------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PENTACHLOROPHENOL Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: PENTACHLOROPHENOL FORMULA: CL5C6OH FORMULA WT: 266.34 CAS NO.: 00087-86-5 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: SM6300000 COMMON SYNONYMS: PENTACHLOROPHENATE; 2,3,4,5,6-PENTACHLOROPHENOL PRODUCT CODES: S931 EFFECTIVE: 09/03/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT REACTIVITY - 0 NONE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER CAUSES BURNS MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. PENTACHLOROPHENOL 80-90 87-86-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 309 C ( 588 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 0 MELTING POINT: 190 C ( 374 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 9.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PENTACHLOROPHENOL Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.98 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALS WITH NO ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHLORINE AND CHLORINE COMPOUNDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TLV AND PEL LISTED DENOTE (SKIN). THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 0.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 50 LD50 (IPR-RAT)(MG/KG) - 56 LD50 (SCU-RAT)(MG/KG) - 100 LD50 (SKN-RAT) (MG/KG) - 105 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION MAY CAUSE POISONING OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM WITH POSSIBLE HEART FAILURE. CONTACT WITH EYES MAY RESULT IN SWELLING AND CORNEAL CLOUDING. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY RESULT IN DERMATITIS. SUBSTANCE IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE DAMAGE TO KIDNEYS, LIVER, LUNGS, BLOOD, OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. TARGET ORGANS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, LIVER, KIDNEYS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PENTACHLOROPHENOL Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, ABSORPTION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CHLORINE AND CHLORINE COMPOUNDS, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: U242 (TOXIC WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PENTACHLOROPHENOL Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PENTACHLOROPHENOL HAZARD CLASS ORM-E UN/NA NA2020 LABELS NONE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 10 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHLOROPHENOLS, SOLID HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN2020 LABELS HARMFUL - STOW AWAY FROM FOOD STUFFS