MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - - CATALOG #: 40-1600-25 NAME: ISOAMYL ALCOHOL SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - - CAS #: 123-51-3 MF: C5H12O EC NO: 204-633-5 SYNONYMS ALCOOL AMILICO (ITALIAN) * ALCOOL ISOAMYLIQUE (FRENCH) * AMYLOWY ALKOHOL (POLISH) * FERMENTATION AMYL ALCOHOL * ISOAMYL ALCOHOL (ACGIH) * ISOAMYL ALCOHOL, PRIMARY (OSHA) * ISOAMYL ALKOHOL (CZECH) * ISO- AMYLALKOHOL (GERMAN) * ISOAMYLOL * ISOBUTYLCARBINOL * ISOPENTANOL * ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL * 2-METHYL-4-BUTANOL * 3-METHYL BUTANOL * 3- METHYLBUTAN-1-OL * 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL * 3-METIL-BUTANOLO (ITALIAN) * SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - - LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS COMBUSTIBLE (USA) FLAMMABLE (EU) HARMFUL HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN. UNPLEASANT ODOR. READILY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. TARGET ORGAN(S): CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LIVER KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING. IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - - IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - - EXTINGUISHING MEDIA CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM. WATER SPRAY. SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - - EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - - REFER TO SECTION 8. SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - - WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - - APPEARANCE AND ODOR COLORLESS LIQUID PHYSICAL PROPERTIES BOILING POINT: 130 C MELTING POINT: -117 C FLASHPOINT 114F 45.55C EXPLOSION LIMITS IN AIR: UPPER 9% LOWER 1.2% AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 644 F 339C VAPOR PRESSURE: 2MM 20 C SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.809 VAPOR DENSITY: >3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: UNPLEASANT ODOR. SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - - STABILITY STABLE. INCOMPATIBILITIES STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS ACID CHLORIDES ACID ANHYDRIDES HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR. SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - ACUTE EFFECTS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. READILY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE: DIZZINESS NARCOTIC EFFECT NAUSEA, HEADACHE AND VOMITING COUGHING, CHEST PAINS, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. TARGET ORGAN(S): CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LIVER KIDNEYS TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. RTECS #: EL5425000 1-BUTANOL, 3-METHYL- IRRITATION DATA EYE-HMN 150 PPM JIHTAB 25,282,1943 SKN-RBT 20 MG/24H MOD 85JCAE -,196,1986 EYE-RBT 20 MG/24H MOD 85JCAE -,196,1986 TOXICITY DATA ORL-RAT LD50:1300 MG/KG SAMJAF 43,795,1969 IVN-MUS LD50:234 MG/KG AIPTAK 135,330,1962 ORL-RBT LD50:3438 MG/KG IMSUAI 41,31,1972 SKN-RBT LD50:3970 UL/KG AIHAAP 30,470,1969 TARGET ORGAN DATA SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (OTHER OLFACTION EFFECTS) SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (CONJUNCTIVA IRRITATION) BEHAVIORAL (ANTIPSYCHOTIC) LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (OTHER CHANGES) LIVER (FATTY LIVER DEGENERATION) KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER (OTHER CHANGES) BLOOD (OTHER CHANGES) ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - - DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - - THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - CONTACT SEVERN BIOTECH LTD FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - - EUROPEAN INFORMATION EC INDEX NO: 603-006-00-7 FLAMMABLE HARMFUL R 1 FLAMMABLE R 22 HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. R 41 RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. R 37/38 IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN. S 16 KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING. S 26 IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S 36/37/39 WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. S 23 DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS OEL=MAK ACGIH TLV-STEL 125 PPM DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999 ACGIH TLV-TWA 100 PPM DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999 MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) DTLVS* 3,139,1971 OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (FED CONT):8H TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3);STEL 125 PPM (450 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA: MAK 100 PPM (360 MG/M3), JAN1999 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 100 PPM (361 MG/M3);STEL 125 PPM (452 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK: TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3), JAN1999 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN: OEL 100 PPM (360 MG/M3), JAN1999 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 100 PPM;STEL 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3);STEL 200 PPM (720 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 PPM (360 MG/M3);STEL 125 PPM JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV NIOSH REL TO ISOAMYL ALCOHOL, PRIMARY-AIR:TWA 100 PPM;STEL 125 PPM NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992 NOHS 1974: HZD 40380; NIS 16; TNF 2530; NOS 18; TNE 24606 NOES 1983: HZD 40380; NIS 43; TNF 3803; NOS 49; TNE 65499; TFE 22006 EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, DECEMBER 1999 NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ALCOHOLS III, 1402 SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - - THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. 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