Product ID:NON-ACETONE POLISH REMOVER
MSDS Date:05/12/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D007687
MSDS Number: CHKWG

UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS CO INC

39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
DANBURY, CT 06817-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 800-UCC-HELP/304-744-3487

Info Phone: 203-794-2000

Cage: 0TAZ2

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

Telephone: 1-800-568-4000 / 732-563-5522

Cage: 0TAZ2

ETHYL ACETATE (SARA III)

CAS: 141-78-6

RTECS: AH5425000

Fraction By Weight: 99.5% %

OSHA PEL 400 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 400 PPM; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT 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:GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES, RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, SLIGHT
SKIN IRRITATION, EYE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:NAUSEA, WEAKNESS, DROWSINESS, LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS, NASAL DISCOMFORT AND DISCHARGE, CHEST PAIN,
COUGHING, NOSE IRRITATION, SKIN DISCOMFORT/REDNESS, PROLONGED OR
REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS, SUPERFICIAL INJURY OF THE
CORNEA, STINING OF THE EYE, EXCESS BLINKING, TEAR PRODUCTION,
SWELLING OF THE CONJUNCTIVA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE AN
EXISTING DERMATITIS.

First Aid:SWALLOWING: IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE TWO GLASSE OF
WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS OR C ONTACT HAS BEEN PROLONGED, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER. CONTACT A
PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:30.0F,-1.1C
Lower Limits:2.2 %
Upper Limits:11.0 %
Extinguishing Media:APPLY ALCOHOL-TYPE OR ALL-PURPOSE-TYPE FOAM BY
MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES FOR LARGE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS AND STRUCTURES. USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPORS;
RE-IGNITION IS POSSIBLE. USE SCBA AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL AND IGNITED BY LIGHTS,
OTHER FLAMES, SMOKING, SPARKS, HEATERS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT,
STATIC DISCHARGES AT DISTANT LOCATIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EXTINGUISH AND DO NOT TURN ON ANY IGNITION
SOURCES UNTIL THE AREA IS DETERMINED TO BE FREE FROM FIRE OR
EXPLOSION HAZARD. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SMALL SPILLS
CAN BE FLUSHED WITH WATER. LARG ER SPILLS SHOULD BE COLLECTED FOR
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME.
AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:WARNING! FLAMMABLE. HARMFUL IF INHALED. CAUSES EYE
IRRITATION.

Respiratory Protection:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN HIGH
VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
SATISFACTORY WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS STORED AND HANDLED.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL
Eye Protection:MONOGOGGLESSES
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL APRON, EYE BATH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS PRODUCT MAY BE TOXIC TO FISH; AVOID DISCHARGE TO NATURAL WATERS.
AT VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS, THIS PRODUCT IS BIODEGRADEABLE IN A
BIOLOGICAL WASTERWATER TREATMENT PLANT. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: INGESTI
ON OF LARGE QUANTITIES REQUIRES GASTRICLAVAGE WITH 4% SODIUM
BICARBONATE. TREATMENT SHOULD BE SYMPTOMATIC.

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:171F,77C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-119F,-84C
Vapor Pres:75 @ 20C
Vapor Density:3.04
Spec Gravity:0.902
Evaporation Rate & Reference:7.5 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT COLORLESS LIQUID, SWEET FRUIT NON
RESIDUAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDES, SODIUM HYDROXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING CAN PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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