ALDON CORPORATION -- CHLOROFORM -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHLOROFORM
MSDS Date:02/04/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CORPORATION
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177/800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CC275
Preparer's Name:MICHEAL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
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:MDA414-00-P-4768
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:CHLOROFORM
CAS:67-66-3
RTECS #:FS9100000
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:C240 MG/M3;C50 PPM
ACGIH TLV:49 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: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH
    VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS OR REPEATED EXPOSURES TO LOW  VAPOR
    CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES CNS DEPRESSION AND MAY RESULT IN LIVER AND
    KIDNEY INJURY AND POSSIBLY CARDIAC SENS ITIZATION. MAY CAUSE
    HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DROWISINESS, IRRITATION OF
    RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. EYES: CONTACT CAUSES
    IRRITATION AND    MAY BE PAINFUL. SKIN: PROLON GED OR REPEATED
    CONTACT CAUSES DEFATTING AND CRACKING OF SKIN.  PROLONGED OR
    REPEATED CONTACT CAUSES DEFATTING AND CRACKING OF SKIN. INGESTION:
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. ASPIRATION HAZARD CAUSES BURNS TO  MOUTH AND
    THROAT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARCIOGEN REVIEW: ANIMAL POSITIVE. HUMAN
    SUSPECTED.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: CNS DEPRESSION, LIVER AND KIDNEY
    INJURY, CARDIAC SENSITIZATION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIZZINESS, DROWISINESS, IRRITATION, PAINFUL. SKIN: DEFATTING,
    CRACKING. EYES: IRRITATION, PAINFU L. INGESTION: ASPIRATION HAZARD,
    BURNS TO MOUTH AND THROAT.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH THROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTE S, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY.
    GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THROUGHLY WITH WATER,
    THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING.  CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
    BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIUOS PERSON..

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

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING THE
    SUPPORTING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. (1996
    EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK,DOT P 5800.7, PAGE  NO. 151).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS
    TOXIC, SUFFOCATING VAPORS AND CORROSIVE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; IF
    EMITS HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES OF PHOSGENE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, ABSORB
    SPILLED MATERIAL ON VERMICULITE, SAND, GROUND. PLACE IN A FIBER
    CARTON AND INCINERATE. WASH SPILL AREA WELL WITH SOAP AND WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STOREIN A COOL PLACE, PREFERABLY NOT
    ABOVE 30C (86F). WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID BREATHING
    VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. KEEP OUT OF	REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING, DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. LABORATORY STUDIES HAVE
    SHOWN THAT THIS COMPOUND PRODUCES CANCER IN ANIMALS. HANDLE AS A
    SUSPECTED CARCINO GEN. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE EMBRYO-FATAL
    INJURY. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR  HOUSEHOLD
    USE.

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

Respiratory Protection:WORK IN FUME HOOD. IF NEEDED WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST,RECOMMENDED.	MECHANICAL (GENERAL),
    RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES AND SHIELD, LAB COAT AND APRON,
    VENTED HOOD, PROPER GLOVES, EYE WASH STATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARDS PART NUMBER:39W0920.

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

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:=61.1C, 142.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DATA NOT LISTED.
Vapor Pres:160 MM @ 20C
Vapor Density:4.13
Spec Gravity:1.48 @ 25/25 C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.56 (EITHER=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT (0.8 GM/100G @25C)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, MILDLY SWEET ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES, OXIDIZERS, ALKALI METALS, METALLIC FINES, OR POWDERS,
    ACETONE, ALUMINUM, DISILANE AND MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAME, EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND
    HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PHOSGENE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR. CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
    NOT APPLICABLE.

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

Toxicological Information:ACGIH 1992-93: TWA: 10 PPM. OSHA: TWA: 2 PPM,
    RTECS REF. NO.: FS9100000. CARCINOGENIC REVIEW: ANIMAL POSITIVE.
    HUMAN SUSPECTED.

====================  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. DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED IN CINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND
    SCRUBBER.

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

Transport Information:D.O.T.: PSN: CHLOROFORM, 6.1, UN 1888, PG I I I.

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