CENCO CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY -- ACETONE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ACETONE
MSDS Date:01/14/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CENCO CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
Address:3300 CENCO PARKWAY
City:FRANKLIN PARK
State:IL
ZIP:60131
Country:US
Info Phone Num:708-451-0150
Emergency Phone Num:DAY 716-226-6177  800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:AA25   WARDS PART NBR  39-0154
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:EO375
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CENCO CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
Address:3300 CENCO PARKWAY
Box:City:FRANKLIN PARK
State:IL
ZIP:60131
Country:US
Phone:708-451-0150
CAGE:EO375
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-01P-0022
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:ACETONE
CAS:67-64-1
RTECS #:AL3150000
> Wt:99.5
OSHA PEL:2400 MG/M3;1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1780 MG/M3;750 PPM
ACGIH STEL:2380 MG/M3;1000 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:MAY CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF BENZENE (SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN)
CAS:71-43-2
RTECS #:CY1400000
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1028
ACGIH TLV:32 MG/M3;10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: VAPORS ARE IRRITATING TO
    EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT. HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS MAY RESULT IN
    HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, AND NAUSEA. SKIN: REPEATED CONTACT CAUSES
    DEFATTING AND CHAPPING AND DRYING OF  SKIN. EYES: CAUSES SEVERE
    IRRITATION, REDNESS AND SWELLING. INGESTION: SLIGHTLY TOXIC, CAUSES
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
    ASPIRATION HAZARD.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BENZENE: SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS MAY
    RESULT IN HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, AND NAUSEA. SKIN: CHAPPING AND
    DRYING OF SKIN. EYES: REDNESS AND SWELLING. INGESTION: CAUSES
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE, DIZZIN ESS, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
    GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRAATION. GIVE OXYGEN BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL,
    CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH CONTACT AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.
    EYES: FLUSH  THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING
    UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF
    CONSCIOUS, GIVE ON E OR TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=-18.C, -.4F
Autoignition Temp:=537.8C, 1000.F
Lower Limits:2.6
Upper Limits:12.8
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2); DRY CHEMICAL (ABC); WATER
    SPRAY; ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS COOL. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO FLUSH SPILLS AWAY FROM
    EXPOSURE AND TO DILUTE SPILLS TO NON-FLAMMABLE MIXTURES. IN FIRE
    CONDITIONS, WEAR ANIOSH/MS HA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ACETONE IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE AND ITS
    VAPORS FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR. DANGEROUS WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME OR STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. AUTOIGNITION
    TEMPERATURE: 1000F(538C).

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. SMALL SPILL
    - ALLOW TO EVAPORATE IF IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY. OTHERWISE SOAK UP
    WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND SCOOP INTO DRUM.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.
    STORE IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED
    BREATHING OF VAPOR. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN.
    REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT
    FOR DRUG, FO OD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED
    ALL PURPOSE CANISTER MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUSTL/MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. ADEQUATE TO
    MAINTAIN BELOW EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GLASSES, LAB COAT, VENTED HOOD,
    PROPER GLOVES, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT: ACETONE. CHEMICAL SYNONYMS: 2-PROPANONE; DIMETHYL KETONE.
    FORMULA: CH3COCH3. UNIT SIZE: UP TO 20 LITERS. CAS NO.: 67-64-1.

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=56.C, 132.8F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-93.7C, -137.F
Vapor Pres:181.7@20C
Vapor Density:2.00
Spec Gravity:0.7880@25C/25C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>7.0
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 WT

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLOROFORM: CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC ACID AND
    ACETIC ACID; NITRIC AND SULFURIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID AND POTASSIUM
    DICHROMATE. STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE. EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES, HEAT,
    SPARKS AND OPEN FLAME AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMPLETE COMBUSTION YIELDS CARBON
    DIOXIDE AND WATER VAPOR; INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN PRODUCE CARBON
    MONOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:TWA (AIR): 750 PPM; 1,780 MG/M3 STEL(AIR):
    1,000 PPM 2380 MG/M3 (ACGIH 1992-93).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. BURN IN
    AN APPROVED INCINERA TOR, IF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
    PERMIT.

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

Transport Information:D.O.T.: ACETONE, 3, UN 1090, PG II.

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