Product ID:ALIZARIN
MSDS Date:12/19/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082275
MSDS Number: CGCPP

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600; 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

ANTHRAQUINONE, 1,2-DIHYDROXY-; (ALIZARIN DYE)

CAS: 72-48-0

RTECS: CB6580000

Fraction By Weight: 97%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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: DUST MAY IRRITATE RESP
TRACT. MAY CAUSE COUTHING & SNEEZING. INGEST: NO INFO FOUND, BUT
BASED ON ANIMAL STUDIES, SUBSTANCE IS PRESUMED TO BE MOD TOX. SKIN:
CAUSES IRRIT. MAY CAUSE DERM. EYES: CAUSES SEV IRRIT W/REDNESS &
PAIN. CHRONIC: NO INFO FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, CALL MD
IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAM CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT
DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTN
IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSS AT
ELEVATED TEMPS/BY CONT W/IGNIT SOURCE. FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR
IN SUFFICIENT CONCS, & IN PRESENCE OF IGNIT (SUP DAT)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENT AREA.
CLEAN-UP PERS MAY REQUIRE NIOSH APPRVD PROT FROM INHAL OF DUST.
CLEAN-UP SPILLS IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO AIR.
USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS. PICK U P FOR RECOVERY/DISP & PLACE IN CLSD
CONTR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN
AND CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
REC TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: SOURCE IS A POTENTIAL DUST EXPLO HAZ.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:806F,430C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>547F,>286C
Solubility in Water:SPARINGLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ORANGE-RED CRYSTALS OR BROWNISH RED POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY MAY BE
BURNED IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN AN APPROVED WASTE
FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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