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t C.d-00/ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PAGE: 1 DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A. MIDLAND MICHIGAN 48640 EMERGENCY PHONE: 517-636-4400 EFFECTIVE DATE: 27 JUN 80 PRODUCT CODE: 91575 PRODUCT NAME: VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER MSD: 0664 INGREDIENTS (TYPICAL VALUES-NOT SPECIFICATIONS) VINYL CHLORIDE :% 99.9 : SECTION 1 PHYSICAL DATA BOILING POINT: -13.8C (+7.16F) : SOL. IN WATER: 20C. 0.25 WT.% @1 ATM VAP PRESS: 2524 MMHG @ 20C : SP. GRAVITY: 0.9104 <? 20/20C, 68F VAP DENSITY (AIR=1): 2.15 : % VOLATILE BY VOL: 100 APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS GAS OR LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE - FAINT, SWEET ODOR. SECTION 2 FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA FLASH POINT: -78C (-108.4F) : FLAMMABLE LIMITS (STP IN AIR) METHOD USED: CLEVELAND OPEN CUP : LFL: 3.6 VOL. % UFL: 33.0 VOL % EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOR CONTAINMENT OF FIRE AND PROTECTION OF SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT ONLY. WATER FOG, FOAM, C02, DRY CHEMICAL. SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND HAZARDS: SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. VAPORS CAN FORM FLAMMABLE MIXTURES WITH AIR AT ALL NORMAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. ALL SOURCES OF POSSIBLE IGNITION SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WHERE VINYL CHLORIDE VAPORS ARE PRESENT. IGNITION TEMPERATURE 472C (882F). SECTION 3 REACTIVITY DATA STABILITY: AVOID EXPOSURE TO AIR, OXYGEN, SUNLIGHT, MOISTURE, AND ALL SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION. IGNITES IN AIR AT 472C (882F). INCOMPATIBILITY: OXIDIZING MATERIAL, COPPER OR COPPER ALLOYS, ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOYS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: MAY OCCUR. AVOID EXPOSURES TO OXYGEN (AIR), HEAT, SUNLIGHT, MOISTURE, AND FREE RADICAL INITIATORS OR OTHER CATALYTIC IMPURITIES. SECTION 4 SPILL, LEAK, AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ACTION TO TAKE FOR SPILLS (USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT): REMOVE (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ) (R) INDICATES A REGISTERED OR TRADEMARK NAME OF THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 13 61022 OCC 1127 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PAGE; 2 DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A. MIDLAND MICHIGAN 48640 EMERGENCY PHONE: 517-636-4400 EFFECTIVE DATE: 27 JUN 80 PRODUCT (CONT'D): VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER PRODUCT CODE: 91575 MSD: 0664 SECTION 4 SPILL, LEAK, AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES (CONTINUED) ACTION TO TAKE FOR SPILLS (USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT): (CONTINUED) ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION; SUPPLY AMPLE VENTILATION, ALLOW ONLY PROPERLY PROTECTED PERSONNEL INTO THE AREA; DO NOT ALLOW VINYL CHLORIDE TO ENTER THE SEWER SYSTEM BECAUSE OF EXPLOSIVE HAZARD. DISPOSAL METHOD: INCINERATE IN EQUIPMENT WITH A HYDROCHLORIC ACID SCRUBBER ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CONTACT THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR ADDITIONAL HELP. SECTION 5 HEALTH HAZARD DATA INGESTION: NOT CONSIDERED A PROBLEM BECAUSE PRODUCT IS A GAS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. EYE CONTACT: GAS - NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE ILL EFFECTS. LIQUID - CAPABLE OF CAUSING FROSTBITE-TYPE BURNS. SKIN CONTACT: GAS - NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE IRRITATION. LIQUID - CAPABLE OF CAUSING FROSTBITE-TYPE BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION: NOT ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN PURE FORM. INHALATION: OSHA STANDARD TWA - 1 PPM (1977). MAXIMUM AVERAGE OVER ANY 15 MINUTE PERIOD - 5 PPM; ACGIH TLV 5 PPM. EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: CANCER SUSPECT AGENT. SECTION 6 FIRST AID--NOTE TO PHYSICIAN FIRST AID PROCEDURES: EYES: IRRIGATE WITH FLOWING WATER IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUOUSLY FOR 15 MINUTES. REFER TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL. SKIN: WASH IN FLOWING WATER (SHOWER) FOR 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CLOTHES AND DECONTAMINATE BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. MAY CAUSE DRUNKENNESS OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. GIVE MOUTH TO MOUTH RESUSITATION IF BREATHING STOPS. CALL A PHYSICIAN AND/OR TRANSPORT TO MEDICAL FACILITY. INGESTION: UNLIKELY, SINCE PRODUCT IS A GAS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF SHORT DURATION CAN CAUSE NARCOTIC OR INTOXICATIVE EFFECTS AND/OR ANESTHESIA. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA OR VOMITING. LONG-TERM EFFECTS: HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE CARCINOGENIC, (REPEATED EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS). SECTION 7 SPECIAL HANDLING INFORMATION VENTILATION: RECOMMEND CONTROL OF VAPORS TO SUGGESTED GUIDE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. FOR EMERGENCIES, A SELF- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ) (R) INDICATES A REGISTERED OR TRADEMARK NAME OF THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 14 61023 OCC 1128 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PAGE: 3 DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A. MIDLAND MICHIGAN 48640 EMERGENCY PHONE: 517-636-4400 EFFECTIVE DATE: 27 JUN 80 PRODUCT (CONT'D): VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER PRODUCT CODE: 91575 MSD: 0664 SECTION 7 SPECIAL HANDLING INFORMATION (CONTINUED) RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: (CONTINUED) CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR A FULL-FACE RESPIRATOR AS APPROVED BY NIOSH IS RECOMMENDED. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: NONE REQUIRED. RESCUE HARNESS AND LIFELINE FOR ENTERING TANKS OR ENCLOSED STORAGE SPACE. EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITHOUT SIDE SHIELDS. EYEWASH STATIONS AND SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE. SECTION 8 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE: STORAGE SHOULD BE IN AN ISOLATED, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. PITS, DEPRESSIONS, AND BASEMENTS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. AVOID ALL SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. VINYL CHLORIDE SHOULD ALWAYS BE HANDLED WITH FULL RECOGNITION OF ITS VOLATILITY AND ITS FLAMMABILITY. KEEP THE MATERIAL ENCLOSED AND ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 27 JUN 80 REVISIONS OF 05 OCT 78 -- SECTIONS 3, AND 5. LAST PAGE (R) INDICATES A REGISTERED OR TRADEMARK NAME OF THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH, BUT NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE. 1024 OCC 1129