STEPHENS SCIENTIFIC 107 RIVERDALE ROAD RIVERDALE, NJ 07457 EMERGENCY PHONE: (201) 831-9800 DATE: 04/09/94 SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION------------------------------- NAME: CYTOSEAL MOUNTING MEDIUM SECTION 2. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION------ HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS (SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY; COMMON NAMES(S)): TOLUENE, METHYLBENZENE CAS #: 108-88-3 OSHA PEL: 8 HOUR - 200 PPM ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM OTHER LIMITS RECOMMENDED: N/A RATINGS PER NFPA 704 SYSTEM: 3 FIRE HAZARD 2 HEALTH HAZARD 0 REACTIVITY THIS INFORMATION IS FURNISHED WITHOUT WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, INDUCEMENT OR LICENSE OF ANY KIND, EXCEPT THAT IT IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, OR OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED BY US TO BE ACCURATE, AND WE DO NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OR RELIANCE UPON SAME. CUSTOMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN TESTS. BEFORE USING ANY PRODUCTS, READ ITS LABEL. SECTION 3. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS---------------- BOILING POINT: 110.62 C SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.867 VAPOR PRESSURE: 28.5 MM HG VAPOR DENSITY: 3.2 MELTING POINT: N/A EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): 2 SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 0.074% APPEARANCE AND ODOR: CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A CHARACTERISTIC AROMATIC ODOR. SECTION 4. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA------------------- FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): 40 TAG CLOSED CUP FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL = 1.2; UEL = 7.1 EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL AND FOAM SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: WATER WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN EXTINGUISHING A FIRE AND MAY SPREAD IT, BUT A WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: HEAT WILL BUILD PRESSURE AND RUPTURE CLOSED STORAGE CONTAINERS. SECTION 5. REACTIVITY DATA---------------------------------- STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS, POOR VENTILATION INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND STRONG ACIDS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS: INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN GENERATE CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER TOXIC VAPORS. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NOT APPLICABLE SECTION 6. HEALTH HAZARD DATA------------------------------- ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY: INHALATION, SKIN, INGESTION HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): ACUTE: INHALATION-ANESTHESIA, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, TRACT IRRITATION. EYE: IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN: PROLONGED CONTACT, DERMATITIS, IRRITATION. INGESTION: IRRITATION OF TRACT, SYSTEMIC EFFECTS FROM ABSORPTION. CHRONIC: DEPRESSES BONE MARROW, POSSIBLE LIVER ENLARGEMENT. CARCINOGENICITY: NTP=EXPERIMENTAL; IARC MONOGRAPHS=N/A; OSHA REGULATED=YES POSITIVE MUTAGEN (RTEC) ANIMAL TERATOGEN (RTEC) SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: TOLUENE IS A PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT AND A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT IRRITATION OF SKIN OR EYES, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA. MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: DISEASE OF EYES, LIVER AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERMATITIS EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: INHALATION - MOVE TO FRESH AIR; EYE - RINSE FOR 15 MINUTES; SKIN - WASH, SOAP AND WATER INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING - CALL POISON CONTROL. SECTION 7. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: PROTECT FROM IGNITION, WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND USE APPROVED RESPIRATOR. ABSORB WITH ABSORBENT RECOMMENDED FOR SOLVENT SPILLS. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSE OF MOUNTING MEDIUM AS TOLUENE - EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE. HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBERS: U220 (TOXIC), 0001 (IGNITABLE) PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING: PROTECT FROM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT - STORED AS FLAMMABLE OTHER PRECAUTIONS: EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. SECTION 8. CONTROL MEASURES--------------------------------- RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE): APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT WHEN CONDITIONS DEMAND VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST = ADEQUATE FOR MOST CONDITIONS OF USE; SPECIAL = NOT APPLICABLE MECHANICAL (GENERAL)= NOT APPLICABLE; OTHER = NOT APPLICABLE PROTECTIVE GLOVES: BUNA-N OR NITRILE GLOVES RECOMMENDED EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES MINIMUM-GOGGLES OTHER PROTECTION CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: OUTER GARMENT PROTECTION WHEN SPILL OR SPILLING IS LIKELY. WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER USE. SECTION 9. OTHER INFORMATION------------------------------- THIS INFORMATION IS INTENDED ONLY AS GUIDANCE FOR APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONARY HANDLING OF THE MATERIAL AND IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE. THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA RIGHT TO KNOW PROGRAM PROVIDES NO GUARANTEE OF THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES. USERS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING AND VERIFYING THE PRECAUTIONS AND DANGERS INVOLVED IN THE APPLICATION THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN. FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL, AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND APPLICABLE SAFETY CODES MUST BE FOLLOWED AND ARE NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE PRECAUTIONARY DATA. LAST PAGE.