SIGMA-ALDRICH -- 45984-4 ETHYL ALCOHOL ABSOLUTE 200 PROOF 99.5% ACS REAGENT -- -
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:45984-4 ETHYL ALCOHOL ABSOLUTE 200 PROOF 99.5% ACS REAGENT
MSDS Date:09/16/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLDVH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SIGMA-ALDRICH
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:52301
Country:US
Info Phone Num:414-273-3850
Emergency Phone Num:414-273-3850
CAGE:UO025
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SIGMA-ALDRICH
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:52301
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:UO025

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

Ingred Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL, ABSOUTE, 200 PROOF, 99.5%, A.C.S. REAGENT.
    (C2H6O) (EC NO: 200-578-6)
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT): 7060 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE EFFECTS: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
    MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. VAPOR
    OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN CAUSE CEN TRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.
    EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: NARCOTIC EFFECT, DAMAGE TO THE HEART. CHRONIC
    EFFECTS: TARGET ORGAN(S): DAMAGE TO THE HEART, NERVES, LIVER.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE & CHRONIC. FEDERAL
    REGS (CONT'D): OSHA PEL (FED CONT): 8H TWA 1000 PPM (1900 MG/M3)
    CFRFBR 41, 50-204.50, 1994. OEL-AUSTRALIA, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS,
    PHILIPPINES, SWEDEN, SWITZ ERLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED
    KINGDOM: TWA 1000 PPM (1900 MG/M3) JAN 1993. OEL-AUSTRIA: MAK 1000
    PPM (1900 MG/M3) JAN1999. OEL-BELGIUM: TWA 1000 PPM (1880 MG/M3)
    JAN 1993. OEL-DENMARK: TWA 1000 PPM  (1900 MG/M3) JAN 1999. 
    OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1000 PPM (1900 MG/M3); STEL 1250 PPM (2400 MG/M3)
    JAN 1993. OEL-HUNGARY: TWA 1000 MG/M3; STEL 3000 MG/M3 JAN 1993.
    OEL POLAND: MAC(TWA) 1000 MG/M3, MAC(STEL) 3 000 MG/M3 JAN 1999.
    (TRANSPORT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/P.

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

First Aid:IF INHALED: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES
    DIFFICULT, CALL A PHYSICIAN. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT: FLUSH WITH
    COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AN D SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. IN CASE OF
    CONTACT WITH EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
    15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH
    FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.	INGESTION: CONTACT PHYSICIAN
    IMMEDIATELY .

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

Flash Point:=16.7C, 62.F
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND FULL	PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH
    SKIN AND EYES. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIQUID. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL
    CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. HMIS:
    HEALTH -1, FLAMMABILITY -4, REACTIVITY -0, PERSONAL PROTECTION -X.
    FLAMMABLE (USA); HIGHLY FLAMMABL E (EU).

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF
    IGNITION. WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,
    RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY-LIME, SAND, OR
    SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED	CONTAINERS USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND
    TRANSPORT OUTDOORS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD. DO
    NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID
    PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
    HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME . STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY
    FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION-NO SMOKING.
Other Precautions:N/P.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:WEAR CHEMCIAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. EYEWASH
    AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHY AFTER HANDLING. WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SYNONYMS: ABSOLUTE ETHANOL, AETHANOL (GERMAN), AETHYLALKOHOL (GERMAN),
    ALCOHOL, ANHYDROUS ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL DEHYDRATED, ALCOOL ETHYLIQUE
    (FRENCH), ALCOOL ETILICO (ITALIAN), ALGRAIN, ALKOHOL (GERMAN), A
    LKOHOLU ETYLOWEGO )POLISH), ANHYDROL, COLOGNE SPIRIT, ETANOLO
    (ITALIAN), ETHANOL (ACGIH:OSHA),  (OTHER INFO)

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

Boiling Pt:=78.C, 172.4F
Spec Gravity:0.790
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID. NO COLOR OR ODOR SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER
    .

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS. PEROXIDES. ALKALI METALS. AMMONIA.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

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

Toxicological Information:ETHYL ALCOHOL: IRRITATION DATA: SKN-RBT 400
    MG OPEN MLD  UCDS	7/22/1970. SKN-RBT 20 MG/24H MOD  85JCAE
    -,189,1986. EYE-RBT 500 MG SEV  AJOPAA 29,1363,1946. EYE-RBT 500
    MG/24H MILD  85JCAE -,189,1986 . EYE-RBT 100 MG/4S RINSE MOD 
    FCTOD7 20,573,1982. TOXICITY DATA: ORL-CHD LDLO:2 GM/KG  ATXKA8
    17,183,1958. ORL-HMN LDL0:1400 MG/KG  NPIRI 1,44,1974. SCU-INF
    LDLO:19440 MG/KG  AJCPAI 5,466,1935. ORL-R AT LD50:7060 MG/KG 
    TXAPA9 16,718,1970. IHL-RAT LC50:20000 PPM/10H  NPIRI 1,44,1974.
    IPR-RAT LD50:3600 UG/KG  PHMGBN 2,27,1969. IVN-RAT LD50:1440 MG/KG
    TXAPA9 18,60,1971. IAT-RAT LD50:11 MG/KG  TXAPA9  18,60,1971.
    ORL-MUS LD50:(ECOLOGICAL)

