FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- TOLUENE -- 6685-00-888-0157 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TOLUENE
MSDS Date:04/29/1998
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-888-0157
Status Code:A
=== 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 Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
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
Company Name:LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC NETWORK SYSTEMS
Address:I-85 AND MT HOPE CHURCH RD
Box:City:MC LEANSVILLE
State:NC
ZIP:27301
Country:US
Phone:336-279-4964
Contract Num:SP0440-99-M-QC57
CAGE:07YF9

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

Ingred Name:BENZENE, METHYL-
CAS:108-88-3
RTECS #:XS5250000
> Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-2
ACGIH TLV:188 MG/M3;50 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 636 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE-CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.  MAY RESULT
    IN CORNEAL INJURY. VAPORS MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. SKIN-MAY CAUSE
    SKIN IRRITATION. PROLONGED &/OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION */OR DERMATITIS. INGESTI ON-ASPIRATION HAZARD. MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. MAY CAUSE EFFECTS SIMILIAR TO
    THOSE FOR INHALATION EXPOSURE. ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO THE
    LUNGS MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, WH ICH MAY BE FATAL.
    INHALATION-MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS.
    CHRONIC:PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. MAY
    CAUSE CARDIAC SENSITIZATION & SEVERE HEART ABNORMALITIES. MAY CAU
    SE LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ACGIH: 4A - NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN
    CARCINOGEN. IARC: GROUP 3 CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS
    AND COMA. INHALATION OF VAPOR MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE. VAPORS MAY CAUSE
    DIZZINESS OR SUFFOCATION. OVER EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS,
    TREMORS, RESTLESSNESS, RAPID HEART BEAT, INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE,
    HULLUCINATION, ACIDOSIS, KIDNEY FAILURE.

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

First Aid:EYES-FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN, OCCASIONALLY
    LIFTING THE UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.
    SKIN-FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR 15 MIN WHILE
    REMOVING CONTA MINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. GET MEDICAL AID IF
    IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. INGESTION-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
    IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER.
    NEVER GIVE ANYTHING B Y MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL
    AID IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION-GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. REMOVE
    FROM EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF	BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.

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

Flash Point:=4.4C, 40.F
Autoignition Temp:=480.C, 896.F
Lower Limits:1.1
Upper Limits:7.1
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS. WATER
    MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. DO NOT USE STRAIGHT STREAMS OF WATER. USE DRY
    CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CONTAINERS CAN BUILD UP PRESSURE IS EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FIRE. WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPRATUS IN
    PRESSURE-DEMAND, MSHA/NIOSH, & FULL PROTECITVE GEAR. DIKE & COLLECT
    WATER USED TO FIGHT FIRE. FLAM MABLE LIQUID. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE
    WATERSPRAY, FOG, OR REGULAR FOAM.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH
    AIR. VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK.
    WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS. WATER MAY BE
    INEFFECTIVE. DO NOT USE STRAIGHT STRE AMS OF WATER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS & DITCHES WHICH
    LEAD TO WATERWAYS. REMOVE ALLS OURCES OF IGNITION. ABSORB SPILL
    USING AN ABSORBENT, NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL SUCH AS EARTH, SNAD,
    OR VERMICULITE. A VAPOR  SUPPRESSING FOAM MAY BE USED TO
    REDUCEVAPORS. WATER SPRAY MAY REDUCE VAPOR BUT MAY NOT PREVENT
    IGNITION IN CLOSED SPACES.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND
    FLAME. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. STORE IN A TIGHTLY
    CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY
    FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP CONT AINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:GROUND & BOND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING MATERIAL. 
    EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES & CAN BE DANGEROUS. AVOID
    HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAMES. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE,
    SOLDER, DRILL, GR IND, OR EXPOSE EMPTY CONTAINERS TO HEAT,SPARKS OR
    OPEN FLAMES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149 APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN
    EXPOSURE.
Eye Protection:EYEGLASSES OR CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:  CAUSES CARDIAC SENSITIZATION TO ENDODOGENOUS
    CATELCHOLAMINES WHICH MAY LEAD TO CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. DO NOT USE
    ADRENERGIC AGENTS SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE OR PSEUDOEPINEPHRINE.

