------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for KARL FISCHER REAGENT, DILUENT Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: KARL FISCHER REAGENT, DILUENT FORMULA: FORMULA WT: .00 CAS NO.: - - PRODUCT CODES: 9311 EFFECTIVE: 11/05/85 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) FLAMMABILITY - 2 MODERATE REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) 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 WARNING COMBUSTIBLE CAUSES BURNS OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MALE OR FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS. EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING 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. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. PYRIDINE >1 110-86-1 2-METHOXYETHANOL OR ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER >1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for KARL FISCHER REAGENT, DILUENT Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.93 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: DARK BROWN LIQUID WITH DISAGREEABLE ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 38 C ( 100 F) 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. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. 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. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN TESTS WITH LABORATORY ANIMALS, EXPOSURE TO 2-METHOXYETHANOL HAS CAUSED EMBRYONIC DEATH AND FETAL MALFORMATIONS. TLV LISTED IS FOR 2-METHOXYETHANOL. CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, AND WEAKNESS IN ARMS AND LEGS. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND DIFFICULT BREATHING. LIQUID MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. IRREVERSIBLE INJURY TO BLOOD FORMING TISSUE MAY RESULT FROM CHRONIC LOW LEVEL EXPOSURE. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for KARL FISCHER REAGENT, DILUENT Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY NONE INDICATED EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, SOURCES OF IGNITION, MOISTURE INCOMPATIBLES: WATER, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES, ORGANIC MATERIALS, CAUSTICS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF NITROGEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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: U196 (TOXIC WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for KARL FISCHER REAGENT, DILUENT Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) 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 COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S. (KARL FISCHER REAGENT, HAZARD CLASS COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID UN/NA NA1993 LABELS NO LABEL REQUIRED UNDER 110 GALLONS INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, POISONOUS, N.O.S. (KARL FISCHER HAZARD CLASS 3.2, 6.1 UN/NA UN1992 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID, POISON