ANACHEMIA CHEMICALS INC -- FORMALDEHYDE -- 6810-01-017-3542
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:FORMALDEHYDE MSDS Date:04/26/1995 FSC:6810 NIIN:01-017-3542 Status Code:A === Responsible Party === Company Name:ANACHEMIA CHEMICALS INC Address:3 LINCOLN BLVD City:ROUSES POINT State:NY ZIP:12979 Country:US Info Phone Num:518-297-4444 Emergency Phone Num:613-996-6666/518-297-4444 Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300 CAGE:4A444 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:ANACHEMIA CANADA Address:255 NORMAN H8R 1A3 Box:City:VILLE ST. PIERRE (MONTREAL) State:PQ Country:CN Phone:514-489-5711;518-297-4444 CAGE:36842 Company Name:ANACHEMIA CHEMICALS INC Address:3 LINCOLN BLVD Box:City:ROUSES POINT State:NY ZIP:12979 Country:US Phone:518-297-4444 CAGE:4A444 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:FORMALDEHYDE CAS:50-00-0 RTECS #:LP8925000 Minumum % Wt:30. Maxumum % Wt:40. Other REC Limits:0.016 PPM, C 0.1 PPM ACGIH STEL:0.3 PPM, .37 MG/M3 C EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS Ingred Name:METHANOL CAS:67-56-1 RTECS #:PC1400000 Minumum % Wt:5. Maxumum % Wt:15. ACGIH TLV:200 PPM, 262 MG/M3,S ACGIH STEL:250 PPM, 328 MG/M3,S EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS Ingred Name:WATER CAS:7732-18-5 RTECS #:ZC0110000 Fraction by Wt: BALANCE ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:FORMALDEHYDE ORAL LD50: 100 MG/KG (RAT) Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE: MAY BE FATAL BY INGESTION, INHALATION OR SKIN ABSOPTION. CORROSIVE. SEVERE LACHRYMATOR. 100 PPM IS IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH. TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SY STEM, LIVER, KIDNEYS, SPLEEN, EYES, SKIN, GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNGS, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, PANCREAS. EYE: VAPORS AND MIST CAUSES TEARING AND SEVERE IRRITATION. LIQUID CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. CAN RESULT IN CORNEAL DAMAGE OR BLINDNESS. IRRITATION: EYE-RABBIT 750 UG/24H SEVERE. SKIN: CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAUSES DRYING, SCALING AND CRACKING. PROLONGED AN D (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE: IARC, GROUP 2A, VOL. 62, P. 217, 1995. NTP REASONABLY ANTICIPATED CARCINOGEN, NTP NINTH REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998. OSHA REGULATED 29 CFR 1910.1048. Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC (CONT):-REPEATED CONTACT CAUSES HARDENING OR TANNING EFFECT. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS. LIQUID CAN BE ABSORBED IN TOXIC AMOUNTS THROUGH INTACT SKIN (MASSIVE SKIN C ONTACT CAN CAUSE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND DEATH). IRRITATION: SKIN-RABBIT 2MG/24H SEVERE. INHALATION: HIGHLY TOXIC. VAPORS AND MISTS ARE EXTREMELY IRRITATING TO THE NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES. BRONCHITIS, BRONCHOPNEUMONIA, PULMONARY EDEMA AND CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS MAY OCCUR. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN MORE SEVERE IRRITATION AND TISSUE DAMAGE. METHANOL CAN CAUSE SEVERE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (ECOLOGICAL INFO) ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATE FIRST AID IS NEEDED TO PREVENT EYE DAMAGE. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES HOLDING LIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF ENTIRE SURFAC E. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: IMMEDIATE FIRST AID IS NEEDED TO PREVENT SKIN DAMAGE. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHIN G AND SHOES. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION: REMOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER APPROVED OXYGEN SUPPLY IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. ADMINISTER AR TIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR CPR (SARA III) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point Method:CC Flash Point:=50.C, 122.F 50-78C Autoignition Temp:=299.C, 570.2F Lower Limits:7% Upper Limits:73% Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMCIAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM OR WATER SPRAY. NOTE: UPPER AND LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMITS AND AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE ARE FOR FORMALDEHYDE GAS. Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTION TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH MATERIAL OR ITS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (NIOSH APPROVED - ) WITH A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN A PRESSURE D EMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. COOL CONTAINING VESSELS WITH FLOODING QTYS OF WATER UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASHBACK, ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. VAPOR FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE W/ AIR. