------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE FORMULA: (CH3CH2)3PO4 FORMULA WT: 182.18 CAS NO.: 78-40-0 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TC7900000 COMMON SYNONYMS: ETHYL PHOSPHATE; TEP; PHOSPHORIC ACID, TRIETHYL ESTER PRODUCT CODES: W708 EFFECTIVE: 01/29/87 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS WARNING CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER SPRAY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE 90-100 78-40-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 216 C ( 421 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: -56 C ( -69 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 6.3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.07 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A MILD ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 115 C ( 240 F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED PHOSPHORUS OXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, NARCOSIS, SUFFOCATION, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. SUBSTANCE IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT, ABSORPTION EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS, 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. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SINCE SOME OF THE HAZARDS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE UNKNOWN, AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON VENTILATION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COVER THE BODY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE CHEMICAL. WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES, GLOVES, AND IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------