Product ID:AQUA-KEM TOSS-INS
MSDS Date:09/01/1990
FSC:6840
NIIN:01-393-7045
MSDS Number: CDLWL

Emergency Phone: 313-769-6000/313-769-6003

Info Phone: 313-769-6000/313-769-6003

Cage: DO910

Telephone: 734-769-6000

Cage: DO910

PARAFORMALDEHYDE

CAS: 30525-89-4

RTECS: RV0540000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:PRODUCT'S LD50 (ORAL RAT) WAS NOT STATED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAN PRODUCE EYE DAMAGE & SKIN
SENSITIZATION. MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY IN BACTERIAL & MAMALIAN CELL
CULTURE TEST SYMPTOMS-BUT NOT MUTAGENIC IN WHOLE ANIMAL SYSTEMS.
NOT TERATOGENIC. HIGH INHALATION EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
BRONCHOPNEUMONIA & ADEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL IS BASED ON
ANIMAL EVIDENCE. HUMAN EVIDENCE SHOWS NO INCREASED RISK OF CANCER.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION PRODUCES IRRITATION TO UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT & EYE IRRITATION. MAY INCLUDE DISCOMFORT SUCH AS
NAUSEA, HEADACHE OR WEAKNESS. SKIN CONTACT PRODUCES IRRITATION
W/DISCOMFORT OR RASH. EYE CONT ACT CAUSES IRRITATION OR SEVERE
BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS HAVING PREEXISTING DISEASES
OF THE LUNGS, EYES OR SKIN MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTABILITY TO THE
HAZARDS OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.

First Aid:FLUSH CONTACTED AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IRRIGATE
EYES FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MIN. IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THE THROAT. FOR
EYE CONTACT O R INGESTION, CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:140F,60C
Lower Limits:7.00
Upper Limits:73.00
Extinguishing Media:WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA BY OPENING DOORS & WINDOWS. USE
FAN IF AVAILABLE. WEAR FORMALDEHYDE RESPIRATOR. SWEEP UP SPILLED
MATERIAL. NEUTRALIZE REMAINING ODOR W/DILUTE AMMONIA SOLUTION. MOP
AREA W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE ABOVE 110F. DO NOT GET ON
SKIN OR IN EYES. DO NOT INHALE VAPORS OR DUST.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES OR ON SKIN. DO NOT INHALE VAPORS.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR VAPOR MASK W/AN ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE OR
FORMALDEHYDE CARTRIDGE FOR SMALL SPILLS, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS FOR LARGER SPILLS.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:EYE PROTECTION RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID UNNECESSARY & PROLONGED EXPOSURE. AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ANY TRANSPORTATION QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED BY THETFORD CORPORATION'S
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/A.
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:248F,120C
Vapor Pres:<2.0
Vapor Density:1.03
Spec Gravity:N/A.
Solubility in Water:90%
Appearance and Odor:BLUE GRANULES WITH PUNGET ODOR. - PH 10% SOLUTION =
9-10

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES, INORGANIC ACIDS, ISOCYANATES, ANHYDRIDES, OXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITOIN MAY PRODUCE
CARBON MONOXIDE &/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATION OR BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN A
FEDERAL/STATE APPROVED TREATMENT FACILITY.

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