FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- B-411, BENZENE -- 6810-00-281-5267 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:B-411, BENZENE
MSDS Date:03/19/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-5267
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
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:BENZENE  (SARA III)
CAS:71-43-2
RTECS #:CY1400000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:10 PPM
ACGIH TLV:10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DROPLETS CAUSED MODERATE BURNING, BUT ONLY
    SLIGHT TEMPORARY INJURY TO EPITHELIAL CELLS. INGEST: (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, SORE THROAT, ABDOMINAL
    PAIN & DIARRHEA. THIS SUBSTANCE HAS PRODUCED REPRO EFTS (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL (RATS) FEEDING STUDIES.
    CHRONIC:INHAL: LONG-TERM EXPOSURES TO LOW CONCS HAVE BEEN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:OBSERVED TO HAVE AN INITIAL STIMULANT EFT ON BONE
    MARROW, PRODUCING AN INCR OF ERYTHROCYTES, LEUKOCYTES OR (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:PLATELETS, FOLLOWED BY DEPRESSANT EFFECT PROGRESSING
    TO APLASTIC ANEMIA, LEUKOPENIA, PANCYTOPENIA & (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:THROMBOCYTOPENIA. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT MAY RESULT
    IN DRY, SCALY DERM, PURPURA, POSS SECONDARY INFECTIONS (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:& LESIONS RESEMBLING 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS. POSS IT IS
    A SKIN SENSITIZER. PRLNGD ABSORP MAY CAUSE ANEMIA OR (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:POSS LEUKEMIA. EYE:CASE REPORTS SUGGEST BENZENE
    EXPOSURE MAY BE ASSOC W/RETROBULBAR NEURITIS OR OPTIC (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:NEURITIS. 50% OF RATS EXPOSED TO 50PPM FOR >600 HOURS
    DEVELOPED CATARACTS. FOR MORE EXACTING INFORMATION (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:CONCERNING HEALTH HAZARDS, CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED.
    INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS & NOT CONVULSIVE, GIVE LG QTYS OF (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:WATER TO DILUTE. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET MD
    IMMEDIATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:EFFECTIVE, IN ORDER TO REDUCE VOLUME OF MATL FOR
    LATER DISPOSAL. NO SMOKING, FLAMES OR FLARES IN (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:HAZARD AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE
    HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)4894 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CASE REPORTS & EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
    HAVE ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BENZENE EXPOS & LEUKEMIA.
    BENZENE CAUSES SKIN IRRIT, CNS DEPRESS, BONE DEPRESS & LEUKEMIA.
    EXPOS TO COMMERCIAL BENZENE/BENZ ENE-CONTAINING MIXT MAY DMG
    HEMATOPOIETIC SYS. ACUTE:INHAL:200-500PPM HAS CAUSED CNS DEPRESS
    W/DIZZ, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BENZENE:GROUP 1 (NTP, IARC); OSHA
    REGULATED.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:WEAKNESS, HDCH, CONFUSION, NAUSEA &
    VOMIT. DELAYED PULM EDEMA, KIDNEY DMG & CEREBRAL EDEMA ARE POSS.
    SKIN:LIQ MAY DEFAT KERATIN LAYER & CAUSE ERYTHEMA, VESICULATION &
    DRY, SCALY DERM. DERM AB SORP MAY CAUSE NARCOTIC EFTS,USUALLY LESS
    SEVERE THAN INHAL. EYE:HIGH CONCS OF VAPS MAY CAUSE IRRIT &
    SMARTING. (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & GIVE O*2 IF AVAIL. KEEP
    WARM/AT REST. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES
    IMMED. WASH AFF ECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER
    UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED.
    EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, LIFTING LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF
    CHEM (ING 12)

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

Flash Point:12F,-11C
Lower Limits:1.5%
Upper Limits:8%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    LARGER FIRES:WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS.COOL FIRE-EXPSD CNTNRS W/WATER
    FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE(SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE & MOD EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPSD
    TO HEAT/FLAME. VAPS HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE
    DISTANCE TO IGNIT SOURCE & FLASH BACK. VAP- (SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROVIDE VENT & RESP PROT. SHUT OFF IGNIT
    SOURCES. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SML:TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER
    INERT ABSORB & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. CLOSE CNTNRS
    TIGHTLY & LABEL FLAMM. LG:DIKE  AS CLOSE TO SOURCE OF SPILL AS
    PRACTICAL &(ING 14)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH OR STORAGE W/STRONG
    OXIDIZERS.
Other Precautions:MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAMES. VAPORS MAY
    TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASH BACK. CNTNR MAY EXPLODE IN
    HEAT OF FIRE. VAPOR EXPLOSION HAZARD INDOORS, OUTDOORS OR IN
    SEWERS. RUNOFF TO SEWE R MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR. FOR SPECIFIC
    RESPIRATOR SELECTIONS, CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT/PROCESS ENCLOSURE TO MEET
    PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT. VENT EQUIP MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MUST COMPLY W/OSHA
    REQUIREMENT FOR PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT (29 CFR
    1910.1018(J)).
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
    W/CHEMICALS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN STOR AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
    HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ, ELSE W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. W/DRAW
    IMMED IN CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SAFETY DEVICE/ANY DI
    SCOLORATION OF STOR TANK DUE TO FIRE. EXPLO HAZ:AIR MIXTURES ARE
    EXPLOSIVE ABOVE FLASH POINT.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:176F,80C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:42F,5.6C
Vapor Pres:74.6 @ 20C
Vapor Density:2.8
Spec Gravity:0.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1 (CCL4 = 1)
Solubility in Water:0.1%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT-YELLOW LIQUID W/AROMATIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY RELEASE TOXIC CO*X.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .

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