------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHEMICAL R-500 Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CHEMICAL R-500 FORMULA: FORMULA WT: .00 CAS NO.: - - PRODUCT CODES: 9805 EFFECTIVE: 10/22/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER FLAMMABLE CAUSES IRRITATION HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA IN THE PUBLISHED LITERATURE TO ASSIGN COMPLETE NUMERICAL SAF-T-DATA RATINGS AND LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS MUST BE USED IN STORAGE, USE AND HANDLING. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR LABORATORY BENCH USE SHOULD BE CHOSEN USING PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT BASED ON THE SIZE AND TYPE OF REACTION OR TEST TO BE CONDUCTED AND THE AVAILABLE VENTILATION, WITH OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH THE CHEMICAL. 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. DO NOT ADD WATER TO CONTENTS WHILE IN CONTAINER BECAUSE OF VIOLENT REACTION. IN CASE OF SPILL, SOAK UP WITH DRY SAND OR EARTH. DO NOT USE WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. BARIUM NITRATE-STRONTIUM NITRATE-SODIUM CARBONATE MIXTURE >1 BUTYL ACETATE >1 123-80-4 1-BUTANOL >1 71-36-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): MODERATE (1 TO 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHEMICAL R-500 Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE OPAQUE SOLUTION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: 32 C ( 90 F) FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % 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. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE WERE DOCUMENTED. TARGET ORGANS EYES MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY EYE CONTACT, INHALATION, INGESTION, ABSORPTION, 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 WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHEMICAL R-500 Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE 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. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001 (IGNITABLE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA OR CABINET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. (CHEMICAL R-500) HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN/NA UN1993 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. (CHEMICAL R-500) HAZARD CLASS 3.3 UN/NA UN1993 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID