------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CARBON DISULFIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CARBON DISULFIDE FORMULA: CS2 FORMULA WT: 76.14 CAS NO.: 00075-15-0 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: FF6650000 COMMON SYNONYMS: CARBON BISULFIDE; CARBON DISULPHIDE; CARBON BISULPHIDE PRODUCT CODES: E350,9176,9192,9172 EFFECTIVE: 09/08/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 4 EXTREME (FLAMMABLE) REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE - HIGHLY VOLATILE CAUSES BURNS MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET KEEP AWAY FROM STEAM PIPES, OTHER HEAT SOURCES, 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 DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. CARBON DISULFIDE 90-100 75-15-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CARBON DISULFIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 46 C ( 115 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 300 MELTING POINT: -112 C ( -170 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 2.67 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.26 EVAPORATION RATE: 22.6 (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): SLIGHT (0.1 TO 1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR COLORLESS TO YELLOW LIQUID WITH AN UNPLEASANT ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: -30 C ( -22 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 2-3-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 50 % LOWER - 1 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER. 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. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER UNTIL COOL SO REIGNITION WILL NOT OCCUR. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS VAPORS MAY FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANT IGNITION SOURCES AND FLASH BACK. CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE. LOW AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (212 F) MAY CAUSE CARBON DISULFIDE TO IGNITE UPON CONTACT WITH HOT SURFACES SUCH AS LIGHT BULBS, STEAM PIPES, OR AUTO EXHAUST PIPES. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED SULFUR DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS SUBSTANCE IS KNOWN TO BE A SEVERE HEALTH HAZARD THAT PRIMARILY EFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. TLV LISTED DENOTES TLV (SKIN). THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 30 MG/M3 ( 10 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 20 MG/M3 ( PPM) CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPOR MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CARBON DISULFIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. CONTACT WITH LIQUID OR VAPOR MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS OF THE SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. BOTH LIQUID AND VAPOR ARE READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, GASTRO- INTESTINAL IRRITATION, DISTURBANCES OF CARDIAC RHYTHM, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONVULSIONS. ACUTE POISONING VIA ALL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE MAY BE SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE FATAL. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, IMPAIRED VISION, LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE, ANEMIA, LUNG IRRITATION. TARGET ORGANS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, LIVER 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 WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ACCEPTABLE MAXIMUM PEAK ABOVE THE ACCEPTANCE CEILING CONCENTRATION FOR AN EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT = 100 PPM FOR 30 MINUTES. (PEL)CEILING = 30 PPM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, AIR, FRICTION, SHOCK, SUNLIGHT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, AZIDES, ZINC, ALUMINUM, SODIUM METAL, POTASSIUM METAL, AMINES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, MOST COMMON METALS, CHLORINE, FLUORINE, HYPOCHLORITE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF SULFUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CARBON DISULFIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING OR FLAMES IN AREA. 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 AREA WITH WATER. J. T. BAKER SOLUSORB(R) SOLVENT ADSORBENT IS RECOMMENDED FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: P022 (ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 500 PPM, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS RECOMMENDED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS BOND AND GROUND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING LIQUID. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CARBON BISULFIDE HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN/NA UN1131 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID REPORTABLE QUANTITY 100 LBS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CARBON DISULFIDE Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CARBON DISULPHIDE HAZARD CLASS 3.1, 6.1 UN/NA UN1131 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID, POISON