FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- METHYL SALICYLATE, 03695500  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHYL SALICYLATE, 03695500
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
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:METHYL SALICYLATE. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 887 MG/KG.
CAS:119-36-8
RTECS #:VO4725000
&gt; Wt:99.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS & TOXICOLOGICAL INFO.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
    SKIN: CAUSES MODERATE IRRITATION. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN
    HARMFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING. MAY BE
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SYSTEMIC EFF ECTS OF EXPOSURE INCLUDE INITIAL
    STIMULATION AND LATER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. SYMPTOMS
    INCLUDE CONVULSIONS, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, CARDIAC COLLAPSE, AND
    POSSIBLE DEATH. INHALATION: CAUSES RE SPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
    IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
    MAY CAUSE EFFECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED FOR INGESTION. MAY
    CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE LIVER  AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP OR
    OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE METABOLIC
    DISTURBANCES. CAUTION! THIS SUBSTANCE HAS CAUSED ADVERSE
    REPRODUCTIVE AND FETAL EFFECTS IN ANIMALS. TARGET ORGANS: KIDNEYS,
    HEART, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTE M, LIVER.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS,
    OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN:
    IMMED FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE
    REMOVING C ONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. GET MED AID IF IRRIT DEVELOPS OR
    PERSISTS. INGEST: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS
    OF MILK OR WATER. GET MED AID IMMED. INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 1 TSP
    OF SYRUP OF I PECAC. CALL POIS CTL CTR. INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO
    FRESH AIR IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT,
    GIVE OXYG. GET MED AID. NOTES TO MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. ANTID OTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE EXISTS.

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

Flash Point:=96.1C, 205.F
Autoignition Temp:=454.4C, 850.F
Lower Limits:NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits:NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media:WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING. USE CARBON
    DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH
    BACK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NFPA RATING: HEALTH - 1; FLAMMABILITY -
    1; REACTIVITY - 0.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS
    INDICATED IN EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL PROTECTION SECTION. SWEEP
    UP, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. REMOVE ALL
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. AB SORB SPILL USING AN ABSORBENT,
    NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL SUCH AS EARTH, SAND OR VERMICULITE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP
    FROM CONTACT WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY,
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:GROUND AND BOND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING
    MATERIAL. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO NOT INGEST OR INHALE.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29 CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN
    EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: VAP DENS: 5.24 (AIR=1). MOLECULAR
    FORMULA: C8H8O3.

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

Boiling Pt:=223.3C, 433.9F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-8.6C, 16.5F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Pres:0.1 MM HG @ 20C
Vapor Density:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:1.18 (WATER=1)
pH:NOT AVAILABLE
Viscosity:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO YELLOW-RED LIQUID; WINTERGREEN ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN CLOSED
    CONTAINERS UNDER NORMAL STORAGE AND HANDLING CONDITIONS. AVOID
    INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    SALICYCLIC ACID.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CAS # 119-36-8: RTECS # VO4725000:
    LD50:(ORAL,MOUSE) 1110 MG/KG; LD50:(ORAL,RABBIT) 1300 MG/KG.
    EPIDEMIOLOGY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. TERATOGENICITY: EFFECTS ON
    NEWBORN: LIVER BIRTH INDEX & VIABILIT Y INDEX, ORAL-RAT TDLO=36450
    MG/KG. SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES: CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM, CRANIOFACIAL & MUSCULOSKELETAL, SUBCUTANEOUS- RAT TDLO=500
    MG/KG. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION  AVAILABLE.
    NEUROTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. MUTAGENICITY: NO
    INFORMATION AVAILABLE. OTHER STUDIES: NONE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
    NO INFORMATION REPORTED. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE. OTHER STUDIES: NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA: D-SERIES MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
    OF CONTAMANTS; D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY REFERENCE LEVELS;
    F-SERIES; P-SERIES; & U-SER IES: NONE LISTED.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:U.S. DOT: SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE. IATA: SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. RID/ADR:
    SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IMO: SHIPPING NAME: NO
    INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CANADA  TDG: SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS MATERIAL HAVE AN RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES: CAS # 119-36-8: ACUTE,
    CHRONIC. SECTION 313: NO CH EMICALS ARE REPORTABLE UNDER SECTION
    313.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: CAS # 119-36-8 IS LISTED ON THE
    TSCA INVENTORY. HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST: NONE OF THE CHEMS
    ARE ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST. CHEM TEST RULES: NONE OF
    THE CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE U NDER A CHEM TEST RULE. SECTION 12B:
    NONEOF THE CHEMS ARE LISTED UNDER TSCA SECTION 12B. TSCA
    SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE: NONE OF THE CHEMS IN THIS MATL HAVE A
    SNUR UNDER TSCA. CLEAN AIR ACT: THIS MATL D OES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZ
    AIR POLLUTANTS. THIS MATL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS 1 OZONE
    DEPLETORS. THIS  MATL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS.
    CLEAN WATER ACT: NONE OF THE CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE LISTED AS(STATE
    REGULATORY INFO)
State Regulatory Information:CAS # 119-36-8 CAN BE FOUND ON THE
    FOLLOWING STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS: PENNSYLVANIA. CALIFORNIA NO
    SIGNIFICANT RISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    LISTED. -- FEDERAL REGULATORY: HAZ	SUBSTANCES UNDER THE CWA. NONE
    OF THE CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE LISTED AS PRIORITY POLLUTANTS UNDER
    THE CWA. NONE OF THE CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE LISTED AS TOXIC
    POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CWA. OSHA: NONE OF TH E CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE
    CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZ BY OSHA. EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL REGS:
    EUROPEAN LABELI NG I/A/W EC DIRECTIVES: HAZ SYMBOLS: XN. RISK
    PHRASES: R 22 - HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED; R 36/38 - IRRITATING TO EYES
    & SKIN. SAFETY (OTHER INFO)

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