FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- ETHYL ETHER, E197 4U  -- 6810-00N086067
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYL ETHER, E197 4U
MSDS Date:01/09/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N086067
=== 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: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:ETHANE, 1,1'-OXYBIS-; (ETHYL ETHER) (CERCLA)
CAS:60-29-7
RTECS #:KI5775000
Fraction by Wt: >98%
OSHA PEL:400 PPM
ACGIH TLV:400 PPM/500 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: SODIUM PEROXIDE, TRIETHYL ALUMINUM + AIR, TRIMETHYL
    ALUMINUM + AIR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: MAY CAUSE RESP FAILURE, POSSIBLY LEADING
    TO DEATH. MAY CAUSE SEIZURES & BLOOD ABNORMALITIES. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT MAY CAUSE DEFAT &
    DERM. PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS CAN CAUSE PSYCHIC ABNORMAL SUCH (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: AS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION & EXCITABILITY. TARGET
    ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED AID. NOTE TO PHYS: (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY. NO SPECIFIC
    ANTIDOTE EXISTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD
    CNTNR. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 1215 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: EYE: CAUSES IRRIT. SKIN: MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT. PRLNGD AND/OR RPTD CONT MAY CAUSE DEFAT OF SKIN &
    DERM. MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN. RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE BURNS.
    INGEST: ASPIR HAZARD. SYMPS MAY INCL: HD CH, EXCITEMENT, FATG,
    NAUS, VOMIT, STUPOR, & COMA. MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESS, CHARACTERIZED
    BY EXCITEMENT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: FOLLOWED BY HDCH, DIZZ, DROW, & NAUS.
    ADVANCED STAGES MAY CAUSE COLLAPSE, UNCON, COMA & POSS DEATH DUE TO
    RESP FAILURE. ASPIR OF MATL INTO LUNGS MAY CAUSE CHEM PNEUM, WHICH
    MAY BE FATAL. INH AL: INHAL OF HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE CNS EFTS
    CHARACT BY HDCH, DIZZ, UNCON & COMA. MAY CAUSE RESP TRACT IRRIT.
    (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS, OCCASNLY
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    SOAP & WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG &
    SHOES. GET MED  AID IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. INGEST:DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF
    MILK/WATER. POSS ASPIR HAZ. GET MED AID IMMED. INHAL: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR (ING 6)

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

Flash Point:-49F,-45C
Lower Limits:1.85%
Upper Limits:48%
Extinguishing Media:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON
    DIOXIDE, OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL. MATL
    IS LIGHTER THAN WATER & FIRE MAY (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPS MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE W/AIR.
    VAPS CAN TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK. EXTREMELY FLAMM.
    MATERIAL WILL READILY IGNITE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS & DITCHES WHICH
    LEAD TO WATERWAYS. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. ABSORB SPILL USING
    ABSORBENT, NON-COMBUST MATERIAL SUCH AS EARTH, SAND, OR
    VERMICULITE. USE PROPER PERSON AL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET ON SKIN & CLTHG. EMPTY
    CNTNRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUE, (LIQUID AND/OR VAPOR), AND CAN BE
    DANGEROUS. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL,
    GRIND/EXPOS SUCH CNTNRS TO HEAT, SPKS/OPEN FLAMES. DO NOT
    INGEST/INHALE. IF PEROXIDE FORMATION IS SUSPECTED, DO NOT OPEN/MOVE
    CNTNR. KEEP AWAY FROM  SOURCES OF IGNIT. DO NOT STORE (ING 8)

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR1010.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE EXPLO-PROOF VENT EQUIP. USE ADEQ GEN/LOC EXHAUST VENT
    TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCS BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMD
    CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: BE SPREAD BY USE OF WATER. CNDTNS TO AVOID: INCOMPAT
    MATLS, LIGHT, IGNIT SOURCES, EXPOS TO AIR, STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZERS.
    MATLS TO AVOID: ALUMINUM HYDRIDE, NITRATES, NITRIC ACID, NITRO SYL
    PERCHLORATE, NITRYL PERCHLORATE, OZINE, PERCHLORIC ACID,
    PERMANGANATES + SULFURIC ACID, POTASSIUM PEROXIDE, (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:94.1F,34.5C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-177F,-116C
Vapor Pres:442
Vapor Density:2.55
Spec Gravity:0.71
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:37.5 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:8.43% @ 59F
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. SWEET, AROMATIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACETYL PEROXIDE, AIR, BROMOAZIDE, CHLORINE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE,
    CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE, CHROMYL CHLORIDE, LITHIUM (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT STABLE DURING ROUTINE USE & HNDLG
    CNDTNS. PRLNGD EXPOS TO AIR & SUNLIGHT MAY FORM UNSTABLE PEROXIDES.
    (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    PEROXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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