FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV. -- TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE, T724  -- 6810-00N027730
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE, T724
MSDS Date:09/16/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027730
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV.
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523
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:ING 16:ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE W/IN 15 MIN. IN ABSENCE OF
    DEPRESS/CONVULSIONS/IMPAIRED GAG REFLEX, IPECAC EMESIS CAN (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:BE DONE. WHEN VOMIT BEGINS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN
    HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR. AFTER VOMIT STOPS, GIVE 30-60ML OF (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:FLEET'S PHOSPHO-SODA DILUTED 1:4 IN WATER. MAINTAIN
    AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESSURE & RESPIRATION. GET MD IMMEDIATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE
    HAZARD AREA & RESTRICT ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES ON PRLNGD CNTCT
    W/AIR/EXPOSUR TO HEAT/LIGHT. IF DISTILLED/EVAPORATED (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:TO DRYNESS, AN EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:NAPHTHALENE, 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-; (TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE)
CAS:119-64-2
RTECS #:QK3850000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK,
    RAIL CAR/TANK TRUCK INVOLVED IN FIRE. EXTING ONLY IF (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:FLOW CAN BE STOPPED. USE FLOODING AMTS OF WATER AS
    FOG, SOLID STREAMS MAY BE INEFT. COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:AMOUNTS OF WATER. APPLY FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS
    POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:HOWEVER,TEST APPLICATION OF LIQ TO RABBIT
    EYES CAUSED NO INJURY. DETECTABLE 24 HRS LATER. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:INGEST:NARCOTIC. HUMAN CASE INVOLVING INGEST OF
    1/2-3/4 PINT OF TETRALIN HAS BEEN RECORDED. EFTS CONSISTED (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:OF NAUSEA, VOMIT, INTRAGASTRIC DISCOMFORT, TRANSIENT
    LIVER & KIDNEY DMG, GREEN-GRAY URINE & ENZYMATIC CHGS.(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ALL EFTS RETURNED TO NORM W/IN 2 WEEKS. OTHER
    SYSTEMIC EFTS AS DETAILED IN ACUTE INGEST MAY ALSO OCCUR. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:ASPIR MAY RESULT IN CHEM PNEUM.
    CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY RESULT IN DIZZ, WEAKNESS, WT
    LOSS, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:NERVOUSNESS, PAIN & NUMBNESS IN LIMBS & SEVERE LIVER
    & KIDNEY DMG. NEPHRITIC LESIONS & CATARACTS HAVE (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:BEEN REPORTED IN GUINEA PIGS. SKIN:RPTD & PRLNGD
    EXPOS TO IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE DERM. SYSTEMIC TOXICITY (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:MAY OCCUR AS DETAILED IN CHRONIC INHAL. EYE:RPTD &
    PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST:RPTD/PRLNGD (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:EXPOS MAY RESULT IN SYSTEMIC TOXICITY AS DETAILED IN
    CHRONIC INHAL. RPTD ORAL DOSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:TO CAUSE CATARACTS IN RATS, RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:INGEST:EXTREME CARE MUST BE USED TO PVNT
    ASPIR. USE GASTRIC LAVAGE W/ACTIVATED CHARCOAL & CUFFED (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)2860 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:IRRITANT/NARCOTIC/TOXIC.
    LETHAL DOSE IN GUINEA PIGS IS 275PPM. MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT
    & NASOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS. VAP MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMIT & CNS EFTS
    INCLDG HDCH, DIZZ & DROWS. HIGH  CONCS MAY LEAD TO NARCOSIS, UNCON
    & LIVER & KIDNEY DMG W/GREEN URINE & NEPHRITIC IRRIT. METHEMOGLOBIN
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:PRODUCTION MAY ALSO OCCUR.
    SKIN:IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN & ECZEMATOID
    INFLAMM. MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN RESULTING IN NAUSEA & TRANSIENT
    LIVER & KIDNEY DMG. OTHER SYSTEMIC EF TS AS DETAILED IN ACUTE INHAL
    MAY ALSO OCCUR. EYE:IRRITANT. VAP MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/TEARING,
    REDNESS & PAIN. (ING 6)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN LESIONS
    AND/OR ASTHMA, INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE. ALCOHOL
    MAY ENHANCE TOXIC EFFECTS.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG
    & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS
    OF WAT ER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD
    IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, LIFTING LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED.(ING
    16)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:160F,71C
Lower Limits:0.8% @ 100C
Upper Limits:5% @ 150C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. LARGER FIRES:USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING
    WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS THAT(SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPSD TO
    HEAT/FLAME. VAPOR-AIR MIXT EXPLOSIVE ABOVE FLASH POINT. VAPS
    HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO (ING 5)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF CAN BE
    DONE W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SML:TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP.
    LG:DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LAT ER DISP. NO SMOKING,
    FLAMES/FLARES IN HAZ (ING 20)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.106. MAY FORM
    EXPLO PEROXIDES ON PRLNGD CNTCT W/AIR. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED
    CNTNR. PROTECT FROM EXPOS TO HEAT & LIGHT.
Other Precautions:CHECK PEROXIDE CONTENT OFTEN; NEVER DISTILL TO
    DRYNESS. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. VAPS MAY BE
    EXPLOSIVE. AVOID OVERHEATING OF CNTNRS; CNTNRS MAY VIOLENTLY
    RUPTURE IN HEAT OF FIRE. AVOID  CONTAM OF WATER SOURCES. (ING 21)

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED
    WORKING LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED. FOR
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REFER  TO ORIGINAL MSDS .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
    VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. EMERGENCY EYE WASH
    FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:ARE EXPSD TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE OUT. STAY
    AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE
    UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ. IF IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA &
    LET FI RE BURN. W/DRAW IMMED IN CASE OF RISINGSOUND FROM VENTING
    SAFETY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. (ING 2)

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:406F,208C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-32F,-36C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 38C
Vapor Density:4.55
Spec Gravity:0.9702
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID W/AROMATIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
HALOGENS, MINERAL ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, LIQUID OXYGEN, OZONE,
    PEROXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT W/HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSNTACE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT
    DIRECTOR OF EPA.

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