ANACHEMIA CHEMICALS INC -- FORMALDEHYDE  -- 6810-01-017-3542
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FORMALDEHYDE
MSDS Date:04/26/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-017-3542
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ANACHEMIA CHEMICALS INC
Address:3 LINCOLN BLVD
City:ROUSES POINT
State:NY
ZIP:12979
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-297-4444
Emergency Phone Num:613-996-6666/518-297-4444
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:4A444
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ANACHEMIA CANADA
Address:255 NORMAN  H8R 1A3
Box:City:VILLE ST. PIERRE (MONTREAL)
State:PQ
Country:CN
Phone:514-489-5711;518-297-4444
CAGE:36842
Company Name:ANACHEMIA CHEMICALS INC
Address:3 LINCOLN BLVD
Box:City:ROUSES POINT
State:NY
ZIP:12979
Country:US
Phone:518-297-4444
CAGE:4A444

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

Ingred Name:FORMALDEHYDE
CAS:50-00-0
RTECS #:LP8925000
Minumum % Wt:30.
Maxumum % Wt:40.
Other REC Limits:0.016 PPM, C 0.1 PPM
ACGIH STEL:0.3 PPM, .37 MG/M3 C
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:METHANOL
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:15.
ACGIH TLV:200 PPM, 262 MG/M3,S
ACGIH STEL:250 PPM, 328 MG/M3,S
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:FORMALDEHYDE ORAL LD50: 100 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE: MAY BE
    FATAL BY INGESTION, INHALATION OR SKIN ABSOPTION. CORROSIVE. SEVERE
    LACHRYMATOR. 100 PPM IS IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH.
    TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SY STEM, LIVER, KIDNEYS, SPLEEN,
    EYES, SKIN, GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNGS,
    REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, PANCREAS.  EYE:
    VAPORS AND MIST CAUSES TEARING AND SEVERE  IRRITATION. LIQUID
    CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. CAN RESULT IN CORNEAL DAMAGE OR BLINDNESS.
    IRRITATION: EYE-RABBIT 750 UG/24H SEVERE. SKIN: CONTACT WITH LIQUID
    CAUSES DRYING, SCALING AND CRACKING. PROLONGED AN D (SIGNS AND
    SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE: IARC, GROUP 2A, VOL. 62,
    P. 217, 1995.  NTP REASONABLY ANTICIPATED CARCINOGEN, NTP NINTH
    REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998.  OSHA REGULATED 29 CFR 1910.1048.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC
    (CONT):-REPEATED CONTACT CAUSES HARDENING OR TANNING EFFECT. MAY
    CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS. LIQUID CAN BE ABSORBED IN TOXIC AMOUNTS
    THROUGH INTACT SKIN (MASSIVE SKIN C ONTACT CAN CAUSE VISUAL
    IMPAIRMENT AND DEATH). IRRITATION: SKIN-RABBIT 2MG/24H SEVERE.
    INHALATION: HIGHLY TOXIC. VAPORS AND MISTS ARE EXTREMELY IRRITATING
    TO THE NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES.  BRONCHITIS,
    BRONCHOPNEUMONIA, PULMONARY EDEMA AND CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS MAY
    OCCUR. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN MORE SEVERE IRRITATION AND
    TISSUE DAMAGE. METHANOL CAN CAUSE SEVERE CENTRAL NERVOUS  SYSTEM
    (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

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

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATE FIRST AID IS NEEDED TO PREVENT EYE
    DAMAGE. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR
    AT LEAST 20 MINUTES HOLDING LIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF ENTIRE
    SURFAC E. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: IMMEDIATE FIRST
    AID IS NEEDED TO PREVENT SKIN DAMAGE. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH
    PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHIN G AND SHOES. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION: REMOVE PATIENT TO
    FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER APPROVED OXYGEN SUPPLY IF BREATHING
    DIFFICULT. ADMINISTER AR TIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR CPR (SARA III)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=50.C, 122.F
50-78C
Autoignition Temp:=299.C, 570.2F
Lower Limits:7%
Upper Limits:73%
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMCIAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL-RESISTANT
    FOAM OR WATER SPRAY.     NOTE: UPPER AND LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMITS AND
    AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE ARE FOR FORMALDEHYDE GAS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTION TO PREVENT
    CONTACT WITH MATERIAL OR ITS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS. SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS (NIOSH APPROVED - ) WITH A FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN A PRESSURE D EMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
    COOL CONTAINING VESSELS WITH FLOODING QTYS OF WATER UNTIL WELL
    AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL
    CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASHBACK, ELIMINATE
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. VAPOR FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE W/ AIR.
    CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CON DITIONS OR WHEN
    HEATED. CONT WITH OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION. EMITS
    TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STAY UPWIND: KEEP OUT OF LOW AREAS. EVACUATE &
    VENTILATE AREA. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.	DYKE AREA W/
    SAND OR NATURAL BARRIER. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE & PUT
    SPILLED MATERIAL IN AN APPR OP WASTE DISPOSAL. USE NON-SPARKING
    TOOLS. WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP COMPLETE. DO NOT EMPTY
    INTO DRAINS. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY
    CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL PLACE AWAY FROM HEATED
    AREAS, SPARKS AND FLAME. STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE
    AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT ADD ANY OTHER MATERIAL TO
    THE CONTAINER. DO NOT WASH DOWN  THE DRAIN. DO NOT BREATHE GAS /
    FUMES / VAPOR / SPRAY. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT (OTHER PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions:HANDLING AND STORAGE PRECAUTIONS (CONT): VENTILATION,
    WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
    MANIPULATE UNDER AN ADEQUATE FUME HOOD. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
    AGAINST EL ECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES. GROUND THE CONTAINER WHILE
    DISPENSING. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT CONTAINING MATER IAL. (FEDERAL
    REGS)

