
MSDS - PARAFORMALDEHYDE

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     PARAFORMALDEHYDE
FORMULA:          (CH2O)N
FORMULA WT:            .00
CAS NO.:          30525-89-4
NIOSH/RTECS NO.:  RV0540000
COMMON SYNONYMS:  PARAFORM;  POLYOXYMETHYLENE
PRODUCT CODES:    S898
  EFFECTIVE: 09/08/86     
  REVISION #02   

                            PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

                      HEALTH        -  3  SEVERE (CANCER CAUSING)
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  2  MODERATE
                      REACTIVITY    -  2  MODERATE
                      CONTACT       -  3  SEVERE (CORROSIVE)
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

                                   WARNING
                    CAUSES EYE BURNS AND MAY IRRITATE SKIN.
            DUST MAY FORM FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR.
 NOTE:  REPORTED AS CAUSING CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS.  EXERCISE DUE CARE.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.  DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID BREATHING VAPOR.  KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.  IN CASE OF FIRE,
USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE - WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.
FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER SPRAY.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     RED (FLAMMABLE)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

PARAFORMALDEHYDE                                         90-100 30525-89-4
FORMALDEHYDE                                             >0.10     50-00-0

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   3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT:    N/A                         VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): <2

MELTING POINT:      120 C (   248 F)          VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  1.03

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  1.40                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

SOLUBILITY(H2O):     APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %)  % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A

APPEARANCE & ODOR:  WHITE POWDER WITH FORMALDEHYDE-LIKE ODOR.

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP      70 C (   158 F)       NFPA 704M RATING:  2-2-0

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER - 73.0 %       LOWER -  7.0 %

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
  (WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.)

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
  FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
  MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK.  USE WATER
  TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.

UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
  CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED.

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
  FORMALDEHYDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

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   5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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SOME EXPERIMENTS WITH TEST ANIMALS INDICATED THAT THIS SUBSTANCE MAY BE
ANTICIPATED TO BE A CARCINOGEN.

TOXICITY:   LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG)          -  800

CARCINOGENICITY:  NTP: YES    IARC: NO     Z LIST: NO     OSHA REG: NO

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  DUST MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES, NOSE, THROAT, OR LUNGS.
  DUST MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIZZINESS OR DIFFICULT BREATHING.
  CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
  CONTACT WITH EYES MAY CAUSE BURNS.
  INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
  INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING OF MOUTH AND STOMACH.

TARGET ORGANS
  NONE IDENTIFIED

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
  NONE IDENTIFIED

ROUTES OF ENTRY
  INGESTION, INHALATION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
  CALL A PHYSICIAN.
  IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING.
  IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.  IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
  RESPIRATION.  IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
  IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
  AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

  TOXICITY TEST RESULTS AND SAFETY AND HEALTH EFFECTS ARE LISTED FOR
  FORMALDEHYDE.

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   6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY:  STABLE                 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:  WILL NOT OCCUR

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:    HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION

INCOMPATIBLES:          STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ORGANIC ACIDS, OXIDES,
                        ALKALIES, STRONG ACIDS, STRONG BASES, AMINES

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: FORMALDEHYDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

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   7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
  WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
  SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA.  WITH
  CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER;
  REMOVE FROM AREA.  FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
  DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER:          D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE)

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   8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION:             USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
                         TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:  NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
                         CONDITIONS EXIST.  IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
                         HIGH, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED.
                         IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR,
                         A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:     SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, NEOPRENE GLOVES
                         ARE RECOMMENDED.

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     RED (FLAMMABLE)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED,
  FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA OR CABINET.

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  10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     PARAFORMALDEHYDE (AIR AND WATER ONLY)
HAZARD CLASS             ORM-A
UN/NA                    UN2213
LABELS                   NONE
REPORTABLE QUANTITY      1000 LBS.

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     PARAFORMALDEHYDE
HAZARD CLASS             4.1
UN/NA                    UN2213
LABELS                   NO LABEL REQUIRED PACKAGE TO BE MARKED: CLASS 4.1

