PHARMCO PRODUCTS INC -- 200 PROOF ETHYL ALCOHOL -- 6810-00-264-5906 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:200 PROOF ETHYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:03/01/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-5906
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PHARMCO PRODUCTS INC
Address:58 VALE ROAD
City:BROOKFIELD
State:CT
ZIP:06804-3967
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-243-5360, 203-740-3471
Emergency Phone Num:203-740-3471
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:MSDS006, REVISION 1.0
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:69267
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:PHARMCO PRODUCTS INC.
Address:58 VALE ROAD
Box:City:BROOKFIELD
State:CT
ZIP:06804-3967
Country:US
Phone:203-740-3471
Contract Num:SP0450-99-M-C191
CAGE:69267

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

Ingred Name:ETHANOL
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
= Wt:11.
OSHA PEL:1900 MG/M3;1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1880 MG/M3;1000 PPM

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS OF REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE: LONG
    TERM REPEATED ORAL EXPOSURE TO ETHANOL MAY RESULT IN THE
    DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRESSIVE LIVER INJURY WITH FIBROSIS.  OTHER
    HEALTH HAZARDS: REPEATED INGESTION OF ETHA NOL BY PREGNANT MOTHERS
    HAVE SHOWN TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE
    FETUS, PRODUCING A COLLECTION EFFECT WHICH TOGETHER CONSTITUTE
    FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. THESE INCLUDE MENTAL & P HYSICAL
    RETARDATION, DISTURBANCES OF LEARNING, MOTOR AND LANGUAGE
    DEFICIENCIES, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND SMALL SIZE HEAD.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CLASSIFIED AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN,
Effects of Overexposure:SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS,
    DROWSINESS, DECREASED AWARENESS OR RESPONSIVENESS, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, STAGGERING GAIT, LACK OF COORDINATION, & COMA.
    INHALATION-HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATION MAY C AUSE BURNING SENSATION IN
    NOSE & THROAT & STINGING & WATERING IN THE EYES. AT CONCENTRATIONS
    WHICH CAUSE IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA
    AND VOMITING MAY ALSO OCCUR. SKIN CONTACT- NO EVIDENCE OF HARMFUL
    EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. EYE CONTACT-MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION INCLUDING STINGING, TEARING AND REDNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:REPEATED EXPOSURE TO ETHANOL MAY
    AGGRAVATE LIVER INJURY PRODUCED FROM OTHER CAUSES.

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

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE.
    SWALLOWING-IF PATIENT IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, GIVE TWO GLASSES OF
    WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN-WASH SKIN
    WITH SOAP AND WAT ER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. INHALATION-REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING; IF
    BREATHING IS DIFFICULT OXYGEN MAY BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IF  DISCOMFORT PERSISTS. EYE
    CONTACT-FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=14.4C, 58.F
TOC=70F/21C
Extinguishing Media:APPLY ALCOHOL-TYPE OR ALL-PURPOSE FOAM BY
    MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES FOR LARGE FIRES. USE CARBON
    DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL MEDIA FOR SMALL FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS AND STRUCTURES. USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE
    VAPORS-RE-IGNITION IS POSSIBLE; USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNITION
    AND FLASH BACK. VAPORS MAY SETTLE IN LOE OR CONFINED SPACES. MAY
    PRODUCE FLOATING FIRE HAZARD. STATIC IGNITION HAZARD CAN RESULT
    FROM HANDLING AND USE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS CAN BE FLUSHED WITH LARGE AMOUNTS
    OF WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:FLAMMABLE MATERIAL-KEEP AWAY FROM
    HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME; SUDDEN RELEASES OF HOT ORGANIC VAPORS OR
    MISTS FROM PROCESS EQUIPMENT OPERATING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY
    RESULT IN IGNITIONS WITHOUT THE P RESENCE OF OBVIOUS IGNITION
    SOURCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE
    WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. GROUND CONTAINER WHEN TRANSFERRING
    PRODUCT. VAPORS MAY COLLECT IN CONTAINERS; TREAT EMPTY CONTAINERS
    AS HAZARDOUS. WASH T HOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. VAPORS MAY SETTLE IN
    LOW OR CONFINED AREAS.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN HIGH
    VAPOR CONCENTRATION.
Ventilation:SPECIAL, LOCAL VENTILATION IS NEEDED WHERE VAPORS ESCAPE TO
    THE WORKPLACE AIR.
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT OR UNIFORM, EYE WASH, SAFETY SHOWER
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=78.2C, 172.8F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-114.C, -173.2F
Vapor Pres:44.6 MMHG
Vapor Density:1.6
Spec Gravity:.7906 @ 20/20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:3.3.(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS; STRONG INORGANIC ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:VAPORS MAY COLLECT IN EMPTY CONTAINERS. TREAT
    EMPTY CONTAINERS AS HAZARDOUS. DISPOSE OF SPILL-CLEAN UP AND OTHER
    WASTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ETHYL ALCOHOL. HAZARD
    CLASS: 3. UN NUMBER: 1170. IMO INFORMATION: ETHANOL OR ETHANOL
    SOLUTIONS. LABEL OF CLASS: 3. PACKING GROUP: II. INTERMEDIATE
    FLASHPOINT GROUP.

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

SARA Title III Information:COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS PRODUCT AT A
    LEVEL WHICH COULD REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER THIS STATUE ARE: NONE.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA:COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS
    PRODUCT AT A LEVEL WHICH REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER THIS STATUE ARE:
    ACETONE, METHANOL AND ACETALDEHYDE. TSCA: THE INGREDIENTS OF THIS
    PRODUCT ARE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT
    CONTAINS TRACE LEVELS OF ACETYLDEHYDE KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
    CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. MASSACHUSETTS: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND
    EXTRAORDINARILY HAZARDOUS SUBSTAN CES MUST BE IDENTIFIED.
    COMPONENTS PRESENT WHICH COULD REQUIRE REPORTING: ACETYLDEHYDE
    (UPPER BOND CONC. 0.002%). HAZARDOUS: ETHANOL (UPPER BOND CONC.
    100%). PENNSYLVANIA: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE MUST BE  IDENTIFIED.
    HAZARDOUS: ETHANOL UPPER BOND CONC. 100%. CALIFORNIA SCAQMD RULE
    443.1 (VOC): VOC 790G/L ; VAPOR PRESSURE 44.6 MMHG@20C.

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