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**** SECTION 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION ****
MSDS Name: Ethanol, Absolute
Catalog Numbers:
NC9602322
Synonyms:
Ethyl Alcohol; Ethyl Alcohol Anhydrous; Ethyl Hydrate; Ethyl
Hydroxide; Fermentation Alcohol; Grain Alcohol; Methylcarbinol;
Molasses Alcohol; Spirits of Wine.
Company Identification: Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fairlawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300
For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887
**** SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS ****
+----------------+--------------------------------------+----------+-----------+
| CAS# | Chemical Name | % |
EINECS# |
|----------------|--------------------------------------|----------|-----------|
| 64-17-5 |Ethanol | ca.100 |
200-578-6 |
+----------------+--------------------------------------+----------+-----------+
Hazard Symbols: F
Risk Phrases: 11
**** SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION ****
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
Appearance: colorless liquid. Flash Point: 16.6 deg C.
Warning! Flammable liquid and vapor. Causes respiratory tract
irritation. May cause digestive tract irritation. May cause central
nervous system depression. Causes severe eye irritation. This
substance has caused adverse reproductive and fetal effects in
humans. Causes moderate skin irritation. May cause liver, kidney and
heart damage.
Target Organs: Kidneys, heart, central nervous system, liver.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Causes severe eye irritation. May cause painful sensitization to
light. May cause chemical conjunctivitis and corneal damage.
Skin:
Causes moderate skin irritation. May cause cyanosis of the
extremities.
Ingestion:
May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and
diarrhea. May cause systemic toxicity with acidosis. May cause
central nervous system depression, characterized by excitement,
followed by headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and nausea. Advanced
stages may cause collapse, unconsciousness, coma and possible
death
due to respiratory failure.
Inhalation:
Inhalation of high concentrations may cause central nervous system
effects characterized by nausea, headache, dizziness,
unconsciousness
and coma. Causes respiratory tract irritation. May cause narcotic
effects in high concentration. Vapors may cause dizziness or
suffocation.
Chronic:
May cause reproductive and fetal effects. Laboratory experiments
have resulted in mutagenic effects. Animal studies have reported
the
development of tumors. Prolonged exposure may cause liver, kidney,
and heart damage.
**** SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES ****
Eyes:
Get medical aid. Gently lift eyelids and flush continuously with
water.
Skin:
Get medical aid. Wash clothing before reuse. Flush skin with
plenty
of soap and water.
Ingestion:
Do NOT induce vomiting. If victim is conscious and alert, give 2-4
cupfuls of milk or water. Never give anything by mouth to an
unconscious person. Get medical aid.
Inhalation:
Remove from exposure to fresh air immediately. If not breathing,
give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give
oxygen.
Get medical aid. Do NOT use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Notes to Physician:
Treat symptomatically and supportively. Persons with skin or eye
disorders or liver, kidney, chronic respiratory diseases, or
central
and peripheral nervous sytem diseases may be at increased risk
from
exposure to this substance.
Antidote:
None reported.
**** SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES ****
General Information:
Containers can build up pressure if exposed to heat and/or fire.
As
in any fire, wear a self-contained breathing apparatus in
pressure-demand, MSHA/NIOSH (approved or equivalent), and full
protective gear. Vapors may form an explosive mixture with air.
Vapors can travel to a source of ignition and flash back. Will
burn
if involved in a fire. Flammable Liquid. Can release vapors that
form
explosive mixtures at temperatures above the flashpoint. Use water
spray to keep fire-exposed containers cool. Containers may explode
in the heat of a fire.
Extinguishing Media:
For small fires, use dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water spray or
alcohol-resistant foam. For large fires, use water spray, fog, or
alcohol-resistant foam. Use water spray to cool fire-exposed
containers. Water may be ineffective. Do NOT use straight streams
of
water.
Autoignition Temperature:298 deg C ( 568.40 deg F)
Flash Point: -45 deg C ( -49.00 deg F)
Explosion Limits, lower:3.3 vol %
Explosion Limits, upper:19.0 vol %
NFPA Rating: (estimated) Health: 0; Flammability: 3; Reactivity: 0
**** SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES ****
General Information: Use proper personal protective equipment as
indicated
in Section 8.
Spills/Leaks:
Absorb spill with inert material (e.g. vermiculite, sand or
earth),
then place in suitable container. Remove all sources of ignition.
Use a spark-proof tool. Provide ventilation. A vapor suppressing
foam may be used to reduce vapors.
**** SECTION 7 - HANDLING and STORAGE ****
Handling:
Wash thoroughly after handling. Use only in a well-ventilated
area.
