ASHLAND INC -- ETHYL ACETATE 99% -- 6810-00N091540 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYL ACETATE 99%
MSDS Date:09/02/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N091540
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ASHLAND INC
Box:2219
City:ASHLAND
State:KY
ZIP:43216-2219
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-275-5263
Emergency Phone Num:800-275-5263
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:301.0003715-001.001
CAGE:34897
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO
Box:2219
City:COLUMBUS
State:OH
ZIP:43216-2219
Country:US
Phone:614-790-3333/800-274-5263
CAGE:34897

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

Ingred Name:ETHYL ACETATE
CAS:141-78-6
RTECS #:AH5425000
Minumum % Wt:98.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:1400 MG/M3;400 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1440 MG/M3;400 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT.
    SYMPS INCL STINGING, TEARING, & REDNESS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT.
    PRLNGD/RPTD CONT MAY DRY SKIN. SYMPS MAY INCL REDNESS, BURNING,
    DRYING & CRACKING OF SKIN, & SKIN BURN S. PASSAGE OF THIS MATL INTO
    BODY THROUGH SKIN IS POSS, BUT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS WOULD RSLT
    IN HARMFUL EFTS DURING SAFE HNDLG & USE. INGEST:  SM AMTS OF MATL
    DURING NORM HNDLG IS NOT LIKELY TO CAU SE HARMFUL EFTS. INGEST LG
    AMTS MAY BE HARMFUL. INHAL: BRTHG OF VAP/MIST IS POSS. BRTHG SM
    AMTS OF MATL DURING NORM HNDLG IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL EFTS.
    BRTHG LG AMTS MAY BE HARMFUL. SYMPS USUAL LY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: OCCUR @ AIR CONCS HIGHER THAN REC
    EXPOS LIMITS (SEE EXPOS CTLS/PERSONAL PROT SECTION). SYMPS OF
    EXPOS: SIGNS & SYMPS OF EXPOS TO MATL THROUGH BRTHG, INGEST, AND/OR
    PASSAGE OF MATL THROUGH S KIN MAY INCL: STOM/INTESTINAL UPSET
    (NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR) IRRIT (NOSE, THROAT, AIRWAYS), CNS DEPRESS
    (DIZZ, DROW, WEAK, FATG, NAUS, HDCH, UNCON). TARGET ORGAN EFTS:
    OVEREXP TO MATL (OR ITS COMPONENTS)  HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS CAUSE OF
    FOLLOWING EFTS IN LAB ANIMALS: BLOOD ABNORMAL, MALE REPROD EFTS.
    DEVELOPMENTAL INFO: BASED ON AVAIL, RISK TO FETUS FROM (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING DISORDERS OF THE
    FOLLOWING ORGANS (OR ORGAN SYSTEMS) MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
    TO THIS MATLERIAL: SKIN, LUNG (FOR EXAMPLE, ASTHMA-LIKE
    CONDITIONS), BLOOD-FORMING SYSTEM.

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

First Aid:EYES: MOVE INTO FRESH AIR. FLUSH W/WATER WHILE HOLDING
    EYELIDS APART FOR AT LST 15 MINS. IF SYMPS PERSIST/THERE IS ANY
    VISUAL DFCLTY, SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH
    EXPOSED AREA W/SOA P & WATER. IF SYMPS PERSIST, SEEK MED ATTN.
    LAUNDER CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. INGEST: SEEK MED ATTN. IF INDIVIDUAL IS
    DROWSY/UNCON, DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH; PLACE ON LEFT SIDE
    W/HEAD DOWN. CONT PHYS,  MED FACILITY/POIS CTL CTR FOR ADVICE ABOUT
    WHETHER TO INDUCE VOMIT. IF POSS, DO NOT LEAVE INDIVIUDAL
    UNATTENDED. INHAL: MOVE INTO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPS PERSIST, SEEK MED
    ATTN. IF (SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=-4.4C, 24.F
Autoignition Temp:=485.C, 905.F
Lower Limits:2.2%
Upper Limits:10.7%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROT EQUIP .
    WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. WATER MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
    CNTNRS COOL UNTIL FIRE IS OUT. REFER TO THE PERS PROT EQUIP SEC OF
    MSDS.  NFPA RAT ING: HLTH-1, FLAMM-3, REACTIVITY-0.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPS ARE HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL ALONG
    GROUND/MAY BE MOVED BY VENT & IGNIT BY PILOT LIGHTS, OTHER FLAMES,
    SPKS, HEATERS, SMKING, ELEC MOTORS, STATIC DISCHARGE/OTHER IGNIT
    SOURCES @ LOC DISTANT FROM MATL  HNDLG PT.	NEVER USE
    WELDING/CUTTING TORCH ON/NEAR DRUM (EVEN EMPTY) BECAUSE PROD (EVEN
    JUST RESIDUE) CAN IGNIT EXPLOS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SM SPILL: ABSORB LIQ ON VERMICULITE, FLOOR
    ABSORB/OTHER ABSORB MATL. LG SPILL: ELIM ALL IGNIT SOURCES (FLARES,
    FLAMES INCL PILOT LIGHTS, ELEC SPKS). PERSONS NOT WEARING PROT
    EQUIP SHOULD BE EXCLUDED F ROM AREA OF SPILL UNTIL CLEAN-UP HAS
    BEEN COMPLETED. STOP SPILL AT SOURCE. PVNT FROM SPREADING. IF
    RUNOFF OCCURS, NOTIFY AUTH AS REQD. PUMP/VACUUM TRANSFER SPILLED
    PROD TO CLEAN CNTNRS  (OTHER INFO)