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=111.1C, 232.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-95.C, -139.F
Vapor Pres:36.7 MM HG @ 30C
Vapor Density:3.1
Viscosity:0.59 CP @ 20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.4 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:0.6 MG/L H2O AT 68F
Appearance and Odor:COLOURLESS LIQUID, PLEASANT SWEETISH ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NTROGEN TETROXIDE, NITRIC ACID + SULFURIC ACID, SILVER PERCHLORATE,
    STRONG OXIDIZERS, SODIUM DILFUORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IGNITION SOURCES, EXCESS HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CAS# 108-88-3; INHALATION, MOUSE: LC50=400
    PPM/24HR; INHALATION, RAT: LC50=49 GM/M3/4H; ORAL, RAT: LD50=636
    MG/KG; SKIN, RABBIT: LD50=12124 MG/KG. TETRATOGENICITY: SPECIFIC
    DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES  INCLUDED CRANIOFACIAL EFFECTS
    INVOLVING THE NOSE & TONGUE, MUSCULOSKELETAL EFFECTS, UROGENITAL &
    METABOLIC EFFECTS IN STUDIES ON MICE & RATS BY INHALATION & ORAL
    ROUTES OF EXPOSURE. SOME EVIDENCE OF  FETOTOXICITY WITH REDUCED
    FETAL WEIGHT & RETARDED SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
    MICE & RATS. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: EFFECTS ON FERTILITY SUCH AS
    ABORTION& PATERNAL WERE REPORTED IN RABBITS  BY INHALATION.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: BLUEGILL LC50=17 MG/L/24H SHRIMP LC50=4.3
    PPM/96H FATHEAD MINNOW LC50=36.2 MG/L/96H SUNFISH (FRESH WATER)
    TLM=1180 MG/L/96H. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: FROM SOIL, SUBSTANCE
    VOLATILIZES AND IS MI CROBIALLY BIODEGRADED. IN WATER, SUBSTANCE
    VOLATILIZES AND BIODEGRADES. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: PHOTOCHEMICALLY
    PRODUCED HYDROXYL RADICALS DEGRADE SUBSTANCE. OTHER: NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA U-SERIES: CAS# 108-88-3: WASTE
    NUMBER U220. CAS# 108-88-3 IS BANNED FROM LAND DISPOSAL ACCORDING
    TO RCRA.

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

Transport Information:US DOT: SHIPPING NAME: TOLUENE. HAZARD CLASS: 3.
    UN NUMBER: UN1294. PACKING GROUP: II. CANADIAN TDG: SHIPPING NAME:
    TOLUENE. HAZARD CLASS: 3(9.2). UN NUMBER: UN1294. OTHER
    INFORMATION: FLASHPOINT 4C.

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

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302(RQ) CAS# 108-88-3: FINAL RQ=1000
    POUNDS (454 KG). SECTION 302(TPQ) NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS
    PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES CAS# 108-88-3: ACUTE, FLAMMABLE.
    SECTION 313: THIS MATERIAL	CONTAINS BENZENE, METHYL- (CAS#
    108-88-3, 99%), WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF
    SECTION 313 OF SARA TITLE III AND 40 CFR PART 373.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: CAS# 108-88-3 IS LISTED ON THE
    TSCA INVENTORY. HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST, CAS# 108-88-3:
    EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 4, 1982; SUNSET DATE: OCTOBER 4, 1992.
    CHEMICAL TEST RULES: NONE OF THE CHEM ICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    UNDER A CHEMICAL TEST RULE. NONE OF THE CHEMICALS ARE LISTED UNDER
    TSCA SECTION 12B. NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL HAVE A
    SNUR UNDER TSCA.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA,
    PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS. WARNING: THIS PRODUCT
    CONTAINS BENZENE, METHYL-, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
    CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER RE PRODUCTIVE HARM.

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