Ground and bond containers when transferring material. Use
spark-proof tools and explosion proof equipment. Avoid contact
with
eyes, skin, and clothing. Empty containers retain product residue,
(liquid and/or vapor), and can be dangerous. Keep container
tightly
closed. Avoid contact with heat, sparks and flame. Avoid ingestion
and inhalation. Do not pressurize, cut, weld, braze, solder,
drill,
grind, or expose empty containers to heat, sparks or open flames.
Storage:
Keep away from heat, sparks, and flame. Keep away from sources of
ignition. Store in a tightly closed container. Keep from contact
with oxidizing materials. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated
area
away from incompatible substances. Flammables-area. Do not store
near perchlorates, peroxides, chromic acid or nitric acid.
**** SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL PROTECTION ****
Engineering Controls:
Use explosion-proof ventilation equipment. Facilities storing or
utilizing this material should be equipped with an eyewash
facility
and a safety shower. Use adequate general or local exhaust
ventilation to keep airborne concentrations below the permissible
exposure limits.
Exposure Limits
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| Chemical Name | ACGIH | NIOSH |OSHA - Final
PELs|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Ethanol |1000 ppm |1000 ppm TWA; |1000 ppm TWA;
|
| | |1900 mg/m3 TWA | 1900 mg/m3
TWA |
| | |3300 ppm IDLH (10 |
|
| | |percent lower |
|
| | |explosive limit) |
|
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
OSHA Vacated PELs:
Ethanol:
1000 ppm TWA; 1900 mg/m3 TWA
Personal Protective Equipment
Eyes:
Wear appropriate protective eyeglasses or chemical
safety goggles as described by OSHA's eye and face
protection regulations in 29 CFR 1910.133 or European
Standard EN166.
Skin:
Wear appropriate protective gloves to prevent skin
exposure.
Clothing:
Wear appropriate protective clothing to prevent skin
exposure.
Respirators:
A respiratory protection program that meets OSHA's 29
CFR :1910.134 and ANSI Z88.2 requirements or European
Standard EN 149 must be followed whenever workplace
conditions warrant a respirator's use.
**** SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ****
Physical State: Clear liquid
Appearance: colorless liquid
Odor: Mild, rather pleasant, like wine or whis
pH: Not available.
Vapor Pressure: 59.3 mm Hg @ 20 deg C
Vapor Density: 1.59
Evaporation Rate: Not available.
Viscosity: 1.200 cP @ 20 deg C
Boiling Point: 78 deg C
Freezing/Melting Point: -114.1 deg C
Decomposition Temperature:
Solubility in water: Miscible.
Specific Gravity/Density: 0.790 @ 20&C
Molecular Formula: C2H5OH
Molecular Weight: 46.0414
**** SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY ****
Chemical Stability:
Stable under normal temperatures and pressures.
Conditions to Avoid:
Incompatible materials, ignition sources, excess heat, oxidizers.
Incompatibilities with Other Materials:
Strong oxidizing agents, acids, alkali metals, ammonia, hydrazine,
peroxides, sodium, acid anhydrides, calcium hypochlorite, chromyl
chloride, nitrosyl perchlorate, bromine pentafluoride, perchloric
acid, silver nitrate, mercuric nitrate, potassium-tert-butoxide,
magnesium perchlorate, acid chlorides, platinum, uranium
hexafluoride, silver oxide, iodine heptafluoride, acetyl bromide,
disulfuryl difluoride, tetrachlorosilane + water, acetyl chloride,
permanganic acid, ruthenium (VIII) oxide, uranyl perchlorate,
potassium dioxide.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
Carbon monoxide, irritating and toxic fumes and gases, carbon
dioxide.
Hazardous Polymerization: Will not occur.
**** SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION ****
RTECS#:
CAS# 64-17-5: KQ6300000
LD50/LC50:
CAS# 64-17-5: Draize test, rabbit, eye: 500 mg Severe; Draize
test,
rabbit, eye: 500 mg/24H Mild; Draize test, rabbit, skin: 20 mg/24H
Moderate; Inhalation, mouse: LC50 = 39 gm/m3/4H; Inhalation, rat:
LC50 = 20000 ppm/10H; Oral, mouse: LD50 = 3450 mg/kg; Oral,
rabbit:
LD50 = 6300 mg/kg; Oral, rat: LD50 = 7060 mg/kg.
Carcinogenicity:
Ethanol -
ACGIH: A4 - Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen
Epidemiology:
Ethanol has been shown to produce fetotoxicity in the embryo or
fetus of laboratory animals. Prenatal exposure to ethanol is
associated with a distinct pattern of congenital malformations
that
have collecetively been termed the "fetal alcohol syndrome".
Teratogenicity:
Oral, Human - woman: TDLo = 41 gm/kg (female 41 week(s) after
conception) Effects on Newborn - Apgar score (human only) and
Effects
on Newborn - other neonatal measures or effects and Effects on
Newborn - drug dependence.
