Product ID:NIPOL 1034-60, 1041, 1041U, 1042
MSDS Date:03/31/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLDTY

ZEON CHEMICALS L.P.

4111 BELLS LANE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40211
US

Emergency Phone: 800-776-2460 -EXT 7650

Info Phone: 800-735-3388/502-775-2000

Preparer: WILLIAM T. SOLOMON

Cage: 0J3F9

ZEON CHEMICALS L.P.

LOUISVILLE, KY 40211 US

Telephone: 800-735-3388/502-775-2000

Cage: 0J3F9

ACRYLONITRILE

CAS: 107-13-1

RTECS: AT5250000

OSHA PEL TWA 2PPM,1PPM AL

ACGIH TLV: TWA 2PPM, SKIN

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

BUTADIENE

CAS: 106-99-0

RTECS: EI9275000

OSHA PEL 1 PPM TWA

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM TWA

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE POLYMER

CAS: 9003-18-3

Fraction By Weight: ~100%

4-VINYL CYCLOHEXENE

CAS: 100-40-3

OSHA PEL NONE ESTABLISHED

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 PPM TWA

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS BUTADIENE,
ACRYLONITRILE AND 4-CYCLOHEXENE WHICH ARE LISTED AS LUKEMIAC,
LYMPHATIC, BLOOD, KIDNEY, LIVER, LUNG, STOMACH, RETICULOSARCOMA AND
REPRODUCTIVE CARCINOGENS . NO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS EXPECTED
DURING NORMAL PROCESSING WHEN POTENTIAL EXPOSURES ARE ELIMINATED BY
GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICE AND WELL-VENTILATED CONDITIONS. AT
PROCESSING TEMPERATURES, COMBIN ED INGREDIENTS (ELASTOMER, OTHER
PROCESSING INGREDIENTS) MAY EMIT FUMES AND VAPORS THAT MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO EYES, SKIN, NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
PROCESSING UNDER CONDITIONS OF (OVEREXP OSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ACRYLONITRILE: IARC GROUP 2B, VOLUME 71,
PAGE 43, 1999. BUTADIENE: IARC GROUP 2A,VOLUME 71, PAGE 109, 1999.
4-VINYL CYCLOHEXENE: IARC GROUP 2B, VOL. 60, PG 347, 1994. NTP:
ACRYLONITRILE: 9TH ANNUAL RE PORT ON CARCINOGENS . REFER TO
TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL CARCINOGENICITY STATEMENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS (CONT'D): INADEQUATE VENTILATION
MAY PRODUCE SYMPTOMS OF NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES. TYPICALLY
THESE EFFECTS ARE REVERSIBLE UPON REMOVAL FROM EXPOSURE AND NO
LASTING EFFECTS ARE EXPEC TED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE POTENTIAL FOR
IRRITATION WILL DEPEND ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXHAUST VENTILATION
PROVIDED TO THE PROCESS AREA. OVEREXPOSURE TO DECOMPOSITION OR
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY CAUS E IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN AND
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS SUCH AS COUGHING, TEARING AND
IRRITATION SHOULD BE REGARDED AS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AND MEASURES
TAKEN TO AVOID EXPOSURE.

First Aid:IF IRRITATION OCCURS OR PERSISTS FROM ANY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE,
REMOVE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL FROM AREA & SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
EYE: TREAT AS ANY FOREIGN PARTICULATE MATTER. FLUSH EYES WITH
RUNNING WATE R FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN.
CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. WASH CONTACT AREA WITH SOAP & WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTI ON IF IRRITATION OR ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
DEVELOPS. PARTIACULATE INHALATION: REMOVE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL TO
FRESH AIR. VAPOR INHAL: (PROCESSING VAPORS OR DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS): REMOVE THE AFFECTED I NDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. (SPILL
RELEASE)

Extinguishing Media:WATER, ABC DRY CHEMICAL, OR PROTEIN TYPE AIR FOAMS
ARE RECOMMENDED MEDIA. ELASTOMERS WOULD BE CONSIDERED 'ORDINARY
COMBUSTIBLES' (NFPA DEFINED CLASS A). (OTHER INFORMATION).
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA
DURING ATTACK PHASE OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS, DURING CLEANUP IN
ENCLOSED OR POORLY VENTILATED AREAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FIRE.
PERSONNEL NOT HAVING SUITABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MUST LEAVE
AREA TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT EXPOS TO TOXIC COMBUSTION GASES FROM
ANY SOURCE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN IF
ELASTOMERS ARE GROUND OR OTHERWISE FORMED INTO A FINE POWDER OR
DUST SINCE MANY ORGANIC SUBSTANCES IN THESE FORMS PRESENT A DUST
EXPLOSION HAZARD. TOXIC GASES MAY BE FORMED UPON COMBUSTION AND
REPRESENTS A HAZARD TO FIREFIGHTERS.

