------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICOTINE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: NICOTINE FORMULA: C5H4NC4H7NCH3 FORMULA WT: 162.24 CAS NO.: 54-11-5 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: QS5250000 COMMON SYNONYMS: 1-METHYL-2-(3-PYRIDYL)PYRROLIDINE; 3-(1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDINYL)-PYRIDINE PRODUCT CODES: R756 EFFECTIVE: 09/02/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) 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 IRRITATION EXCEPTIONAL CONTACT HAZARD - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN 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. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. NICOTINE 90-100 54-11-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 247 C ( 477 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 0.04 MELTING POINT: -79 C ( -110 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 5.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICOTINE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.01 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS TO PALE YELLOW, OILY LIQUID WITH PYRIDINE ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 95 C ( 203 F) FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 4.0 % LOWER - 0.7 % 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. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT BOILING POINT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TLV AND PEL LISTED DENOTE (SKIN). THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.5 MG/M3 ( 0.08 PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 1.5 MG/M3 ( 0.24 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 0.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 50 LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 5.9 LD50 (SKIN-RABBIT)(MG/KG) - 50 LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 0.81 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE ACUTE POISONING VIA ALL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE MAY BE SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICOTINE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FATAL. VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, OR BLURRED VISION. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. LIQUID IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. TARGET ORGANS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, LUNGS MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, 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: AIR, LIGHT, HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: P075 (ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICOTINE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, 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. KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME NICOTINE, LIQUID HAZARD CLASS POISON B UN/NA UN1654 LABELS POISON REPORTABLE QUANTITY 100 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME NICOTINE, LIQUID HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN1654 LABELS POISON