VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC -- P1546, TETRAHYDROFURAN -- 6810-00-982-8496 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:P1546, TETRAHYDROFURAN
MSDS Date:05/04/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-982-8496
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC
Address:1600 NORTON BLDG
City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98104-1564
Country:US
Info Phone Num:408-435-8700
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:DO735
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:VAN WATERS & ROGERS SUBSIDIARY OF UNIVAR
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400
CAGE:DO735
Company Name:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC., UNIVAR CORP.
Address:1600 NORTON BLDG. 801 2ND AVENUE
Box:City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98104-1564
Country:US
Phone:206-447-5911/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:87664

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

Ingred Name:FURAN, TETRAHYDRO-; (TERAHYDROFURAN)
CAS:109-99-9
RTECS #:LU5950000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:200PPM;250 PPM STEL
ACGIH TLV:200PPM;250 PPM STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:INHIBITOR
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON OR
    CONVULSING PERSON.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: ORG VAP MAY BE SATIS. IN ANY EVENT, ALWAYS WEAR
    EYE PROT. EXTING ALL IGNIT SOURCES & ENSURE THAT ALL (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:HNDLG EQUIP IS ELECTRICALLY GROUNDED. FOR SM
    SPILLS/DRIPS, MOP/WIPE UP & DISPOSE OF IN DOT-APPRVD WASTE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:CONTR. FOR LG SPILLS, CNTN BY DIKING W/SOIL/OTHER
    NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORB MATL & THEN PUMP INTO DOT-APPRVD (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:WASTE CONTR/ABSORB W/NON-COMBUSTIBLE SORBENT MATL.
    PLACE RESIDUE IN DOT-APPRVD WASTE CONTR. KEEP OUT OF (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURF H*2O, & SOIL. COMPLY W/ALL
    APPLIC GOVT REGS ON SPILL RPTG & HNDLG & DISP OF WASTE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: CONT W/AIR, IT MAY BE APPROP TO FILL CONTR
    HEADSPACE W/AN INERT GAS, SUCH AS NITROGEN. DO NOT CUT, (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:GRIND/WELD/DRILL ON/NEAR CONTR. CONTR, EVEN THOSE
    HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, WILL RETAIN PROD RESIDUE & VAP. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:ALWAYS OBEY HAZ WARNINGS & HNDLE EMPTY CONTR AS IF
    THEY WERE FULL. DISTILLATION, EVAP/EXPOSE TO LIGHT (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:WILL ACCELERATE PEROXIDE FORMATION. DO NOT
    DISTILL/BOIL TO DRYNESS. ADDN OF REDUCING AGENTS/H*2O TENDS (ING
    13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:TO LESSEN PEROXIDE FORMATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: SCBA IN PRESENCE DEMAND MODE, OR A NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT: TO THE SEVERITY OF AN EYE INJURY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: VAP & MISTS IRRITATE
    NOSE/THROAT/RESP TRACT. INHAL OF HIGHER CONC MAY CAUSE
    HDCH/NAUSA/VOMIT, DIZZ & NARC. INHAL OF VERY HIGH CONC/PRLNG EXPOS
    MAY CAUSE UNCON. EYE: VAP WILL IRRITATE EYES. LIQ  & MISTS WILL
    IRRITATE & MAY BURN EYES. SKIN: BRIEF CONT MAY DRY SKIN. PRLNG/RPTD
    CONT MAY IRRITATE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SKIN, CAUSING DERM. INGEST:
    SWALLOWING QTY CAUSES HDCH, NAUS, VOMIT & PERHAPS UNCON. CHRONIC:
    PRLNG/RPTD OVEREXPOS MAY RESULT IN DELAYED LIVER AND/OR KIDNEY
    DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THIS MATERIAL, OR ITS EMISSIONS MAY
    AGGRAVATE PULMONARY/BRONCHIAL DISEASE AND OR CAUSE BREATHING
    DIFFICULTY.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. GET
    IMMED MED ATTN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/LOTS OF RUNNING H*2O FOR @ LST
    15 MIN, LIFT LIDS OCCAS. GET IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN: IMMED WASH
    W/LOTS OF SO AP & H*2O. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES; WASH BEFORE