Spill Release Procedures:IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED, SWEEP,
SHOVEL, OR VACUUM CRUMBS OR CHUNKS INTO CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR REUSE
OR DISPOSAL. FIRST AID (CONT'D): IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRAT ION AND SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
IMMEDIATELY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROCESS ELASTOMERS UNDER WELL
VENTILATED CONDITIONS AVOID CONTINUED/PRLONGED BREATHING OF VAPORS.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER PROCESSING COMPOUND, ESPECIALLY BEFORE
EATING, SMOKING, OR USING TOILET FACILIT Y. DO NOT CONSUME FOOD IN
PROCESS AREA. DO NOT USE PROCESS EQUIPMENT TO HEAT FOOD. (OTHER
INFO)
Other Precautions:COMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS ADDED TO ELASTOMER PROD MAY
REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING. IT IS USERS RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW
RECOMMENDED PRECAUTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ADDITIVES SUPPLIERS.
EQUIP SHOULD NOT BE SH UT DOWN FOR EXTENDED TIME PERIODS W/COMPOUND
IN IT OR DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR.

Respiratory Protection:NOT TYPICALLY REQUIRED DURING NORMAL USE, AND
HANDLING OPERATIONS WHERE GENERAL DILUTION OR LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE TO CONTROL EXPOSURES. RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION MAY BE NEEDED IF VAPOR O R DUST IS GENERATED DURING
PROCESS OR IF PRODUCT IS GROUND INTO A FINE POWDER. WEAR NIOSH
APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR (SUPPL SAFETY).
Ventilation:EFFECTIVE GENERAL AND, IF NECESSARY LOCAL EXHAUST VENT MUST
ALWAYS BE PROVIDED TO DRAW FUMES OR VAPORS AWAY FROM WORKERS TO
PREVENT (OTHER PROTECT EQUIPMENT).
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH/DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . VENT: ROUTINE INHALATION. VENT MUST BE ADEQUATE TO
MAINTAIN AMBIENT WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERE BELOW ESTABLISHED LIMITS.
Work Hygienic Practices:PROCESSING FUME CONDENSATES,WHICH MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC CONTAMINANTS, MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE,SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY
REMOVED FROM EXHAUST HOODS,DUCTWORK,OTHER SURFACES. PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESPIRATORY (CONT'D): IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL FOR
ELEVATED AIRBORNE EXPOSURE SUCH AS DURING EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION, OR
PRODUCT HANGUP OR STAGNATION DURING PROCESSING THAT MAY RESULT IN
DECOMPOSITION.

Spec Gravity:(H2O=1): ~1.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:OFF-WHITE TO STRAW COLORED SLAB WITH A MILD
CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, HOWEVER STRONG OXIDIZERS OR
REDUCING AGENTS WHICH ARE GENERALLY NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MANY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ELASTOMERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OVERHEATING. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS (CONT'D): HYDROCARBONS. COMBUSTION PRODUCTS FROM RUBBER,
LIKE THOSE OF OTHER NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, MUST BE
CONSIDERED TOXIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES PRODUCED WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURES MAY CONTAIN CARBON MONOXIDE, CO*2,
HYDROGEN CYANIDE,OXIDES OF NITROGEN, & SMALL AMOUNTS OF AROMATIC &
ALIPHATIC (STABILITY CONDITIONS TO AVOID).

