SIGMA CHEMICAL CO -- PALMITIC ACID FREE ACID SIGMA GRADE, P0500 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 MSDS Date: 07/01/1999 MSDS Num: CJTQP LIIN: 00N092703 Product ID: PALMITIC ACID FREE ACID SIGMA GRADE, P0500 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL CO Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Info Phone Number: 314-771-5765 Emergency Phone Number: 314-771-5765 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Address: 3050 SPRUCE ST City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Phone: 314-771-5765 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 57-10-3 RTECS #: RT4550000 Name: PALMITIC ACID ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50 (ORAL, RAT): >10 GM/KG Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER REPIRATORY TRACT. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. First Aid: EYES: CONTAMINATION OF THE EYES SHOULD BE TREATED BY IMMEDIATE AND PROLONGED IRRIGATION WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INHALATION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CA LL A PHYSICIAN. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERI AL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIORNMENTAL REGULATIONS. Handling And Storage Precautions: AVOID CONTACT AND INHALATION. IRRITANT. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM, WATER SPRAY. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: THIS MATERIAL, LIKE MOST MATERIALS IN POWDER FORM, IS CAPABLE OF CREATING A DUST EXPLOSION. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Melt/Freeze Pt: >61.C, 141.8F Vapor Pres: 10 MM @ 210 C Appearance and Odor: WHITE CHIPS OR POWDER. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: BASES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS. Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: TO THE BEST OF MFR'S KNOWKEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICIAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. RTECS #: RT4550000 PALMITIC ACID. IRRITATION DATA: SKN-HMN 75 MG/3D-I MLD 8 5DKA8 -,127,1977. TOXICITY DATA: ORL-RAT LD50:>10 GM/KG AIHAAP 37,251,1976. IVN-MUS LD50:57 MG/KG APTOA6 18,141,1961. TARGET ORGAN DATA: BEHAVIOR (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT OF SEIZURE THRESHOLD). KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER (BLADDER TUMORS). TUMORIGENIC (NEOPLASTIC BY RTECS CRITERIA). ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS F OR COMPLETE INFORMATION. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Federal Regulatory Information: EUROPEAN INFORMATION: IRRITANT: R 36/37/38 IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN. S 26 IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S 36 WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS: OEL=MAK. NOHS 1974: HZD 81460; NIS 23; TNF 1477: NOS 34; TNE 2067. NOES 1983: HZD 81460; NIS 55; TNF 5543; NOS 61; TNE 105420; TFE 20 470. EPA TSCA SECTION 8 (B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY. EPA TSCA SECTION 8 (D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STU DIES. EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, DECEMBER 1998. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: PALMITIC ACID FREE ACID SIGMA GRADE, P0500 Cage: 21076 Company Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Street: 3050 SPRUCE ST City: ST LOUIS MO Zipcode: 63178 Health Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 10/27/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER REPIRATORY TRACT. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIF IED BY MANUFACTURER (FP N). ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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