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CNTNRS OF MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN
    EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CNTNRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUES (VAP, LIQ,
    AND/OR SOLID), ALL HAZ PRECS GIVEN IN DATA SHEET MUST BE OBSERVED.
    ALL 5-GAL PAILS & LGR METAL CNTNRS, INCL  TANK CARS & TANK TRUCKS,
    SHOULD BE GROUNDED &/OR BONED WHEN MATL IS TRANSFERRED.
Other Precautions:WARNING. SUDDEN RELEASE OF HOT ORG CHEM VAPS/MISTS
    FROM PROCESS EQUIP OPERATING @ ELEVATED TEMP & PRESS/SUDDEN INGRESS
    OF AIR INTO VACUUM EQUIP, MAY RSLT IN IGNIT W/OUT PRESENCE OF
    OBVIOUS IGNIT SOURC ES. PUBLISHED "AUTOIGNIT"/"IGNIT" TEMP VALUES
    CANNOT BE TREATED AS SAFE OPERATING TEMPS (OTHER INFO)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF WORKPLACE EXPOS LIMIT(S) OF PROD/ANY
    COMPONENT IS EXCEEDED (SEE EXPOS GUIDELINES), NIOSH  APPRVD AIR
    SUPPLIED RESP IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRON CTL. OSHA
    REGS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH APP RVD RESPS (NEG PRESS TYPE) UNDER
    SPECIFIED CNDTNS (SEE INDUST HYGIENIST. ENGINEERING/ADMINISTRATIVE
    CTLS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL (GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHST)
    VENT TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV(S).
Protective Gloves:RESISTANT GLOVES (CONSULT SFTY EQUIP SUPPLIER).
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WOKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT WEAR IMPERVIOUS
    CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC): 100%, 902 G/L, 7.510 LBS/GAL. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP: MATERNAL EXPOS TO MATL CANNOT BE ASSESSED. CANCER INFO:
    THERE IS NO INFO AVAIL. CHANCE OF MATL CAUSING CANCER IS UNKNOW N.
    MATL IS NOT LISTED AS CARCIN BY IARC, NTP/OSHA. FIRST AID PROC:
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, ADMIN OXYG. KEEP (OTHER INFO)

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

Boiling Pt:=75.6C, 168.F
B.P. Text:@ 760 MM HG
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-82.8C, -117.F
Vapor Pres:29.300 MM HG @ 68F
Vapor Density:3.000
Spec Gravity:0.902 @ 68F
VOC Pounds/Gallon:902
Viscosity:.5 CPS
Evaporation Rate & Reference:6.20 (N-BUTYL ACETATE)
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:NEAT CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID, SWEET, ESTER ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH: STRONG ACIDS, STRONG ALKALIES, STRONG OXIDIZING
    AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM: CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON
    MONOXIDE, VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS.

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

Toxicological Information:NO DATA.

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

Ecological:NO DATA.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:DOT INFORMATION - 49 CFR 172.101. DOT
    DESCRIPTION: ETHYL ACETATE,3,UN1173,II. CONTAINER/MODE: 55 GAL
    DRUM/TRUCK PACKAGE. NOS COMPONENT: NONE. RQ (REPORTABLE QUANTITY) -
    49 CFR 172.101. PRODUCT QUANTIT Y (LBS) COMPONENT: 5000, ETHYL
    ACETATE.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA 302 COMPONENTS - 40 CFR 355 APPENDIX A:
    NONE. SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CLASS - 40 CFR 370.2: DELAYED, FIRE.
    SARA 313 COMPONENTS - 40 CFR 372.65: NONE.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT)
    STATUS: TSCA (UNITED STATES) THE INTENTIONAL INGREDIENTS OF THIS
    PRODUCT ARE LISTED. CERCLA RQ - 40 CFR 302.4(A): COMPONENT: ETHYL
    ACETATE. RQ (LBS): 5000.  INTERNA TIONAL REGS: INVENTORY STATUS:
    DSL (CANADA) THE INTENTIONAL INGREDIENTS OF THIS ARE LISTED.
State Regulatory Information:STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CALIFORNIA
    PROPOSTION 65: THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS MADE IN ORDER TO COMPLY
    WITH THE CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER & TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF
    1986: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS  THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCE(S) KNOWN TO
    THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. ACETALDEHYDE. NEW JERSEY
    RTK LABEL INFO: ETHYL ACETATE CAS #141-78-6. PENNSYLVANIA RTK LABEL
    INFORMATION: ACETIC ACID ETHY L ESTER CAS #141-78-6.

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