ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORP -- DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE  -- 5910-01-192-8796
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE
MSDS Date:11/02/1998
FSC:5910
NIIN:01-192-8796
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORP
Address:600 GRANT STREET
Box:UNKNOW
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15219-2704
Country:US
Info Phone Num:412-433-7700
Emergency Phone Num:412-433-7681
CAGE:0YFV9
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORP
Address:600 GRANT STREET
Box:UNKNOW
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15219-2704
Country:US
Phone:412-433-7700
CAGE:0YFV9
Company Name:EMERSON ELECTRIC
Address:COMPUTER POWER DIV, 9650 JERONIMO RD
Box:City:IRVINE
State:CA
ZIP:92713-9576
Country:US
Phone:949-457-3600
CAGE:52414
Company Name:UPTIME SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATES INC
Address:3381 SUCCESSFUL WAY
Box:City:DAYTON
State:OH
ZIP:45414
Country:US
Phone:513-236-1163
Contract Num:SP090596M5880
CAGE:5X660

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

Ingred Name:DI-2-ETHYLHEXYLPHTHALATE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:117-81-7
RTECS #:TI0350000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 9495
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) = 30,600 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:DUE TO LOW VAPOR PRESSURE,
    HAZARD IS REGARDED AS LOW. IF PRODUCT IS HEATED, MISTED OR SPRAYED
    RESPIRATORY IRRITATION MAY OCCUR. SKIN:EXCESSIVE CONTACT MAY CAUSE
    MILD IRRITATION, SENSITIZATI ON OR ALLERGIC DERMATITIS. EYE:MAY
    CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. INGESTION:MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MAY CAUSE CANCER BASED ON ANIMAL DATA,
    RISK OF CANCER DEPENDS ON DURATION AND LEVEL OF EXPOSURE. THE
    RELEVANCE TO POTENTIAL HUMAN CANCER FORMATION IS UNCLEAR. DEHP IS
    CONSIDERED AN IARC 2B CARCINOGEN.  ACGIH CONSIDERS DEHP AND
    A3-ANIMAL CARCINOGEN
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE RUNNY NOSE, COUGHING AND
    SNEEZING. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE TEARING, REDNESS, BURNING AND
    SWELLING OF EYE TISSUES. IF SWALLOWEDINHALATION:RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION. SKIN:MILD IRRITATION,  SENSITIZATION OR ALLERGIC
    DERMATITIS. EYE:MILD IRRITATION. INGESTION:NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSON W/CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
    DISORDERS MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY FUMES OR AIRBORNE
    PARTICULATE MATTER EXPOSURE. PERSONS W/PREEXISTING SKIN DISORDERS
    MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EFFECTS OF PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:EYES-FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. CALL A
    PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN- REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
    SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER. IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS, CALL A  PHYSICIAN. INGESTED-IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1-2 LARGE
    GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING BY FINGER IN THROAT. CALL A
    PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION-REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF
    BREATHING, ADMINISTER ARTIFIC IAL RESPIRATION (MOUTH-TO-MOUTH) OR
    OXYGEN AS INDICATED. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:=215.6C, 420.F
Lower Limits:0.3
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICALS
    TO EXTINGUISH FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN FIGHTING
    FIRE. USE COLD WATER SPRAY TO COOL IRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID EXCESS BREATHING OF FUMES. DIKE SPILL TO
    PREVENT ENTRY INTO SEWERS AND WATERWAYS. ABSORB SPILL WITH SAND,
    VERMICULITE OR OTHER NON-BIODEGRADABLE SORBENT. CLEAN UP SPILL AND
    PLACE IN LABELED CONT AINERS FOR DISPOSAL. IF NECESSARY, CLEAN UP
    PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET BEFORE
    HANDLING ANY CHEMICAL MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:FOLLOW GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES TO AVOID POTENTIAL
    CHRONIC EFFFECTS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & LAUNDER BEFORE
    REUSE. ANOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT W/LIQUID OR MIST. DO NOT
    EAT, SMOKE IN AREA S WHERE THIS MATERIAL IS USED OR STORED.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
    AGAINST ORGANIC VAPORS TO AVOID INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE AIR
    CONTAMINANTS. APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR SELECTION DEPENDS ON TYPE &
    MAGNITUDE OF EXPOSURE.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO CONTROL EMISSION OF AIR
    CONTAMINANTS. GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION MAY ASSIST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC, OR NITRILE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETYGLASSES,	GOGGLES, FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC, OR NITRILE PROTECTIVE
    GARMENTS ARE SUGGESTED FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THIS CHEMICAL CLASS
    (ACGIH).
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES TO AVOID
    POTENTIAL CHRONIC EFFFECTS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & LAUNDER
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATIONS & DILUGE SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE
    IN THE WORK AREA.

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

HCC:V5
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:=230.C, 446.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-55.C, -67.F
Vapor Pres:<1.2
Vapor Density:13.5
Spec Gravity:0.983
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<0.005
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID W/MILD ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITRATE,STRING OXIDIZERS,STRONG ACIDS,STRONG ALKALI
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE,CARBON DIOXIDE,ORGANIC
    ACID.

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

Toxicological Information:DEHP EXIBITS A VERY LOW ORDER OF ACUTE
    MAMALIAN TOXICITY FOLLOWING ANY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.

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

Ecological:AQUATIC: DEHP RELEASED TO WATER SYSTEMS WILL BIODEGRADE
    FAIRLY RAPIDLY (HALF LIFE 2-3 WEEKS) FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF
    ACCALAMATION. IT WILL ALSO STRONGLY ABSORB TO SEDIMENT (LOG KOC
    4-5). PHTHALATE ESTER S ARE DEGRADED BY MICROBIOTA AND METABOLIZED
    BY FISH AND ANIMALS; THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BIOMAGNIFY.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S. (BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE), HAZARD
    CLASS 9, IN NUMBER UN3082, PACKING GROUP III.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA (SECTION 110) PRIORITY LIST OF CERCLA
    HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE-YES. SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION
    ACT (SARA 313)-YES.
Federal Regulatory Information:TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA)
    INVENTORY-YES, TSCA (SECTION 12(B)) ONE TIME EXPORT NOTIFICATION
    SUBSTANCE-YES, CLEAN AIR ACUT (SECTION 112) STATUTORY AIR
    POLLUTANTA-YES.
State Regulatory Information:PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST, NEW
    JERSEY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST, MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE LIST,
    CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65.

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