FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- ISO-BUTANOL  -- 6810-00-890-1890
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ISO-BUTANOL
MSDS Date:07/16/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-890-1890
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL; (BUTANOL-ISO) (CERCLA)
CAS:78-83-1
RTECS #:NP9625000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:50 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:DIRECTION IF TANK, RAIL CAR/TANK TRUCK IS INVOLVED
    IN FIRE. EXTING ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED. USE WATER (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG; SOLID STREAMS MAY NOT BE
    EFTIVE. COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER; APPLY FROM (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. AVOID BRTHG TOXIC
    VAPS; KEEP UPWIND. WATER MAY BE INEFTIVE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATL TO AVOID: OXIDIZERS (STRONG):REACTS W/FORM OF FLAM
    HYDROGEN GAS. PLASTICS, RUB, COATINGS:ATTACKED. ALCOHOLS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: INCOMPAT WITH: ACETALDEHYDE:VIOLENT CONDENSATION
    RXN. BARIUM PERCHLORATE:FORM OF HIGHLY EXPLO PERCHLORIC (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: ESTER ON REFLUX. CHLORINE:FORM OF HIGHLY EXPLO ALKYL
    HYPOCHLORITES. DIETHYL ALUMINUM BROMIDE:SPONT IGNIT. (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: ETHYLENE OXIDE:POSS EXPLO. HEXAMETHYLENE
    DIISOCYANAE:POSS EXPLO IN ABSENCE OF SOLV. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE + (ING
    9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: SULFURIC ACID:POSS EXPLO. HYPOCHLOROUS ACID:FORM OF
    HIGHLY EXPLO ALKYL HYPOCHLORITES. ISOCYANATES:POSS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:EXPLO IN ABSENCE OF SOLV. LITHIUM ALUMINUM
    HYDRIDE:VIGOROUS RXN. NITROGEN TETROXIDE:POSS EXPLO. PERCHLORIC(ING
    11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: ACID(HOT):DANGEROUS INTERACTION. PERMONOSULFURIC
    ACID:POSS EXPLO ON CNTCT W/PRIMARY/SECONDARY ALCOHOLS. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: TRI-ISO-BUTYL ALUMINUM:VIOLENT REACTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: DULLNESS, DROW, NARCOSIS & UNCON. ADMIN OF
    1.4 G/KG PRDCED NARCOSIS IN RABBITS. CHRONIC:INHAL: (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: HAS CAUSED AUDITORY NERVE & VESTIBULAR INJURY RSLTG
    IN SEV VERTIGO & HEARING LOSS IN WORKERS EXPOS TO (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:ISOBUTYL & N-BUTYL ALCOHOLS. RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO
    HIGH MIXED VAP CONCS OF ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL & BUTYL ACETATE(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: RSLTD IN IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS & APPETITE & WT LOSS IN
    WORKERS. INTERMITTENT EXPOS TO 6400 PPM FOR 136 HRS (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:RSLTD IN NARCOSIS & SLIGHT ORG CHANGES IN LIVER &
    KIDNEYS IN MICE; NO DEATHS REPORTED. SKIN:MAY DEGREASE (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: SKIN RSLTG IN DRYING, CRACKING & ECZEMATOID DERM.
    EYE:RPTD 8 HR EXPOS TO 100PPM INDICATED NO EVID OF (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:IRRIT IN HUMANS. EXPOS TO HIGH MIXED VAP CONCS OF
    ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL & BUTYL ACETATE RSLTD IN IRRIT OF EYES(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: & VACUOLAR KERATITIS IN WORKERS. INGEST: RPTD
    GASTRIC INTUBATION RSLTD IN MALIGNANT & BENIGN TUMORS IN RATS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REMANS, AT LST 15-20 MIN. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:REMOVE INGESTED MATL BY GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS. GIVE
    ARTF RESP W/OXYGEN IF RESP IS DEPRESSED. GET MED ATTN(ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: IMMED. QUALIFIED MED PERS SHOULD ADMIN GASTRIC
    LAVAGE. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: OR FLARES IN HAZ AREA. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY;
    ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. RQ: 5000 LBS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: MEET BONDING & GROUNDING GUIDELINES
    SPECIFIED IN NFPA 77-1983, RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON STATIC ELEC.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 2460 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL:8000 PPM IMMED DANGEROUS
    TO LIFE/HLTH. HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT W/SORE
    THROAT, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, HDCH, NAUS, DIZZ, DULLNESS, DROW,
    NARCOSIS & UNCON. HIGH CONCS HAV E PRDCED DEATH IN ANIMALS.
    SKIN:VAP/LIQCNTCT MAY CAUSE MILD TO MOD IRRIT & REDNESS. APPLICATN
    TO HUMAN(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SKIN CAUSED SLIGHT ERYTH & HYPEREMIA
    BUT W/OUT FORM OF WHEALS. EYE:VAP CONCS >100 PPM MAY CAUSE IRRIT,
    REDNESS, PAIN & BLURRED VISION. APPLICATN OF DROP IN RABBIT EYES
    RSLTD IN MOD TO SEV IRR IT GRADED 5-7 ON SCALE OF 1-10; NO PERMDMG
    TO CORNEA. INGEST:MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN, HDCH, NAUS, VOMIT, DIZZ,
    (ING 13)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES
    IMMED. WASH A REA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL
    NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS, APPROX 15-20 MIN. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    EYE:WASH EYES IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORM SALINE, OCCASNLY
    LIFTING (ING 21)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:82.0F,27.8C
Lower Limits:1.7%
Upper Limits:10.6%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CO*2, WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM.
    FOR LG FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM. ALCOHOL
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF
    CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAME UNTIL WELL (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ IF EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME/OXIDIZER. VAP-AIR MIX EXPLO ABOVE FL PT. VAPS ARE
    HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO IGNIT SOURCE & FLASH
    BACK.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT
    RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. FOR SM SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND
    OR OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR LARGER
    SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEA D OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP. NO SMOKING, (ING
    24)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.106.
    SUBSTANCES W/LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY WHICH MAY BE IGNITED BY
    ELECTROSTATIC SPKS, SHOULD BE STORED IN CNTNRS WHICH(ING 25)
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION. VAPS MAY BE EXPLO & POISONOUS; DO NOT ALLOW UNNEC PERS
    IN AREA. DO NOT OVERHEAT CNTNRS; CNTNRS MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE &
    TRAVEL A CONSI DERABLE DISTANCE IN HEAT OF FIRE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF SPECIFIC
    RESPIRATORS CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN
    CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. FOR
    MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZS;
    IF IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. W/DRAW IMMED IN CA SE
    OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANK
    DUE TO FIRE. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:226F,108C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-162F,-108C
Vapor Pres:8.8 @ 20C
Vapor Density:2.6
Spec Gravity:0.8018
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:0.8 (BUTYL ACETONE=1)
Solubility in Water:8.5%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, VOLATILE LIQUID WITH A MILD, SWEET,
    NON-RESIDUAL ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL:ALKALI METALS:REACTS W/FORM OF FLAM HYDROGEN GAS.
    ALUMINUM (METALLIC):MAY REACT @ HIGH TEMPS. (ING 5)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN
    STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT THE
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE EPA. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS
    APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF  HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE
    NUMBER D001.

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