Product ID:ALDRIN, OHS00520
MSDS Date:12/03/1990
FSC:6840
NIIN:00N072222
MSDS Number: CDWTB

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

11 WEST 42ND ST 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10036
US

Emergency Phone: 615-386-2000

Info Phone: 800-445-6737

Cage: DO501

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

NEW YORK, NY 10036 US

Telephone: 212-789-3535

Cage: 0G9K0

5,8-DIMETHANONAPHTHALENE,

CAS: 309-00-2

RTECS: IO2100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.25 MG/M3, S

ACGIH TLV: 0.25 MG/M3, S

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ABNORM EEG PATTERNS MAY PERSIST FOR WKS/MONTHS

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FETAL DEATH, CONGENITAL ANOMALIES & GROWTH

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ANOMALIES PRDCED AFTER PREGNANT MICE WERE FED 25

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EXPOS OF PREGNANT WOMEN MAY INCR RISK OF PREMATURE

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PROGRESSION OF SYMPS/IN SUDDEN ONSET OF SYMPS AS IN

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IN ACUTE INGEST. IN ONE CASE OF INDUCED MYOCLONIC

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LIGHT FLASHES & TINNITUS WERE REPORTED. IN A

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INCRD PUP MORTALITY WERE OBSERVED AT DIETARY LEVEL

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CAUSED INCRD LIVER WTS & DEGENERATIVE HEPATIC CELL

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OF LIVER & KIDNEYS WAS REPORTED FROM ONE-YR STUDY

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NEOPLASMS WERE OBSERVED IN MICE & THYROID TUMORS

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WASH

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UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM

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IF CONSCIOUS & NOT CONVULSING, REMOVE BY GIVING

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TO PVNT ASPIR). GIVE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FOLLOWED BY

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GIVE FATS/OILS. INTESTINAL LAVAGE W/20% MANNITOL

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OXYGEN IF RESP IS DEPRESSED. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY

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PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. GET MED ATTN

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DRY CONTRS & COVER. MOVE CONTRS FROM SPILL

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DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA &

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1 POUND. FOR MORE

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SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN

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AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 39 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: MAY CAUSE DEATH.
ABSORPTION FROM LUNGS MAY PRDCE CNS EFTS INCL CONVLS, WHICH MAY
OCCUR W/OUT ANY PRIOR SYMPS. ABNORM EEG PATTERNS MAY PERSIST FOR
WKS/MONTHS W/OUT OBSERVABLE SIGNS OF POI S. SKIN: CONVUL/HIGHLY
TOX. MAY CAUSE DERM. LETHAL DOSE IN RABBITS FROM ABSORPTION: 15
MG/KG. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ABSORPTION THRU SKIN MAY PRDCE CNS
EFTS INCL CONVULS, WHICH MAY OCCUR W/OUT ANY PRIOR SYMPS. ABNORM
EEG PATTERNS MAY PERSIST FOR WKS/MONTHS W/OUT OBSERVABLE SIGNS OF
POIS. INGEST: CONVUL/LIM ANIMAL CARCIN/HIGHLY TOX.
HYPEREXCITABILITY, ATAXIA, COLLAPSE & COMA IN FATAL POIS. HEMATURIA
AND/OR (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL, WHICH
SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPT OMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTNIMMED. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
(APPROX (ING 13)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM. FOR
LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. FIGHT FIRE FROM MAX DIST.
FOR MORE SPECIC INFO CONT NEHC .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME. MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. CONTAINERS MAY
EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL: DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP
LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. FOR SML SPILLS,
TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CONTRS FOR LATER
DISP. FOR SML DRY SPILLS , W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO
CLEAN,(ING 20)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN
STOR. STORE I/A/W 40 CFR 185 REC PROC FOR STOR OF PESTICIDES &
PESTICIDE CONTRS, & AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLES.
Other Precautions:PROT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY,
WELL-VENTD LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE FIRE HAZ MAY BE
ACUTE. OUTSIDE/DETACHED STOR PREF. SEPARATE LIQ FORMULATION FROM
OTHER STOR. FOR MORE SPECI FIC INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &
BE NIOSH APPRVD. AT ANY DETECTABLE CONC: SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAN D/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. (ING 23)
Ventilation:PROCESS ENCLOSURE RECOMMENDED TO MEET ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE
LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR APPROP PROT IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: ALBUMINURIA, AZOTENIA & CONVLS. HDCH, NAUS, VOMIT,
MALAISE, DIZZ, MUSC TWITCHING, MYOCLONIC JERKING, CONVL SEIZURES &
CARD DYSRHYTHMIAS. CONVLS MAY OCCUR W/OUT ANY PRIOR SYMPS. DEATH
MAY OCCUR FROM ANOXIA/CARD ARREST W/RESP FAILURE. SIGNS OF TOX
NEPHROPATHY & TOX HEPATITIS MAY DEVELOP. (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:293F,145C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:220F,104C
Vapor Pres:0.000075
Spec Gravity:1.70
Solubility in Water:0.027 PPB @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS CRYSTALLINE SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID CATALYSTS, ACID OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACTIVE METALS, CONCENTRATED
MINERAL ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, PHENOL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC AND/CORROSIVE VAPORS OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE,
& CARBON MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO
GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262, EPA HAZ WASTE NUMBER P004.
OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE.
FOR ASSIST, CONT DISTRIC T DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY.

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