ICN BIOCHEMICALS -- BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 150430 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6505 MSDS Date: 04/03/1998 MSDS Num: CJWVR LIIN: 00N092949 Product ID: BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 150430 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 1H1H0 Name: ICN BIOCHEMICALS Address: 1263 S CHILLICOTHE ROAD City: AURORA OH 44202 Info Phone Number: 330-562-1500 Emergency Phone Number: 330-562-1500 Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 1H1H0 Name: ICN BIOCHEMICALS Address: 1263 S CHILLICOTHE ROAD City: AURORA OH 44202 Phone: 330-562-1500 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 8001-54-5 RTECS #: BO3150000 Name: BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE Percent by Wt: 100. ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 240 MG/KG Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: SKIN AND SEVERE EYE IRRITANT. AN EXPERIMENTAL POISON BY INGESTION, SUBCUTANEOUS INTRAPERITONEAL, INTRAVENOUS AND PARENTAL ROUTES. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: UNKNOWN. MAY INCLUDE MODERATE TO SEVERE ERYTHEMA (REDNESS) AND MODERATE EDEMA (RAISED SKIN). First Aid: SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND RINSE WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH SEVERAL TIMES WITH WATER; DO NOT SWALLO W. ALWAYS CALL A PHYSICIAN OR TAKE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL. EYES: RINSE LIBERALLY WITH WATER FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. ALWAYS CALL A PHYSICIAN OR TAKE TO A HOSPITAL. INHALATION: TAKE PATIENT INTO THE FRESH AIR AND ALLOW TO REST. ALWAYS CALL A PHYSICIAN OR TAKE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: ABSORB THE LIQUID IN DRY SAND, DIATOMITE, VERMICULITE OR OTHER DRYING AGENT THEN SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. SWEEP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. Waste Disposal Methods: INCINERATE OR LANDFILL AS COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. Handling And Storage Precautions: ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES OR OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND USE A HOOD. FOLLOW PROPER LABORATORY PROCEDURES. STORAGE: ROOM TEMPERATURE. Other Precautions: OBSERVE PROPER LABORATORY PROCEDURES WHEN HANDLING MATERIAL. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Text: NOT AVAILABLE Extinguishing Media: CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL, OR FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAMMABILITY: NO UNUSUAL HAZARD. RISK OF EXPLOSION: NO UNUSUAL HAZARD. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: YES. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N). Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIRED WHEN THE SUBSTANCE IS USED FOR ITS NORMAL PURPOSE. Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). Supplemental Safety and Health: MFR QUALITY CONTROL FAX # 330 562 2642. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: NOT AVAILABLE Melt/Freeze Pt: >34.C, 93.2F M.P/F.P Text: 34-37C Vapor Pres: NOT AVAIL Spec Gravity: NOT AVAILABLE Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO LIGHT YELLOW SOLID/LIQUID. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF NO*X, NH3 AND CL-. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: SKIN-RAT LD50: 1560 MG/KG. EYE-RABBIT 10 MG MLD. SKIN-HUMAN 150 :G/13D-I MLD. EYE-HUMAN 50 :G SEV. ORAL-GPG LD50: 200 MG/KG. IVN-MOUSE LD50: 10 MG/KG. ORAL-MOUSE LD50: 175 MG/KG. IVN-RAT LD50: 13900 : G/KG. PAR-FROG LDLO: 15 MG/KG. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: UN 2810 TOXIC LIQUID, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (III). ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Federal Regulatory Information: W #D2A. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: CHEMICAL FORMULA: C6H5CH2N(CH3)2RCL; R=C8H17 TO C18H37.TLV OF THE SUBSTANCE: NOT AVAILABLE. PEL OF THE SUBSTANCE: NOT AVAILABLE. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 150430 Cage: 1H1H0 Company Name: ICN BIOCHEMICALS Street: 1263 S CHILLICOTHE ROAD City: AURORA OH Zipcode: 44202 Health Emergency Phone: 330-562-1500 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 12/07/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: DANGER Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Severe Contact Hazard: Severe Fire Hazard: Slight Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: SKIN AND SEVERE EYE IRRITANT. AN EXPERIMENTAL POISON BY INGESTION, SUBCUTANEOUS INTRAPERITONEAL, INTRAVENOUS AND PARENTAL ROUTES. 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