FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- CHLOROFORM 04770, BPC298RB-200 -- 6810-00N089568 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHLOROFORM 04770, BPC298RB-200
MSDS Date:02/13/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N089568
Status Code:A
=== 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: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:CHLOROFORM (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA).  LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 908
    MG/KG.
CAS:67-66-3
RTECS #:FS9100000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:50 PPM, C
ACGIH TLV:10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: TESTS W/LAB ANIMALS. CHRONIC INGEST MAY
    CAUSE LIVER DMG. PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: DERMATITIS. PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE ADVERSE
    REPRO EFTS. MAY CAUSE FETAL EFTS. CHRONIC EXPOS HAS BEEN (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: ASSOC W/INCREASED INCIDENCE OF KIDNEY, LIVER,
    RECTAL, BLADDER, COLON, BRAIN & LYMPH NODE CANCER. TOXICITY (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: MAY BE INCREASED BY EXPOS TO ALCOHOL, STEROIDS &
    KETONES. TARGET ORGANS: KIDNEYS, HEART, CNS, LIVER, GI (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: SYSTEM, EXCRETORY SYSTEM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: INHAL: GET MED AID IMMED. REMOVE FROM EXPOS
    TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. NOTES TO MD: CAUSES
    CARD SENSIT TO ENDOGENOUS CATELCHOLAMINES WHICH MAY LEAD (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: TO CARD ARRHYTHMIAS. DO NOT USE ADRENERGIC AGENTS
    SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE OR PSEUDOEPINEPHRINE. ANTIDOTE: NO (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE EXISTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: CONTACT W/LIQ OR VAP CAUSES SEV
    BURNS & POSS IRREVERSIBLE EYE DMG. VAPS MAY CAUSE EYE IRRIT. SKIN:
    MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/BURNING PAIN, ITCHING & REDNESS. INGEST: MAY
    CAUSE CNS DEPRESS, KIDNEY DMG & L IVER DMG. MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT
    W/NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. MAY CAUSE CARD DISTURBS. ASPIR OF MATL INTO
    LUNGS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHLOROFORM: IARC MONO, SUPP, VOL 7, PG
    152, 1987:GROUP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO
    BE CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: MAY CAUSE CHEM PNEUMIT WHICH MAY BE
    FATAL. INHAL: INHAL OF HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE CNS EFTS CHARACTERIZED
    BY HDCH, DIZZ, UNCON & COMA. CAUSES RESP TRACT IRRIT. MAY CAUSE
    LIVER & KIDNEY DMG. MAY  CAUSE CARD SENSIT & POSS FAILURE. CHRONIC:
    OVEREXP MAY CAUSE DELAYED KIDNEY INJURY. POSS CANCER HAZ BASED ON
    (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN,
    OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. DO NOT
    ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB OR KEEP EYES CLOSED. SKIN: GET MED AID. RINSE
    AREA W/LARGE AMTS  OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAM
    CLTHG & SHOES. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS
    & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER. POSS ASPIR HAZ. GET MED
    AID IMMED. (ING 7)

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

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL OR FOAM. USE
    EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . SUBSTANCE IS NONFLAMMABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS
    INDICATED. ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL (EG, DRY SAND OR
    EARTH), THEN PLACE INTO A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. AVOID RUNOFF
    INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES  WHICH LEAD TO WATERWAYS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG. REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE. USE W/ADEQ VENT. DO NOT GET ON
    SKIN OR IN EYES. AVOID INGEST & INHAL.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE IN A COOL,
    DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP
    AWAY FROM ACIDS. DO NOT STORE NEAR ALKALINE SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29 CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE
    CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: ACID, PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE, POTASSIUM, POTASSIUM
    HYDROXIDE, METHYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM TERT-BUTOXIDE, SODIUM, SODIUM
    HYDROXIDE, SODIUM METHYLATE, SODIUM-POTASSIUM ALLOY,
    TRIISOPROPYLPHOS PHINE, CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, FLUORINE, & ANY STRONG
    OXIDIZERS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:143F,62C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-82F,-63C
Vapor Pres:160
Vapor Density:4.12
Spec Gravity:1.5 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:11.6 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOL (0.5% @ 77F)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; SWEET, FRUITY ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETONE, ALKALIS, ALUMINUM, DISILANE, LITHIUM, MAGNESIUM, DINITROGEN
    DIOXIDE, NITROGEN TETROXIDE, PERCHLORIC (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT ROOM TEMP IN CLOSED CNTNRS UNDER
    NORMAL STORAGE & HNDLG CNDTNS. AVOID HIGH TEMPS, INCOMPATIBLE
    MATLS, LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    CHLORINE, PHOSGENE GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CAS #67-66-3 IS BANNED FROM LAND
    DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA; RCRA D-SERIES WASTE NUMBER D022; RCRA
    U-SERIES WASTE NUMBER U0 44.

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