UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS COMPANY, INC. -- TERGITOL NONIONIC SURFACTANT 15-S-9  -- 7930-00-282-9699
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TERGITOL NONIONIC SURFACTANT 15-S-9
MSDS Date:09/12/1989
FSC:7930
NIIN:00-282-9699
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS COMPANY, INC.
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD
City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Info Phone Num:1-800-UCC-HELP (AT ALL TIMES)
Emergency Phone Num:1-800-UCC-HELP (AT ALL TIMES)
CAGE:DO713
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CHEM & PLASTICS CO INC
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Phone:203-794-6753/304-744-3487
CAGE:DO713
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CORP
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD
Box:City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Phone:800-822-4357/732-563-5522 (MSDS)
CAGE:61637

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

Ingred Name:DIOXANE
CAS:123-91-1
Fraction by Wt: .0005%
OSHA PEL:S, 100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:S, 25 PPM; 9293
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:ETHYLENE OXIDE
CAS:75-21-8
Fraction by Wt: .0020%
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:GLYCOL ETHER
Fraction by Wt: 2.1%

Ingred Name:FORMALDEHYDE  (SARA III)
CAS:50-00-0
RTECS #:LP8925000
Fraction by Wt: .0004%
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1048
ACGIH TLV:C 0.3 PPM; A2; 9293
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:ACETALDEHYDE  (SARA III)
CAS:75-07-0
RTECS #:AB1925000
Fraction by Wt: .0006%
OSHA PEL:200 PPM/150 STEL
ACGIH TLV:C25,A3 93-94
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BECAUSE OF ITS IRRITANT & SURFACTANT
    PROPERTIES, BREATHING VAPOR OR MIST OF THISMATERIAL, AS MIGHT BE
    GENERATED IN SPRAYING OR HEATING APPLICATION, MAY RESULT  IN LUNG
    INJURY SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED  FOLLOWING EXPOSURE BY DIRECT
    DEPOSTIONOF SURFACTANT INTO THE LUNG.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:INDICATION OF INFLAMMATORY CHANGES IN
    RABBITS LUNG. FURTHER EXAMING THESE POTENTIAL EFFECTS & THEIR
    POSSIBLE RELEVANCE.
Effects of Overexposure:ING: MOD TOXIC. MAY CAUSE MOD TO MARKED
    DISCOMFORT IN MOUTH/THROAT/SWELLING, AB-DOMINAL DISCOMFORT, PAIN,
    NAUSEA, VOMIT, DIARRHEA, THIRST, & GEN MALAISE. SKIN  (ABSORPTION)
    ITCHING/DISCOMFORT. MILD/MO D LOCAL RED, SWELL, LOCAL
    HEMORRAGES,BRUISING, FISSURING. EYE: SEVERE PAIN, TEAR, RED, INJURY
    TO CORNEAL, SWELLING
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BECAUSE OF ITS IRRITATING
    PROPERTIES, MATERIAL MAYAGGRAVATE AN EXISTING DERMATITIS

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

First Aid:INGES: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. CALL
    PHYSICIAN. SKIN: RE-  MOVE CONTAM CLOTHING. FLUSH WITH WATER. IF
    IRRITATION IS PRESENT OR IF CONTACT  PROLONGED, CALL PHYSICIAN.
    WASH CLOTHES  BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR& EYES: IMMED
    FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER & CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINGET MEDICAL CARE, PREFERABLY FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST, URGENTLY.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:380 F/193 C
Extinguishing Media:APPLY ALCOHOL-TY OR ALL-PURPOSE-TYPE FOAMS BY
    MANUFACTURERS'RECOMMEND TECHNIQUES-LARGE FIRES. SM: CO2 OR DRY CHEM
    MEDIA
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T DIRECT A SOLID STREAM OF WATER OR FOAM
    INTO HOT, BURNING POOL, MAY CAUSE  FROTHING/INCREASE FIRE
    INTENSITY. USE SELF CONTAINED BREATH APPARATUS/PROTECTION
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE A FLOATING FIRE
    HAZARD. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIP. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    SKIN/EYECOLLECT FOR DISPOSAL. LIKE MOST SURFACTANTS, PRO- DUCT
    EXPECTED TO BE TOXIC TO FISH ABOVE 1-10MG/L. AVOID DISCHARGE TO
    NATURAL WATER. LG SPILL TO SEW- ERS-FOAM/OPERATION PROBLEMS AT
    WASTEWATER PLANT

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, SKIN OR ON
    CLOTHING. DO NOT   SWALLOW. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
Other Precautions:DANGER! CAUSES EYE BURNS. HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH
    SKIN. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWEDCAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. ASPIRATION MAY
    CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE. PROPOSED USE OF PROD- DUCT IN ELEVATED TEMP
    PROCESSES SHOULD B E EVALUATED TO ASSURE SAFE OPERATING

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE EXPECTED TO BE NEEDED
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE    
    SATISFACTORY
Protective Gloves:PVC-COATED
Eye Protection:MONOGOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH, SAFETY SHOWER, AND CHEMICAL APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: ASPIRATED MATERIAL MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE: STOMACH
    CONTENTS  SHOULD BE EVACUATED IN A MANNER WHICH AVOIDS ASPIRATION.
    THERE IS NO SPECIFIC   ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT OF OVEREXP SHOULD BE 
    DIRECTED AT CONTROL OF SYPTOMS & CLIN-ICAL CONDITION. MASSIVE
    OVEREXPOSURE, VICTIM SHOULD BE OBSERVED FOR SEVERAL DAYS

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:482 F
Vapor Pres:<0.01 MMHG
Vapor Density:> 1
Spec Gravity:1.006 @ 20/20C
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<0.01
Solubility in Water:100
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; MILD CHARACTERISTIC ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NORMALLY UNREACTIVE. AVOID STRONG BASES HIGH TEMP., STRONG  ACID,
    STRONG OXIDIZERS & MATERIAL REACTIVE WITH HYDROXYL CMP
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING CAN PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE
    AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE IN A FURNACE WHERE PERMITTED UNDER
    APP-ROPRIATE FED, STATE & LOCAL REG. VERY DILUTED WILLBIODEGRADE IN
    MOST BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENTFACILITIES

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