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

Respiratory Protection:A (NIOSH-APPROVED) RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN THE
    ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRINMENTAL CONTROLS.  IF MORE THAN TLV, DO NOT
    BREATHE VAPOR. WEAR (NIOSH APPROVED - ) SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS.	  E XPOSURE LIMITS (ALSO SEE INGREDIENTS SECTION - ):
    FORMALDEHYDE: NIOSH REL TO FORMALDEHYDE-AIR: 8H CA TWA 0.016 PPM;
    CEILING LIMIT 0.1 PPM / 15M.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS
    BELOW REC EXPOSURE LIMITS. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION
    EQUIPMENT. DO NOT USE IN UNVENTILATED SPACES
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS PVC, NITRILE OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI-APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FULL FACESHIELD
    .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: IMPERVIOUS PVC, NITRILE
    OR NEOPRENE APRON, COVERALLS AND/OR OTHER RESISTANT PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING. SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT SKIN. MAKE EYE BATH AND EMERGENCY
    SHOWER AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:HAVE AVAILABLE AND USE AS APPROPRIATE: FACE
    SHIELDS, RUBBER SUITS, AND BOOTS.  DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
    ENSURE THAT EYEWASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER IS PROXIMAL TO THE
    WORK-STATION LOCATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE DEGRADATION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON (CO, CO2).	   PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING IN CASE OF SPILL & LEAK: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS (ANSI APPROVED - ), RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOV ES.
    FULL SUIT.	  PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (CONT): ODOR THRESHOLD:
    0.8-1 PPM.	WATER/OIL DIST COEFF: NOT AVAILABLE

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

Boiling Pt:=90.C, 194.F
B.P. Text:90-100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:INSOLUBLE POLYMER FORMS
Vapor Pres:40 MMHG @39C (APPROX)
Vapor Density:0.62-1.16
Spec Gravity:1.08-1.0975 (WATER=1)
pH:2.8 - 4.0 (25C)
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH STRONG FORMALDEHYDE
    ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100% (V/V)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH: ACIDS, ALKALIS, ANHYDRIDES, ISOCYANTAES,
    UREA, PHENOL, OXIDIZING AGENTS, OXIDES, ORGANIC OXIDES, REDUCING
    AGENTS, AMMONIA, ANILINE, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, PERFORMIC ACID,
    ALKALI METALS, AMINES, (STAB
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME, TEMPERATURES BELOW
    20C.    MATERIALS TO AVOID (CONT): HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, NITROMETHANE,
    NITROGEN DIOXIDE, PERCHLORIC ACID, (CONDITIONS TO AVOID
    POLYMERIZATION)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT AVAILABLE.     REACTION PRODUCTS:
    REACTION WITH HYDROCHLORIC ACID MAY FORM BIS-CHLOROMETHYL ETHER, A
    CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN ACCORDING TO ACGIH AND CARCINOGENIC TO
    HUMANS ACCORDING TO IARC.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.    STABILITY CONDS
    TO AVOID (CONT): BASES, MONOMERS, WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS,
    MAGNESIUM CARBONATE HYDROXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TOXICITY VALUES OF THE HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS:
    FORMALDEHYDE: ORAL (LD50): ACUTE: 100 MG/KG (RAT), 42 MG/KG
    (MOUSE), 260 MG/KG (GUINEA PIG). ORAL (LDLO): ACUTE: 108 MG/KG
    (WOMAN). DERMAL (LD50): ACUTE:  270 UL/KG (RABBIT). VAPOR (LC50):
    ACUTE: 203 MG/M3 (RAT), 92 MG/M3 (MAMMAL), 400 MG/M3 (MOUSE) (2
    HOUR(S)).  METHANOL: ORAL (LD50): ACUTE: 5628 MG/KG (RAT), 7300
    MG/KG (MOUSE), 14200 MG/KG (RABBIT). D ERMAL (LD50): ACUTE: 15800
    MG/KG (RABBIT). VAPOR (LC50): ACUTE: 64000 PPM (RAT) (4 HOUR(S)).