    REUSE. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS AFTER WASHING. INGEST: DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMIT. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LOTS OF H*2O/MILK. GET IMMED MED
    ATTN. (ING 3)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:1F,-17C
Lower Limits:2%
Upper Limits:11.8%
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEM, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CO*2. WATER MAY BE
    INEFFECTIVE TO FIGHT FIRE BUT MAY BE USED FOR VAPOR SUPPRESSION.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS AND
    STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTING ALL NEARBY SOURCES OF IGNIT SINCE
    VAP ARE HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO IGNIT SOURCES &
    FLASHBACK. AVOID ACCUMULATION OF H*2O (SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROT EQUIP INCL POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BOOTS,
    GLOVES, & APRON, & NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA IN PRESS DEMAND
    MODE/NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR RESP. IF SPILL/LEAK IS SM,
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD FULL FACEPIECE  AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESP
    EQUIPPED FOR (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/FLAMES.
    STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATL.
    KEEP AIR OUT OF CONTR.
Other Precautions:ELECTRICALLY GROUND ALL EQUIP WHEN HNDLG PROD & USE
    ONLY NON-SPARKING TOOLS. KEEP CONTR TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.
    DO NOT USE PRESS TO EMPTY CONTR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR
    CLTHG. SINCE PROD  DEGRADES UPON STANDING & IN (ING 9)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF USE CNDTNS GENERATE VAP/MISTS, WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP APPROP FOR THOSE EMISSIONS LEVELS. APPROP
    RESP MAY BE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVD FULL FACEPIECE AIR-PURIFYING
    CARTRIDGE RESP EQUIPPED FOR ORG  VAP/MISTS. A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    (ING 14)
Ventilation:LOC MECH EXHAUST VENT CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING EMISSIONS @
    POINT OF USE BELOW PEL.
Protective Gloves:POLYVINYL ALCOHOL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT, TROUSERS, SFTY SHOES,
    POLYVINYL APRON. AN EYEWASH & SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE NEARBY &
    READY FOR USE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. CONT LENSES SHOULD NOT
    BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/CHEM BECAUSE CONT LENSES MAY CONTRIBUTE (ING
    15)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: BECAUSE PROD WILL FLOAT ON  H*2O & MAY BE REIGNITED ON SURF
    OF H*2O. EXPLO VAP-AIR MIXT MAY BE FORMED ABOVE FL PT/BETWEEN LOWER
    & UPPER FLAMM LIM. HOT ORG CHEM VAP/MISTS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
    SUDDEN SPONT COMBUSTION WHEN MIXED W/AIR. IGNIT MAY OCCUR @ TEMP
    BELOW "AUTOIGNITION" OR "IGNITION TEMPERATURE.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:149F,65C
Vapor Pres:129-160
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.9(H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100
Appearance and Odor:ETHER-LIKE ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS, LITHIUM ALUMINUM HYDRIDE & ALKALINE EARTH HYDROXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, & OPEN FLAMES. EXPOSURE TO
    LIGHT, PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ON STANDING AND IN CONTACT WITH AIR
    FORMS POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE PEROXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:POLYM CAN OCCUR IN PRESENCE OF
    CATIONIC INITIATIORS SUCH AS SELECTGED LEWIS ACIDS/STRONG PROTON
    ACIDS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CONTAM PROD & MATL USED IN CLEANING
    UP SPILLS/LEAKS IN MANNER APPRVD FOR MATL. CONSULT APPROP
    FED/ST/LOC REGULATORY AGENCIES TO ASCERTAIN PROPER DISP PROC.
    NOTE:EMPTY CONTR CAN HAVE RESIDUE /GASES & MISTS & ARE SUBJECT TO
    PROPER WASTE DISP.

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