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SECTION
I
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MANUFACTURER:SPECTROWAX
CORPORATION
ADDRESS:70
HICHBORN STREET
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS 02135
EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE:1-800-535-5053
INFORMATION
TELEPHONE: 1-617-254-2800
DATE
PREPARED:2/21/96
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II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS IDENTITY INFORMATION
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HAZARDOUS
COMPONENTSCAS#%
(OPTIONAL)
DIETHYLENE
GLYCOL METHYL ETHER111-77-33.4
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III- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BOILING
POINT:212F
VAPOR
PRESSURE:N/D
VAPOR
DENSITY:N/D
SPECIFIC
GRAVITY: 1.02
MELTING
POINT:N/A
EVAPORATION
RATE: WATER
SOLUBILITY:COMPLETE
APPEARANCE
ODOR:MILKY WHITE SOLUTION, MILD
ODOR.
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IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH
POINT:NONE
FLAMMABLE
LIMITS:N/A
UEL:N/A
LEL:N/A
EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA:N/A
SPECIAL
FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: N/A
UNUSUAL
FIRE EXPLOSION HAZARDS:N/A
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V - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY
UNSTABLE[
]
STABLE[X]
CONDITIONS
TO AVOID:N/A
INCOMPATIBILITY:N/A
HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE, AND SMOKE PARTICLES
HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION
MAY
OCCUR[ ]
WON'T
OCCUR[X]
CONDITIONS
TO AVOID:N/A
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VI - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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ROUTES
OF ENTRY
INHALATIONYES
SKINYES
INGESTIONNO
HEALTH
HAZARDS:
MAY
CAUSE MINIMAL EYE IRRITATION. PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN POORLY
VENTILATED
AREAS MAY IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CAUSE HEADACHE OR
NAUSEA.
MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
CARCINOGENICITY
NTPNO
IARC
MONOGRAPHSNO
OSHA
REGULATEDNO
SIGNS
SYMPTOMS
EYE
IRRITATION, HEADACHE OR NAUSEA.
EMERGENCY
FIRST AID
EYES:FLUSH
WITH WATER.
SKIN:WASH
WITH SOAP/ WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
INGESTION:INDUCE
VOMITING. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR.
MEDICAL
CONDITIONS: N/A
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VII - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
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IN
CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
FLUSH
AREA WITH WATER. MOP UP AND HOLD FOR DISPOSAL
WASTE
DISPOSAL METHOD:
ANY
METHOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING:
KEEP
CONTAINER SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE. DO NOT STORE AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
OTHER
PRECAUTIONS:
GLOVE
AND EYE PROTECTION RECOMMENDED.
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VIII- CONTROL MEASURES
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RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION:NONE NEEDED
VENTILATION:
LOCAL
EXHAUST:N/A
SPECIAL
VENTILATION:N/A
MECHANICAL
(GENERAL):N/A
OTHER
VENTILATION:N/A
PROTECTIVE
GLOVES:RECOMMENDED
EYE
PROTECTION:RECOMMENDED
OTHER
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT: N/A
WORK/HYGIENIC
PRACTICES:N/A
N/A
NOT APPLICABLE
N/D
NOT DETERMINED