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

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. TOXICOLOGICAL (CONT'D): ORL-MUS
    LD50:3450 MG/KG  GISAAA 32(3),31,1967. IHL-MUS LC50:39 GM/M3/4H 
    GTPZAB 26(8),53,1982. IPR-MUS LD50:528 MG/KG  STRAAA 127,245,1965.
    SCU-MUS LD50 :8285 MG/KG  FA0NAU 48A,99,1970. IVN-MUS LD50:1973
    MG/KG  HBTXAC 1,128,1955. ORL-RBT LD50:6300 MG/KG  HBTXAC
    1,130,1955. IPR-RBT LD50:963 MG/KG	EVHPAZ 61,321,1985. IVN-RBT
    LD50:2374 MG/KG  EVHPAZ 61, 321,1985. ORL-GPG LD50:5560 MG/KG 
    JIHTAB 23,259,1941. IPR-GPG LD50:3414 MG/KG  EVHPAZ 61,321,1985.
    IPR-HAM LD50:5068 MG/KG  EVHPAZ 61,321,1985. IPR-MAM LD50:4300
    MG/KG  TXAPA9 13,358,1968. TARGET ORG AN DATA - BEHAVIORAL: (SLEEP,
    (SARA)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
    AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER, BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS
    MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    ENVIRONMENTAL REGU LATIONS.

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

Transport Information:CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO FOR TRANSPORTATION
    INFORMATION. OVEREXPOSURE (CONT'D): OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1000 MG/M3 JAN
    1993.  OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA, NEW ZEALAND,
    SINGAPORE, VIETNAM: CHEC K ACGIH TLV. NIOSH REL TO ETHYL
    ALCOHOL-AIR:10H TWA 1000 PPM NIOSH DHHS #92-100,1992. NOHS 1974:
    HZD 31500; NIS 430; TNF 157709;  NOS 242; TNE 2088926. NOES 1983:
    HZD 31500; NIS 334; TNF 86077; NOS 22 2; TNE 2069125; TFE 1014002.
    EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, POSITIVE: RODENT DOMINANT LETHAL. EPA
    GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: ASPERGILLUS-FORWARD MUTATION;
    SHE-CLONAL ASSAY. EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, N EGATIVE: CELL
    TRANSFORM,	(OTHER INFO)

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

SARA Title III Information:N/P. ECOLOGICAL (CONT'D): CHANGE IN MOTOR
    ACTIVITY, ATAXIA,  ANTIPSYCHOTIC, HEADACHE, CHANGE IN
    PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS. LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION: CHRONIC
    PULMONARY EDEMA OR CONGESTION, DYSPNAE,  OTHER CHANGES.
    GASTROINTESTINAL: ALTERATION IN GASTRIC SECRETION, HYPERMOTILITY,
    DIARRHEA, NAUSEA OR VOMITING, OTHER CHANGES. LIVER: FATTY LIVER
    DEGENERATION, TUMORS. BLOOD; LYMPHOMA INCLUDING HODGKI N'S DISEASE,
    OTHER CHANGES. PATERNAL EFFECTS: TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT.
    EFFECTS ON FERTILITY: FEMALE FERTILITY INDEX, MALE FERTILITY INDEX,
    POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY, OTHER MEASURES OF FERTILI TY. EFFECTS
    ON EMBRYO/FETUS: (STATE REG)
Federal Regulatory Information:REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS:
    OEL=MAK. ACGIH TLV-NOT CLASSIFIED AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN  DTLVS
    TLV/BEI,1997. ACGIH TLV-TWA 1880 MG/M3 (1000 PPM)  DTLVS
    TLV/BEI,1997. IARC CANCER REVIEW: ANIMAL IN ADEQUATE EVIDENCE
    IMEMDT 44,35,1988. EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION
    OR RE-REGISTRATION	FEREAC 54,7740,1989. MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 1000
    PPM (1900 MG/M3)  DTLVS 3,103,1971. OSHA PEL ( GEN INDU):8H TWA
    1000 PPM (1900 MG/M3)  CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994. OSHA PEL
    (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 1000 PP M (1900 MG/M3) CFRGRB 29,1926.55,1994.
    OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 1000 PPM (1900 MG/M3)  CFRGBR
    29,1915.1000,1993. (OVEREXPOSURE)
State Regulatory Information:N/P. SARA (CONT'D): EXTRA EMBRYONIC
    STRUCTURES, CYTOLOGICAL CHANGES,  FETOTOXICITY, FETAL DEATH, OTHER
    EFFECTS TO EMBRYO OR FETUS. SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES:
    EYE, EAR, CRANIOFACIAL, MUSCULO SKETAL SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
    EFFECTS ON NEWBORN: GROWTH STATISTICS. TUMORIGENIC: EQUIVOCAL
    TUMORIGENIC AGENT BY RTECS CRITERIA. ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF
    TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RT ECS) DATA IS PRESENTED
    HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.

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