FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- ACETIC ANHYDRIDE -- 6810-00-226-7722 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ACETIC ANHYDRIDE
MSDS Date:11/15/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-226-7722
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
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;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:ACETIC ANHYDRIDE (CERCLA)
CAS:108-24-7
RTECS #:AK1925000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: STOOLS, HEMATEMESIS, HEMATURIA, ALBUMINURIA & POSS
    ASPHY. PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS & STOM MAY OCCUR. (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: NEPHROSIS POSS. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM CARDIOVASCULAR
    COLLAPSE. CHRONIC: INHAL: PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: EROSION OF TEETH & JAW, CHRONIC COUGH, & BRONCH
    IRRIT. MAY CAUSE INTESTINAL DISTURB. SKIN: IRRIT, LESIONS,(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: & BLACKENED SKIN. EYE: PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS TO VAP MAY
    CAUSE CONJ.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
    LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: IN PRESENCE OF BURNS, APPLY STERILE BANDAGES LOOSELY
    W/OUT MEDICATION. GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS,(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: GIVE LGE QTYS OF WATER IMMED TO DILUTE. DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: UNDER SUPERVISION OF EXPERT. DIKE SPILL FOR
    LATER DISP. DO NOT APPLY WATER UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO.(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY
    ENTRY. VENT CLSD SPACES BEFORE ENTERING. DO NOT ALLOW (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: CONTAM OF SEWERS/WATER SOURCES. ANY RELEASE TO
    ENVIRON MAY BE SUBJECT TO FED AND/STATE REPORTING REQS. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: CHECK WITH APPROPRIATE AGENCY. FOR MORE SPECIFIC
    INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC 
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ESCAPE: GAS MASK W/ORG VAP
    CANISTER; SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1780 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: MOD TOX/CORR. 1000 PPM
    IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH. LOW CONCS CAUSE COUGH, CHOKING, HDCH,
    DIZZ & WEAK. HIGH CONCS CAUSE TIGHTNESS IN CHEST, DYSPNEA, PULM
    EDEMA W/FROTHY SPUTUM, SEV MUC  MEMB & RESP IRRIT, & BLUE SKIN
    COLOR. HIGH PULSE RATE & LOW BLOOD PRESS. EXPOS TO 50 PPM
    INTOLERABLE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO MOST PERS & MAY RSLT IN SEV IRRIT
    & CORR. SKIN: CORR. LOW CONCS MAY CAUSE REDNESS & IRRIT. HIGH CONCS
    CAUSE SEV IRRIT & REDNESS, BURNS, BROWNISH/YELLOWISH STAINS. EYE:
    CORR. LOW VAP CONCS /DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE CORNEAL & CONJ EDEMA,
    IRITIS, CORNEAL EROSION & OPACITY, PAIN, LACRIMATION,
    PHOTOPHOBIA,(SUP DAT)
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. KEEP WARM & AT REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM
    CLTHG WHILE RUNNING STREAMS OF WATER UNDER CLTHG. WASH AFFECTED
    AREA W/ SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER(15-20 MIN) UNTIL NO
    EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS. FOR CHEM BURNS, APPLY STERILE BANDAGE
    SECURELY BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET MED ATTN. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE
    (ING 6)

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

Flash Point:129F,54C
Lower Limits:2.9%
Upper Limits:10.3%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . USE
    FLOODING QTYS OF WATER TO COOL ALL CONTRS. APPLY WATER TO MATL FROM
    AS FAR DIST AS POSS. DO NOT (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIQUID (CORROSIVE). MODERATE
    FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL: KEEP COMBUSTS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL,
    ETC) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. DO NOT GET
    WATER INSIDE CONTR. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO
    REDUCE VAPS. DO NOT PUT  WATER ON LEAK/SPILL AREA. CLEAN UP ONLY
    (ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY IGNITE OTHER COMBUST MATLS (WOOD,
    PAPER, OIL, ETC). FLAM, POIS GASES MAY ACCUM IN CONFINED SPACES.
    RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE/EXPLO HAZ.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:RESP MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. 250 PPM: CHEM
    CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE & FULL FACEPIECE; SUPP-AIR RESP
    W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD; SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. 100 PPM: TYPE
    'C' SUPP-AIR RESP OPERAT ED IN PRESS-DEMAND, POS PRESS/ (ING 13)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: APPLY WATER ON MATL ITSELF, ADVERSE RXN POSS. ABSORB
    VAPS & MIST W/WATER SPRAY. ALWAYS APPLY FOG IN DOWN WIND DIRECTION.
    EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FSHLD . EFTS OF OVEREXP: & BLURR ED VISION.
    INGEST: CORR. SEV BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH, THROAT & ABDOMEN, FOLLOWED
    BY NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR, BLOODY (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:284F,140C
Vapor Pres:4 @ 20C
Vapor Density:3.5
Spec Gravity:1.08
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.2 BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A SHARP VINEGAR-LIKE ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SODIUM PEROXIDE, SULFURIC ACID, WATER & ACIDS, NITRIC ACID,
    PERMANGANATES, OLEUM. FOR COMPLETE LIST CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER, ESPECIALLY IN
    THE PRESENCE OF MINERAL ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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