STARTEX CHEMICAL INC -- XYLENE -- 6810-00-584-4071 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:XYLENE
MSDS Date:06/15/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-584-4071
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:STARTEX CHEMICAL INC
Address:5 HACKBERRY LANE
Box:3087
City:CONROE
State:TX
ZIP:77305
Country:US
Info Phone Num:409-539-6244
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0YFV5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:STARTEX CHEMICAL INC
Address:5 HACKBERRY LANE
Box:3087
City:CONROE
State:TX
ZIP:77305
Country:US
Phone:409-539-6244
CAGE:0YFV5

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

Ingred Name:XYLENE
CAS:1330-20-7
RTECS #:ZE2100000
Fraction by Wt: 85%
ACGIH TLV:434 MG/M3;100 PPM
ACGIH STEL:651 MG/M3;150 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:ETHYLBENZENE
CAS:100-41-4
RTECS #:DA0700000
Fraction by Wt: 15%
OSHA PEL:435 MG/M3;100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:434 MG/M3;100 PPM
ACGIH STEL:543 MG/M3;125 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:UNKNOWN  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATING BUT DOES NOT INJURE
    EYE TISSUE. SKIN: FREQUENT OR PROLONGED CONTACT MAY IRRITATE. LOW
    ORDER OF TOXICITY. OCCASIONAL BRIEF CONTACT WITH THE LIQUID WILL
    NOT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IRRITAT ION UNLESS EVAPORATION IS
    IMPEDED.  INHALATION: HIGH VAPOR/AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS (>1000 PPM)
    ARE IRRATION TO THE EYES AND THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, MAY CAUSE
    HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OTHER  CNS EFFECTS EVEN
    DEATH. INGESTION: SMALL AMOUNTS OF THIS PRODUCT ASPIRATED INTO THE
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DURING INGESTION OR VOMITING MAY CAUSE MILD TO
    SEVERE PULMONARY INJURY, POSSIBLY PROGRESSING TO D EATH. LOW OREDER
    OF TOXICITY.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN. IRRITATION. INHALATION:
    MAY CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, ANESTHESIA, DROWSINESS,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AND OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS,
    INCLUDING DEATH. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE  SEVERE PULMONARY INJURY,
    POSSIBLY PROGRESSING TO DEATH.SMALL AMOUNTS OF THIS PRODUCT
    ASPIRATED INTO THE RESPIRATION SYSTEM DURING INGESTION OR VOMITING
    MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE PULMONARY INJURY, POSSI BLY PROGRESSING TO
    DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE AN
    EXISTING DERMATITIS CONDITION.

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

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL IRRITATION
    SUBSIDES. IF IRRITATION PWESISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
    FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER; USE SOAP IF AVAILABLE. REMOVE
    GROSSLY CONTAMIN ATED CLOTHING, INCLUDING SHOES, AND LAUNDER BEFORE
    REUSE. INHALATION: USING PROPER RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, IMMEDIATELY
    REMOVE THE AFFECTED VICTIM FROM EXPOSURE. ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION IF BR EATHING IS STOPPED. KEEP AT REST. CALL FOR PROMPT
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
    KEEP AT REST. GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=27.2C, 81.F
Autoignition Temp:=500.C, 932.F
Autoignition Temp Text:APPROX
Lower Limits:1.9
Upper Limits:12.3
Extinguishing Media:FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL. IF A SPILL OR LEAK HAS NOT
    IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE THE VAPORS
Fire Fighting Procedures:RESPIRATORY AND EYE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR
    FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL. USE WATER SPRAY TO FOOL FIRE EXPOSED
    SURFACES AND TO PRETECT PERSONNEL. SHUT OFF "FUEL" TO FIRE. IF A
    LEAK OR SPILL HAS IGNITED, US E WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE THE VAPORS.
    AVOID SPRAYING WATER DIRECTLY INTO STORAGE CONTAINERS DUE TO DANGER
    OF BOILOVER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CAN RELEASE VAPORS THAT
    FORM FLAMMABLE MIXTURES AT TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE THE FLASHPOINT.
    TOXIC GASES WILL FORM UPON COMBUSTION. STATIC DISCHARGE, MATERIAL
    CAN ACCUMULATE STATIC CH ARGES WHICH CAN CAUSE AN INCENDIARY
    ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE. SEE OTHER INFORMATION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. PREVENT
    ADDITIONAL DISCHARGE OF MATERIAL, IF POSSIBLE TO DO SO WITHOUT
    HAZARD. FOR SMALL SPILLS IMPLEMENT CLEANUP PROCEDURES: FOR LARGE
    SPILLS IMPLEMTNT CLEANUP PROCEDUR ES AND, IF IN PUBLIC AREA, DEEP
    PUBLIC AWAY AND AVISE AUTHORITIES. ALSO IF THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT
    TO CERCLA REPORTING NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER.( SEE OTHER
    INFORMATION FOR CONTINUATION).

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
    HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT
    RESIDUES (VAPOR, LIQUID, AND/OR SOLID), ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS
    GIVEN IN THE DATA SHEET MUST BE OBSERV ED. WARNING!!! SUDDEN
    RELEASE OF HOT ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPORS OR MISTS FROM PROCESS (SEE
    BELOW)
Other Precautions:OPERATING  AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE, OR
    SUDDEN INGRESS OR AIR INTO VACUUM EQUIPMENT, MAY RESULT IN
    IGNITIONS WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF OBVIOUS IGNITION SOURCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE CONCENTRATION IN AIR MAY EXCEED THE LIMITS
    GIVEN IN THE LIMITS OF EXPOSURE AND ENGINEERING, WORK PRACTICES OR
    OTHER MEANS OF EXPOSURE REDUCTION ARE NOT ADEQUATE, NIOSH/MSHA
    PPROVED RESPIRATORS M AY BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE BY
    INHALATION.
Ventilation:THE USE OF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED TO
    CONTAOL PROCESS EMISSIONS NEAR THE SOURCE.USE EXPLOSIVE PROOF
    VENTILATION EQUIPMENT.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:>138.9C, 282.F
B.P. Text:282-286
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-35.C, -31.F
Vapor Pres:14 AT 100F APPROX
Spec Gravity:0.87 AT 60F
Viscosity:0.7 CST AT 77F APPROX
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.18 APPROX
Solubility in Water:0.02 AT 77 CALCULATED

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CONCENTRATED NITRIC AND SULPHURIC ACIDS,
    HALOGEN AND MOLTEN SULPHUR. TEMPERATURES ABOVE AMBIENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILLNOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT AN EXPERT ON DISPOSAL OF RECOVERED
    MATERIAL AND ENSURE CONFORMITY TO LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.

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