ALDON CHEMICALS INC -- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:03/18/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-00-P-4895
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
CAS:67-63-0
RTECS #:NT8050000
> Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:980 MG/M3;400 PPM
ACGIH TLV:983 MG/M3;400 PPM
ACGIH STEL:1230 MG/M3;500 PPM

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: EXPOSURE TO HIGH
    CONCENTRATIONS(>400PPM)MAY CAUSE EYE,NOSE, AND THROAT IRRITATION
    AND EXCESSIVELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE NARCOSIS(DROWSINESS,
    SLEEPINESS).  EYES: LIQUID MAY CAUSE IR RITATION.  SKIN: PROLONGED
    OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND DRYING, CRACKING
    AND DEFATTING OF THE SKIN.	INGESTION:100ML CAN BE FATAL. 
    ASPIRATION HAZARD. TARGET ORGANS:CENTRAL NERVOU S SYSTEM,
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: EXPOSURE TO HIGH
    CONCENTRATIONS(>400PPM)MAY CAUSE EYE,NOSE, AND THROAT IRRITATION
    AND EXCESSIVELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE NARCOSIS(DROWSINESS,
    SLEEPINESS).  EYES: LIQUID MAY CAUSE IR RITATION.  SKIN: PROLONGED
    OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND DRYING, CRACKING
    AND DEFATTING OF THE SKIN.	INGESTION:100ML CAN BE FATAL. 
    ASPIRATION HAZARD.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.  IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
    GIVE OXYGEN. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFIICAL RESPIRATION.
     GET EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.  SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH
    WATER FO R AT LEAST 15 MINUTES LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY.  GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF
    SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO DRINK.  
    CALL PHYSICIAN IMME DIATELY.  NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=11.7C, 53.1F
Autoignition Temp:=399.C, 750.2F
Lower Limits:2%
Upper Limits:12%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)DRY CHEMICAL
    (ABC); WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CAUTION! FLAME
    MAY NOT BE VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT.  FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION  PRODUCTS; CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH
    OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY
    TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND OR MAY BE MOVED BY VENTILATION AND IGNITED
    BY PILOT LIGHTS, OTHER FLAMES, SPARKS, HEATERS, SMOKING, ELECTRIC
    MOTORS, OR IGNITION SOURCES AT  LOCATIONS DISTANT FROM MATERIAL
    HANDLING POINT.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES.  PROVIDE ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.  THIS MATERIAL IS HANDLED AND DISPOSED OF AS A
    FLAMMABLE LIQUID.  ABSORB SMALL SPILLS ON PAPER,  EVAPORATION.
    PREVENT FLOW TO SEWERS AND PUB LIC WATER WAYS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS AND FIRE HAZARDS.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. AVOID PROLONGED OR
    REPEATED BREATHING OF VAPORS.  USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.  KEEP
    AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND FLAME.	KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
    WHEN NOT IN U SE.  REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL GENERAL RECOMMENDED ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN BELOW
    EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, LAB COAT, EYE WASH STATION, PROPER
    GLOVES, VENTILATION HOOD, FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DURG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE.  KEEP OUT
    OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=82.C, 179.6F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-90.C, -130.F
Vapor Pres:33MM@20C
Vapor Density:2.1
Spec Gravity:0.786-0.79@20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.3
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; MILD ALCOHOL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS, CAUSTICS, CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS CAN REACT
    VIGOROUSLY WITH THIS ALCOHOL. ALUMINUM, METAL, NITRFORM, OLEUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES, HEAT,SPARK OR
    FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR BURNING  WILL
    PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE AND/OR CARBON MONOXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.  THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY.	DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED I NCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND
    SCRUBBER.

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

Transport Information:PSN: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL,3, UN1219, II.

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