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:N/P.     SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE (CONT):
    DEPRESSION (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DROWSINESS AND INCOORDINATION), COUGHING, CHEST
    PAIN, AND DYSPNEA.	CAN AFFECT OPTIC NERVE RESULTING IN BLINDNESS.
    INGESTION: HIGHLY TOXIC. VAPORS, MISTS, AND LIQUID ARE EXTREMELY
    IRRITATING TO THE MOUTH AND THROAT AND STOMACH. SWALLOWING THE
    LIQUID INFLAMES TISSUES,  CAUSES SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, HEATURIA, PROTEINURIA, ANURIA, ACIDOSIS AND POSSIBLE LOSS
    OF CONSCIOUSNESS. METHANOL CAN AFFECT OPTIC NERVE, RESULTING IN
    BLINDNESS.	EFFECTS OF CHRONI C OVEREXPOSURE: RATS (TRANSPORT INFO)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:ACCORDING TO ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:TDG ROAD / RAIL: TDG CLASS: 3 8 9.2.  PIN:
    UN1198. PG: III.	 ECOLOGICAL INFO (CONT): CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO
    14 PPM FORMALDEHYDE CONTRACTED NASAL CANCERS. BASED ON ANIMAL DATA
    AND LIMITED EPIDEMIOLO GICAL EVIDENCE, NTP, IARC, AND OSHA
    HAVELISTED FORMALDEHYDE AS A PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. POSSIBLE
    REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE (EMBRYOTOXIC).
    MUTAGEN. PASSES THROUGH THE PLACENTAL  BARRIER IN ANIMAL. MAY CAUSE
    SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION (ASTHMA) & SKIN CONTACT (DERMATITIS).
    CAUSES CNS DEPRESSION. MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CNS, RESPIRATORY
    SYSTEM, LUNGS, EYES, SKIN, GASTROINTESTI NAL TRACT, LIVER, SPLEEN
    AND KIDNEYS.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:N/P.      FIRST AID (CONT): IF BREATHING HAS
    CEASED. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS,
    WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. HAVE CONSCIOUS PERSON DRINK SEVERAL
    GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUT E. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING
    PERSON.
Federal Regulatory Information:WHMIS CLASS: B-3 E D-1A D-2A.	  OTHER
    PRECAUTIONS (CONT): USE ONLY EXPLOSION PROOF EQUIPMENT. USE
    NON-SPARKING TOOLS. WATCH FOR ACCUMULATION IN LOW CONFINED AREAS.
    DO NOT USE PRESSURE TO DISPENSE.  STORAGE TEMPERATURE DEPENDS ON
    METHANOL CONTENT AND SHOULD BE CONTROLLED TO AVOID PRECIPITATION OR
    VAPORIZATION. LOW TEMPERATURE STORAGE RESULTS IN FORMATION OF
    PARAFORMALDEHYDE, WHILE HIGH TEMPERATUR E STORAGE PRODUCES FORMIC
    ACID. KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR STRONG INCANDESCENT LIGHT.
    EMPTY C ONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN HAZARDOUS RESIDUE. HANDLE AND OPEN
    CONTAINER WITH CARE. TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING. (STATE REGS)
State Regulatory Information:N/P.      FEDERAL REGS (CONT):THIS PRODUCT
    MUST BE MANIPULATED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
    SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. WASH WELL AFTER USE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD
    STORAGE AND HANDLING PR ACTICES. DO NOT ALLOW SMOKING AND FOOD
    CONSUMPTION WHILE HANDLING.      OTHER INFO (CONT): USE
    NON-SPARKING TOOLS. HANDLE AND OPEN CONTAINER WITH CARE. CONTAINER
    SHOULD BE OPENED ONLY BY A TECHNICALLY  QUALIFIED PERSON. HARMFUL
    TO AQUATIC LIFE AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS. CAN BE DANGEROUS IF ALLOWED
    TO ENT ER DRINKING WATER INTAKES. DO NOT CONTAMINATE DOMESTIC OR
    IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLIES, LAKES, STREAMS, PONDS, OR RIVERS.

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