Reproductive Effects:
Intrauterine, Human - woman: TDLo = 200 mg/kg (female 5 day(s)
pre-mating) Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females
pregnant per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per #
females mated).
Neurotoxicity:
No information available.
Mutagenicity:
DNA Inhibition: Human, Lymphocyte = 220 mmol/L.; Cytogenetic
Analysis: Human, Lymphocyte = 1160 gm/L.; Cytogenetic Analysis:
Human, Fibroblast = 12000 ppm.; Cytogenetic Analysis: Human,
Leukocyte = 1 pph/72H (Continuous).; Sister Chromatid Exchange:
Human, Lymphocyte = 500 ppm/72H (Continuous).
Other Studies:
Standard Draize Test(Skin, rabbit) = 20 mg/24H (Moderate) Standard
Draize Test: Administration into the eye (rabbit) = 500 mg
(Severe).
**** SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION ****
Ecotoxicity:
When spilled on land it is apt to volatilize, biodegrade, and
leach
into the ground water, but no data on the rates of these processes
could be found. Its fate in ground water is unknown. When released
into water it will volatilize and probably biodegrade. It would
not
be expected to adsorb to sediment or bioconcentrate in fish.
**** SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS ****
Chemical waste generators must determine whether a discarded chemical
is classified as a hazardous waste.
US EPA guidelines for the classification determination are listed in
40 CFR Parts 261.3. Additionally, waste generators must consult state
and local hazardous waste regulations to ensure complete and accurate
classification.
RCRA P-Series: None listed.
RCRA U-Series: None listed.
**** SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION ****
US DOT
No information available
Canadian TDG
No information available.
**** SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION ****
US FEDERAL
TSCA
CAS# 64-17-5 is listed on the TSCA inventory.
Health & Safety Reporting List
None of the chemicals are on the Health & Safety Reporting List.
Chemical Test Rules
None of the chemicals in this product are under a Chemical Test
Rule.
Section 12b
None of the chemicals are listed under TSCA Section 12b.
TSCA Significant New Use Rule
None of the chemicals in this material have a SNUR under TSCA.
SARA
Section 302 (RQ)
None of the chemicals in this material have an RQ.
Section 302 (TPQ)
None of the chemicals in this product have a TPQ.
SARA Codes
CAS # 64-17-5: acute, chronic, flammable.
Section 313
No chemicals are reportable under Section 313.
Clean Air Act:
This material does not contain any hazardous air pollutants.
This material does not contain any Class 1 Ozone depletors.
This material does not contain any Class 2 Ozone depletors.
Clean Water Act:
None of the chemicals in this product are listed as Hazardous
Substances under the CWA.
None of the chemicals in this product are listed as Priority
Pollutants under the CWA.
None of the chemicals in this product are listed as Toxic
Pollutants
under the CWA.
OSHA:
None of the chemicals in this product are considered highly
hazardous
by OSHA.
STATE
Ethanol can be found on the following state right to know lists:
California, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Minnesota,
Massachusetts.
WARNING: This product contains Ethanol, a chemical known to the state
of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
California No Significant Risk Level:
None of the chemicals in this product are listed.
European/International Regulations
European Labeling in Accordance with EC Directives
Hazard Symbols: F
Risk Phrases:
R 11 Highly flammable.
Safety Phrases:
S 7 Keep container tightly closed.
S 9 Keep container in a well-ventilated place.
S 16 Keep away from sources of ignition - No
smoking.
S 33 Take precautionary measures against static
discharges.
WGK (Water Danger/Protection)
CAS# 64-17-5: 0
United Kingdom Occupational Exposure Limits
CAS# 64-17-5: OES-United Kingdom, TWA 1000 ppm TWA; 1920 mg/m3 TWA
Canada
CAS# 64-17-5 is listed on Canada's DSL List.
This product has a WHMIS classification of B2, D2A.
CAS# 64-17-5 is listed on Canada's Ingredient Disclosure List.
Exposure Limits
CAS# 64-17-5: OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1000 ppm (1880 mg/m3)
OEL-CZECHOSLOVAKIA:TWA 1000 mg/m3;STEL 5000 mg/m3
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3);STEL 1250 ppm (2400 mg/m3)
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3);STEL 5000 pp
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1000 mg/m3;STEL 3000 mg/m3
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-POLAND:TWA 1000 mg/m3
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1000 mg/m3
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3) JAN9
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGI TLV
**** SECTION 16 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ****
MSDS Creation Date: 7/27/1999 Revision #3 Date: 8/02/2000
The information above is believed to be accurate and represents the
best
information currently available to us. However, we make no warranty of
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profits or any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or
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damages, howsoever arising, even if the company has been advised of
the possibility of such damages.
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