DRINK 2-4 CUPFULS OF
WATER. INH ALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

Flash Point:302F
Extinguishing Media:WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CHEMICAL
FOAM/ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA IN PRESSURE DEMAND, NIOSH & FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ABSORB W/INERT
MATERIAL & PLACE INTO A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. STORE IN A
TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY WELL VENTILATED AREA
AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. AVOID INGESTION &
INHALATION.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FULL FACEPIECE AIRLINE
RESPIRATOR IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE W/EMERGENCY ESCAPE
PROVISIONS. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES & CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Spec Gravity:1.106
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT AMBER TO AMBER OILY LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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