Product ID:PETROLEUM ETHER
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-1307
MSDS Number: CFKXV

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 37940

Telephone: 264-5535

Cage: 0YED2

VM&P NAPHTHA (LIGROINE)

CAS: 8032-32-4

RTECS: OI6180000

Fraction By Weight: 90-100%

OSHA PEL 300 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 300 PPM; 9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:INHALATION RAT LC50: 3400 PPM/4H
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES- MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN- MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. INHALATION- MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION AND THROAT IRRITATION. INGESTION- LOCAL IRRITATION.
CASES OF CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NERVOUS SYSTEM
DISORDERSPRALLELING THOSE FROM INHALATION EXPOSURE MAY ALSO OCCUR.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES- MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND PAIN. SKIN- ACTS
AS A DEFATTING AGENT. INHALATION- INTOXICATION AND PERIPHERAL
NERVE DISORDERS. LOSS OF APPETITE, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, IMPAIRMENT OF
MOTOR ACTION, DIZZINESS A ND DROWSINESS. INGESTION- BURNING IN
MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, AND STOMACH. VOMITING, BLURRED VISION, AND
DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR
IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRTORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THEEFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL HELP IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. ORAL:DO
NOT IN DUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, RINSE MOUTH WITH WATER. SEEK
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF SPONTANEOUS VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP
HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION OF VOMITUS INTO LUNGS.

Flash Point:<-17.6C, 0.F
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:288C
Lower Limits:1
Upper Limits:6
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICL, FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMEMLY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR!
SEALED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE WHEN HEATED.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF
IGNITION. WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ISOLATE
HAZARD AREA. CONTAIN AND RECOVER LIQUID WHEN POSSIBLE. USE
NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. COL LECT LIQUID OR ABSORB ON
INERT MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
IN A COOL, DRY WELL-VENTILATED LOCATION. CONTAINERS SHOULD BE
BONDED AND GROUNDED. EMPTY CONTAINERS DANGEROUS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT OPEN CONTAINER UNLESS CONTENTS ARE AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE (72F) OR BELOW.

Respiratory Protection:A HALF-FACE ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRTOR MAY BE WORN,
IF NEEDED. A FULL-FACE PIECE ORGANIC VPOR RESPIRATOR MAY ALSO BE
WORN, IF NEEDED.
Ventilation:A SYSTEM OF LOCAL AND/OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB
COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:F1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:20-75C
Melt/Freeze Pt:<-72.6C, -99.F
Vapor Pres:40
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.6-.75
Evaporation Rate & Reference:10 (BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A GASOLINE OR KEROSENE
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS. WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER AND
COATINGS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR
RECYCLING SHOULD BE HANDLED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SENT TO A RCRA
APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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