Product ID:OPTIGUARD MCP600
MSDS Date:03/18/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJDJS

BETZ LABORATORIES INC

4636 SOMERTON ROAD
TREVOSE, PA 19053
US

Emergency Phone: 215-355-3300

Cage: 24774

BETZDEARBORN INC.

TREVOSE, PA 19053 US

Telephone: 215-355-3300

Cage: 24774

SULFUROUS ACID, DIPOTASSIUM SALT

CAS: 10117-38-1

DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL

CAS: 100-37-8

RTECS: KK5075000

OSHA PEL 50 MG/M3;10 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 9.6 MG/M3;2 PPM

MORPHOLINE

CAS: 110-91-8

RTECS: QD6475000

OSHA PEL 70 MG/M3;20 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 71 MG/M3;20 PPM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): >2000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: MODERATE IRRITANT. MAY BE
ABSORBED. POTENTIAL SENSITIZER. EYES: SEVERE IRRITANT. INHALATION:
IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION:
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURES MAY
CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, TOXICITY TO LIVER, KIDNEY & NERVOUS
SYSTEM.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, INCOORDINATION, MENTAL CONFUSION, LETHARGY,
ITCHING, REDNESS

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/A LARGE QUANTITY OF SOAP SOLUTION/WATER FOR 15
MINS. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. APPLY APPROPRIATE FIRST AID TREATMENT AS
NECESSARY. INGE STION: DON'T FEED ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSIVE. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE CONTENTS OF
STOMACH USING 3-4 GLASSES OF MILK/WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>93.3C, 200.F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM/WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACE-PIECE TYPE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. USE SPECIFIED PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. CONTAIN & ABSORB ON ABSORBENT MATERIAL. PLACE IN WASTE
DISPOSAL CONTAINER. REMOVE IGNITION SOURCES. FLUSH AREA W/WATER.
SPREAD SAND/GRIT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE. DON'T FREEZE. IF FROZEN, THAW & MIX COMPLETELY PRIOR TO USE.

Respiratory Protection:USE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS W/IN USE
LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED W/THE EQUIPMENT/ELSE USE SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATORS MEETING OSHA'S 29 CFR 1910.134 & ANSI Z88.2
REQUIREMENTS.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN AIR CONTAMINANTS BELOW
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:GUANTLET-TYPE NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH OFF AFTER EACH USE. REPLACE AS NECESSARY.
REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:=-7.2C, 19.F
Vapor Pres:18
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.183
pH:11
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(EHTER=1): <1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID W/STRONG ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: (DESTRUCTIVE
FIRES) YIELDS ELEMENTAL OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:WATER CONTAMINATED W/THIS PRODUCT MAY BE SENT TO
A SANITARY SEWER TREATMENT FACILITY, A PERMITTED WASTE TREATMENT
FACILITY/DISCHARGED UNDER A PERMIT. PRODUCT AS IS-INCINERATE/LAND
DISPOSE IN AN APPROV ED LANDFILL.DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Ecological:NO COMPONENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CARCINOGEN BY THE
NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM, THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH
ON CANCER/THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AT OSHA
THRESHOLDS FOR CARCINOGENS.

SARA Title III Information:CERCLA/SARA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): FOOD &
DRUG ADMINISTRATION: ALL INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE AUTHORIZED
FOR USE AS BOILER WATER ADDITIVES WHERE THE STEAM PRODUCED MAY
CONTACT FOOD. SARA SECTI ON 312 HAZARD CLASS: IMMEDIATE (ACUTE)
DELAYED (CHRONIC). SARA SECTION 302, 313 CHEMICALS: NO REGULATED
CONSTITUENT PRESENT AT OSHA THRESHOLD.
Federal Regulatory Information:ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE
LISTED IN THE TSCA INVENTORY.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA REGULATORY INFORMATION:
CALIFORNIA/MICHIGAN SAFE DRINKING WATER & TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT
(PROPOSITION 65) CHEMICALS PRESENT: NO REGULATED CONSTITUENT
PRESENT AT OSHA THRESHOLD.

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