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE RESULTING FROM THIS PRODUCT AS SUPPLIED
NOT KNOWN TO BE CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE PER CURRENT
LISTINGS, CHARACTERISTICS CONTAINED IN 40CFR PART 261 & ITS
APPENDICES. ITS GENERATOR'S RESPONS IBILITY TO DETERMINE, PER REG,
APPLICABILITY OF RCRA, & ALL STATE, LOCAL,OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY
WAS TE DISPOSAL REGULATION, TO (TRANSPORT)

Toxicological Information:NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CARCINOGENICITY:
THESE PRODUCTS CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF ACRYLONITRILE.
ACRYLONITRILE IS REGULATED BY OSHA @ 29 CFR 1910.1045.
ACRYLONITRILE IS LISTED BY OSHA AS A CARCINOG EN, BY THE IARC AS A
GROUP 2B CANCINOGEN (POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS), BY NTP AS AN
ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN, & BY ACGIH AS A SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN. AIR SAMPLING STUDIES CONDUCTED ON REL ATED
ACRYLONITRILE/BUTADIENE POLYMERS UNDER SIMULATED COMPOUND
PROCESSING CONDITIONS SHOWED AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF
ACRYLONITRILE TO BE BELOW ONE (1) PPM. USERS SHOULD NOT ONLY RELY
ON MANUFACTURER 'S DATA ALONE, BUT SHOULD (ECOLOGICAL)

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Ecological:NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. TOXICOLOGICAL (CONT'D): DO
SUFFICIENT IN-PLANT TESTING FOR ACRYLONITRILE LEVELS TO ASSURE
COMPLIANCE OF THEIR OPERATIONS. THESE PROCUCTS CONTAIN TRACE
AMOUNTS OF BUTADIENE. B UTADIENE IS REGULATED BY OSHA AT 29 CFR
1910.1051. BUTADIENE IS LISTED BY IARC AS A GROUP 2A CARCINOGEN
(PROBABLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS), BY NTP AS A KNOWN HUMAN
CARCINOGEN, & BY ACGIH AS A SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN. THESE
PRODUCTS CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF 4-VINYL CYCLOHEXENE. 4-VCH IS
LISTED BY IARC AS A GROUP 2B CARCINOGEN (POSSIBLE CARCINOGENIC TO
HUMANS) & BY ACGIH AS AN ANIMAL CARCINOGEN. I T MAY BE POSSIBLE
UNDER (STATE REGS)

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED; DOT PROPER
SHIPPING NAME, DOT LABEL: NOT APPLICABLE; UN/NA HAZARD NO,
REPORTABLE QUANTITY: NOT APPLICABLE. FOR DOMESTIC TRANSPORATION
PURPOSES, THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT DEFINED OR DESIGNATED AS A
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER TITLE
49 OF CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. OTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D):
EITHER ELEVATED TEMPERATURE OR EXCESSIVE T IME WILL RESULT IN
DECOMPOSITION. WASTE DISPOSAL (CONT'D): TO THE PARTICULAR WASTE
MATERIALS PRIOR TO TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL.

SARA Title III Information:313 STATUS: THESE PRODUCTS DO NOT CONTAIN
ANY COMPONENTS EXCEEDING THE DE MINIMIS AMOUNT SUBJECT TO REPORTING
UNDER SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF 40 CFR 372. ECOLOGICAL (CONT'D):
CERTAIN PROCESSING AND HANDLING CONDITIONS, E.G. PROCESSES THAT
CREATE VAPORS, MISTS, OR DUST, TO RELEASE UNREACTED MONOMERS AND
OTHER SUBSTANCES IN AIRBORNE CONCENTR ATIONS IN EXCESS OF THEIR
ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS/GUIDELINES. COSTOMERS & PROCESSORS
SHOULD DO SUFFICIENT IN-HOUSE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MONITORING TO
ASSURE COMPLIANCE OF THEIR OPERATIONS.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: THESE PRODUCTS
AND ALL COMPONENTS ARE LISTED ON THE U.S. EPA TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT INVENTORY. TSCA 12(B) EXPORT NOTIFICATION STATUS: THESE
PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN TRACE LEVE LS OF 4-YINYL CYCLOHEXENE (CAS
100-40-3), AN IMPURITY IN BUTADIENE MONOMER, WHICH IS SUBJ TO
EXPORT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA LISTED CARCINOGEN:
ACRYLONITRILE, BUTADIENE, 4-VINYL CYCLOHEXENE. PENNSYLVANIA
NON-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ABOVE 5%: ACRYLONITRILE/BUTADIENE POLYMER.
MASSACHUSETTS EXTRAORDINARY HAZARDOUS SUBST ANCE ABOVE 1 PPM:
ACRYLONITRILE, BUTADIENE. NEW JERSEY NON-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ABOVE
1%: ACRYLONITRILE/BUTADIENE POLYMER.