MALLINCKRODT-BAKER -- PROPIONIC ACID -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PROPIONIC ACID
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT-BAKER
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Info Phone Num:(818) 579-6290
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:P6643
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:PO107
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:3300 CENCO PKY
Box:City:FRANKLIN PARK
State:IL
ZIP:60131-1364
Country:US
Phone:847-451-0150
Contract Num:MDA414-99-P-4954
CAGE:0ZGA2
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT-BAKER
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Phone:(818) 579-6290/800-582-2537
CAGE:PO107

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

Ingred Name:PROPIONIC ACID
CAS:79-09-4
RTECS #:UE5950000
Minumum % Wt:99.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
ACGIH TLV:30 MG/M3;10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CAUSES IRRITATION WITH
    UNPLESANT CHOKING ODOR. INGESTION: MATERIAL CAUSES IRRITATION AND
    BURNS TO DIGESTIVE TRACT. SKIN: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. EYE:
    CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITAT ION AND BURNS. CHRONIC MAY
    CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: CAUSES COUGHING AND SNEEZING,
    POSSIBLY BREATHING DIFFICULTIES IN LARGE AMOUNTS.  INGESTION:
    SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. SKIN: MAY
    HAVE CORROSIVE EFFECTS, PRODU CING SKIN BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY
    OCCUR WITH TOXIC EFFECTS.  EYE: MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED
    VISION AND EYE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE
    MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL PHYSICIAN. INGESTION-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER. NE VER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
    SKIN-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAM INATED CLOTHING & SHOES. WASH
    CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. CALL PHYSICIAN. EYE-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES
    WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATE LY.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=52.C, 125.6F
Autoignition Temp:=513.C, 955.4F
Lower Limits:2.9
Upper Limits:12.1
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON
    DIOXIDE. WATER MAY BE USED TO FLUSH SPILLS AWAY FROM EXPOSURES AND
    TO DILUTE SPILLS TO NON-FLAMMABLE MIXTURES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE,WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
    FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA. CONTAIN & RECOVER LIQUID
    WHEN POSSIBLE. NEUTRALIZE WITH ALKALINE MATERIAL THEN ABSORB WITH
    AN INERT MATERIAL (VERMI CULITE,DRY SAND,EARTH), & PLACE IN
    CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL OR FLUSH
    INTO SEWER!  REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE NON-SPARKING
    EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH OR LIME

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
    OUTSIDE OR DETACHED STORAGE IS PREFERRED. INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE
    IN A STANDARD FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE ROOM OR CABINET. SEPARATE
    FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. STORAGE &  USE AREAS SHOULD BE NO SMOKING
    AREAS.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN
    EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES (VAPORS, LIQUID); OBSERVE
    ALL WARNINGS AND PRECAUSTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE LIMITS IS EXCEEDED, A FULL FACEPIECE
    RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE MAY BE WORN UP TO 50 TIMES
    THE MAX EXPOSURE LIMIT OR MAX USE CONCENTRATION SPECIFIED BY THE
    APPROPIATE AGENCY O R RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER, WHICH EVER IS LOWEST.
Ventilation:A SYSTEM OF LOCAL &/OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
    LOCAL PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS AT SOURCE.
Protective Gloves:IWEAR MPERVIOUS GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES &/OR FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN
    SPLASHING IS POSSIBLE.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR MPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, BOOTS,
    GLOVES,  LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS, AS APPROPIATE, TO PREVENT
    SKIN CONTACT. MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES
    IN WORK AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESPIRATORS: FOR EMERGENCIES OR  INSTANCES WHERE THE EXPOSURE LEVELS
    ARE NOT KNOWN, USE A FULL-FACEPIECE POSITIVE PRESSURE, AIR SUPPLIED
    RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT W
    ORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. ****CENCO P/N: 39370-10.

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

HCC:F6
Boiling Pt:=141.C, 285.8F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-20.8C, -5.4F
Vapor Pres:3.3
Vapor Density:2.6
pH:NO INFO
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFO
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR OILY LIQUID; SLIGHTLY PUNGENT IRRITATING
    ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES AND INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
    BE FORMED WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Toxicological Information:ORAL RAT LD50: 2600 MG/KG. SKIN RABBIT LD50:
    500 MG/KG OPEN DRAIZE, SKIN RABBIT 495 MG OPEN SEVERE. STANDARD
    DRAIZE, EYE RABBIT 990 UG SEVERE. INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN.

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

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT EXPETCTED TO BE
    TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE. THE LC50/96-HOUR VALUES FOR FISH ARE OVER
    100 MG/L. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: WHEN RELEASED INTO THE SOIL, THIS
    MATERIAL I S EXPECTED TO READILY BIODEGRADE. WHEN RELEASED INTO THE
    SOIL, THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY EVAPORATE. WHEN RELEASED
    INTO THE SOIL, THIS MATERIAL MAY LEACH INTO GROUNDWATER. WHEN
    RELEASED INTO  WATER, THIS MATERIAL IS NOT EXPECTED TO EVAPORATE
    SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN RELEASED INTO WATER, THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECTED
    TO READILY BIODEGRADE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR
    RECYCLING SHOULD BE HANDLED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE & SENT TO A RCRA
    APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.
    DISPOSE OF CONTAINER & UNUS ED CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

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

Transport Information:DOMESTIC (LAND, D.O.T.): PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
    PROPIONIC ACID. HAZARD CLASS: 8,3. UN/NA: UN1848. PACKING GROUP:
    III. INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PRODUCT/SIZE: 4L. INTERNATIONAL
    (WATER, I.M.O.): PROPER SH IPPING NAME: PROPIONIC ACID. HAZARD
    CLASS: 8,3.3. UN/NA: UN1848. PACKING GROUP: III. INFORMATION
    REPORTED FOR PRODUCT/SIZE: 4L. INTERNATIONAL (AIR, I.C.A.O.):
    PROPER SHIPPING NAME: PROPIONIC ACID. HAZ ARD CLASS: 8,3. UN/NA:
    UN1848. PACKING GROUP: III. INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PRODUCT/SIZE:
    4L.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA 302, SRA 313: NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: YES. CERCLA: 5000.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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