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CON DITIONS OR WHEN HEATED. CONT WITH OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:STAY UPWIND: KEEP OUT OF LOW AREAS. EVACUATE & VENTILATE AREA. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. DYKE AREA W/ SAND OR NATURAL BARRIER. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE & PUT SPILLED MATERIAL IN AN APPR OP WASTE DISPOSAL. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS. WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP COMPLETE. DO NOT EMPTY INTO DRAINS. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL PLACE AWAY FROM HEATED AREAS, SPARKS AND FLAME. STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT ADD ANY OTHER MATERIAL TO THE CONTAINER. DO NOT WASH DOWN THE DRAIN. DO NOT BREATHE GAS / FUMES / VAPOR / SPRAY. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT (OTHER PRECAUTIONS) Other Precautions:HANDLING AND STORAGE PRECAUTIONS (CONT): VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. MANIPULATE UNDER AN ADEQUATE FUME HOOD. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST EL ECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES. GROUND THE CONTAINER WHILE DISPENSING. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT CONTAINING MATER IAL. (FEDERAL REGS) ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:A (NIOSH-APPROVED) RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN THE ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRINMENTAL CONTROLS. IF MORE THAN TLV, DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. WEAR (NIOSH APPROVED - ) SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. E XPOSURE LIMITS (ALSO SEE INGREDIENTS SECTION - ): FORMALDEHYDE: NIOSH REL TO FORMALDEHYDE-AIR: 8H CA TWA 0.016 PPM; CEILING LIMIT 0.1 PPM / 15M. Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW REC EXPOSURE LIMITS. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION EQUIPMENT. DO NOT USE IN UNVENTILATED SPACES Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS PVC, NITRILE OR NEOPRENE GLOVES. Eye Protection:ANSI-APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FULL FACESHIELD . Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: IMPERVIOUS PVC, NITRILE OR NEOPRENE APRON, COVERALLS AND/OR OTHER RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT SKIN. MAKE EYE BATH AND EMERGENCY SHOWER AVAILABLE. Work Hygienic Practices:HAVE AVAILABLE AND USE AS APPROPRIATE: FACE SHIELDS, RUBBER SUITS, AND BOOTS. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES. ENSURE THAT EYEWASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER IS PROXIMAL TO THE WORK-STATION LOCATION. Supplemental Safety and Health FIRE DEGRADATION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON (CO, CO2). PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IN CASE OF SPILL & LEAK: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (ANSI APPROVED - ), RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOV ES. FULL SUIT. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (CONT): ODOR THRESHOLD: 0.8-1 PPM. WATER/OIL DIST COEFF: NOT AVAILABLE ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:=90.C, 194.F B.P. Text:90-100C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:INSOLUBLE POLYMER FORMS Vapor Pres:40 MMHG @39C (APPROX) Vapor Density:0.62-1.16 Spec Gravity:1.08-1.0975 (WATER=1) pH:2.8 - 4.0 (25C) Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH STRONG FORMALDEHYDE ODOR. Percent Volatiles by Volume:100% (V/V) ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH: ACIDS, ALKALIS, ANHYDRIDES, ISOCYANTAES, UREA, PHENOL, OXIDIZING AGENTS, OXIDES, ORGANIC OXIDES, REDUCING AGENTS, AMMONIA, ANILINE, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, PERFORMIC ACID, ALKALI METALS, AMINES, (STAB Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME, TEMPERATURES BELOW 20C. MATERIALS TO AVOID (CONT): HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, NITROMETHANE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, PERCHLORIC ACID, (CONDITIONS TO AVOID POLYMERIZATION) Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT AVAILABLE. REACTION PRODUCTS: REACTION WITH HYDROCHLORIC ACID MAY FORM BIS-CHLOROMETHYL ETHER, A CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN ACCORDING TO ACGIH AND CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS ACCORDING TO IARC. Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR. STABILITY CONDS TO AVOID (CONT): BASES, MONOMERS, WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE HYDROXIDE. =================== Toxicological Information =================== Toxicological Information:TOXICITY VALUES OF THE HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS: FORMALDEHYDE: ORAL (LD50): ACUTE: 100 MG/KG (RAT), 42 MG/KG (MOUSE), 260 MG/KG (GUINEA PIG). ORAL (LDLO): ACUTE: 108 MG/KG (WOMAN). DERMAL (LD50): ACUTE: 270 UL/KG (RABBIT). VAPOR (LC50): ACUTE: 203 MG/M3 (RAT), 92 MG/M3 (MAMMAL), 400 MG/M3 (MOUSE) (2 HOUR(S)). METHANOL: ORAL (LD50): ACUTE: 5628 MG/KG (RAT), 7300 MG/KG (MOUSE), 14200 MG/KG (RABBIT). D ERMAL (LD50): ACUTE: 15800 MG/KG (RABBIT). VAPOR (LC50): ACUTE: 64000 PPM (RAT) (4 HOUR(S)). ===================== Ecological Information ===================== Ecological:N/P. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE (CONT): DEPRESSION (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DROWSINESS AND INCOORDINATION), COUGHING, CHEST PAIN, AND DYSPNEA. CAN AFFECT OPTIC NERVE RESULTING IN BLINDNESS. INGESTION: HIGHLY TOXIC. VAPORS, MISTS, AND LIQUID ARE EXTREMELY IRRITATING TO THE MOUTH AND THROAT AND STOMACH. SWALLOWING THE LIQUID INFLAMES TISSUES, CAUSES SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEATURIA, PROTEINURIA, ANURIA, ACIDOSIS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. METHANOL CAN AFFECT OPTIC NERVE, RESULTING IN BLINDNESS. EFFECTS OF CHRONI C OVEREXPOSURE: RATS (TRANSPORT INFO) ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:ACCORDING TO ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. =================== MSDS Transport Information =================== Transport Information:TDG ROAD / RAIL: TDG CLASS: 3 8 9.2. PIN: UN1198. PG: III. ECOLOGICAL INFO (CONT): CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO 14 PPM FORMALDEHYDE CONTRACTED NASAL CANCERS. BASED ON ANIMAL DATA AND LIMITED EPIDEMIOLO GICAL EVIDENCE, NTP, IARC, AND OSHA HAVELISTED FORMALDEHYDE AS A PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. POSSIBLE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE (EMBRYOTOXIC). MUTAGEN. PASSES THROUGH THE PLACENTAL BARRIER IN ANIMAL. MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION (ASTHMA) & SKIN CONTACT (DERMATITIS). CAUSES CNS DEPRESSION. MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CNS, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNGS, EYES, SKIN, GASTROINTESTI NAL TRACT, LIVER, SPLEEN AND KIDNEYS. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== SARA Title III Information:N/P. FIRST AID (CONT): IF BREATHING HAS CEASED. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. HAVE CONSCIOUS PERSON DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUT E. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON. Federal Regulatory Information:WHMIS CLASS: B-3 E D-1A D-2A. OTHER PRECAUTIONS (CONT): USE ONLY EXPLOSION PROOF EQUIPMENT. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS. WATCH FOR ACCUMULATION IN LOW CONFINED AREAS. DO NOT USE PRESSURE TO DISPENSE. STORAGE TEMPERATURE DEPENDS ON METHANOL CONTENT AND SHOULD BE CONTROLLED TO AVOID PRECIPITATION OR VAPORIZATION. LOW TEMPERATURE STORAGE RESULTS IN FORMATION OF PARAFORMALDEHYDE, WHILE HIGH TEMPERATUR E STORAGE PRODUCES FORMIC ACID. KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR STRONG INCANDESCENT LIGHT. EMPTY C ONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN HAZARDOUS RESIDUE. HANDLE AND OPEN CONTAINER WITH CARE. TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. (STATE REGS) State Regulatory Information:N/P. FEDERAL REGS (CONT):THIS PRODUCT MUST BE MANIPULATED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. WASH WELL AFTER USE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD STORAGE AND HANDLING PR ACTICES. DO NOT ALLOW SMOKING AND FOOD CONSUMPTION WHILE HANDLING. OTHER INFO (CONT): USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS. HANDLE AND OPEN CONTAINER WITH CARE. CONTAINER SHOULD BE OPENED ONLY BY A TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSON. HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS. CAN BE DANGEROUS IF ALLOWED TO ENT ER DRINKING WATER INTAKES. DO NOT CONTAMINATE DOMESTIC OR IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLIES, LAKES, STREAMS, PONDS, OR RIVERS. ======================= Other Information ======================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever, expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this document should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their particular situation.