MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- N-BUTYRIC ACID, 0098  -- 6810-00N092121
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:N-BUTYRIC ACID, 0098
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N092121
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:B7612
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:BUTYRIC ACID
CAS:107-92-6
RTECS #:ES5425000
= Wt:100.
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT): 2000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DEPENDING ON CONTACT AREAS AND
    EXPOSURE, N-BUTYRIC ACID CAN ACT AN IRRITANT OR AS A CORROSIVE.
    INHALATION: VAPORS IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
    SORE THROAT, COUGHING AND SHORTNESS O F BREATH. INGESTION:
    CORROSIVE MAY CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE. SKIN CONTACT: CORROSIVE. CAUSES
    SKIN BURNS. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. EYE CONTACT:
    CORROSIVE. VAPORS IRRITATE THE EYES. SPLASHES MAY CAU SE EYE
    DAMAGE. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARD.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY AS
    DIRECTED BY MEDICAL  PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE ANY
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT AND WATER FOR A T LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
    PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER
    EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=72.C, 161.6F
Autoignition Temp:=440.C, 824.F
Lower Limits:2%
Upper Limits:10%
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. EXPLOSION: ABOVE
    FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE EXPLOSIVE WITHIN FLAMMABLE
    LIMITS NOTED ABOVE. NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH: 2 FLAMMABILITY: 2
    REACTIVITY: 0. HEALTH RATING: 1 - SLIGHT . FLAMMABILITY RATING: 2 -
    MODERATE. REACTIVITY RATING: 1 - SLIGHT. CONTACT RATING: 3 - SEVERE
    (CORROSIVE).

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF
    IGNIT. WEAR APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8.
    ISOLATE HAZ AREA. KEEP UNNEC & UNPROTECTED PERS FROM ENTERING. CNTN
    & RECOVER LIQ WHEN POSS . USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS & EQUIP. COLLECT
    LIQ IN APPROP CNTNR/ABSORB W/INERT MATL (E G, VERMICULITE, DRY
    SAND, EARTH), & PLACE IN CHEM WASTE CNTNR. DO NOT USE COMBUST
    MATLS, SUCH AS DUST. (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:LOW NA+ACID NEUTRALIZERS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
    OUTSIDE OR DETACHED STORAGE IS PREFERRED. INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE
    IN A STANDARD FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS STORAGE ROOM OR CABINET. SPERATE
    FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. STORAGE A ND USE AREAS SHOULD BE NO
    SMOKING AREAS.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN
    EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES (VAPORS, LIQUID); OBSERVE
    ALL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.

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

Respiratory Protection:(NIOSH APPROVED): FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE
    EXPOSURE TO THE SUBSTANCE IS APPARENT, CONSULT AN INDUSTRIAL
    HYGIENIST. FOR EMERGENCIES, OR INSTANCES WHERE THE EXPOSURE LEVELS
    ARE NOT KNOWN, USE A FULL- FACEPIECE POSITIVE-PRESSURE,
    AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT
    PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS AS LOW
    AS POSS. LOC EXHAUST VENT IS GENERALLY PREF BECAUSE IT CAN CNTROL
    EMISSIONS OF CONTAM (OTHER INFO)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB COAT,
    APRON OR COVERALS, AND APPROPRIATE, TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER! US REGS (CERCLA) REQ REPORTING
    SPILLS & RELEASES TO SOIL, H*2O & AIR IN EXCESS OF REPORTABLE
    QTIES. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR US COAST GUARD NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
    IS ( 800) 424-8802. J T BAKER NEUTRASOR(TM) OR TEAM(TM) 'LOW NA+'
    ACID NEUT ARE REC FOR SPILLS OF THIS PROD.

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

Boiling Pt:=162.C, 323.6F
Melt/Freeze Pt:<-7.C, 19.4F
Vapor Pres:(MM HG): 0.43 @ 20C (68F)
Vapor Density:3.0(AIR=1)
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; UNPLEASANT RANCID ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM OR OTHER LIGHT METALS, CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE, AND OXIDIZING
    MATERIALS. THE SOLUTION IN WATER IS ACID, REACTS WITH BASES, AND IS
    CORROSIVE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
    FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN. SKIN, RABBIT
    LD50:530 UL/KG; IRRITATION DATA, STANDARD DRAIZE TEST, EYE, RABBIT,
    OPEN: 250 UG - SEVERE. INGREDIENT: BUTYRIC ACID (107-92-6).

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

Ecological:ENVIRON FATE: WHEN RLSD INTO SOIL, THIS MATL IS NOT EXPECTED
    TO LEACH INTO GROUNDWATER. WHEN RLSD INTO SOIL, THIS MATL IS NOT
    EXPECTED TO EVAP SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN RLSD INTO H*2O, THIS MATL IS
    EXPECTED  TO READILY BIODEGRATE. WHEN RLSD INTO H*2O, THIS MATL IS
    NOT EXPECTED TO EVAPORATE SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN RLSD INTO H*2O, THIS
    MATL IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A HALF-LIFE OF GREATER THAN 30 DAYS. WHEN
    RLSD INT O AIR, THIS MATL IS EXPECTED TO BE READILY DEGRADED BY
    REACTION W/PHOTOCHEMICALLY PROD HYDROXYL RADICALS. WHEN RLSD INTO
    AIR, THIS MATL IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A HALF-LIFE BETWEEN 1 & 10 DAYS.
    (OTHER INFO )

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. ALTHOUGH  NOT
    LISTED RCRA HAZ WASTE, THIS MATL MAY EXHIBIT ONE/MORE CHARACT OF
    HAZ WASTE & REQUIRE  APPROP ANALYSIS TO DETERM SPECIFIC DISP
    REQUIREMENTS. PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE  WASTE
    MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. (OTHER INFO)

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

Transport Information:DOMESTIC (LAND, DOT): PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
    BUTYRIC ACID. HAZARD CLASS: 8, UN/NA: UN2820. PACKING GROUP: III.
    INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PRODUCT/SIZE: 500ML. INTERNATIONAL (WATER,
    I.M.O.): PROPER SHIPPI NG NAME: NORMAL-BUTYRIC ACID. HAZARD CLASS:
    8, UN/NA: UN2820. PACKING GROUP: III. INFORMATION REPORTED FOR
    PRODUCT/SIZE: 500ML. INTERNATIONAL (AIR, I.C.A.O.):  PROPER
    SHIPPING NAME: NORMAL-BUTYRIC ACI D: HAZARD CLASS: 8, UN/NA:
    UN2820. PACKING GROUP: III. INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PRODUCT/SIZE:
    500ML.

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

SARA Title III Information:BUTYRIC ACID (107-92-6): FEDERAL, STATE &
    INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: PART 1: SARA 302 AND SARA 313. BUTYRIC
    ACID (107-92-6): FEDERAL, STATE & INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: PART
    2: CERCLA: 5000. SARA 311/ 312.
Federal Regulatory Information:CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS PART 1:
    BUTYRIC ACID (107-92-6): TSCA, EC, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA. CHEMICAL
    INVENTORY STATUS PART 2: BUTYRIC ACID (107-92-6): CANADA, KOREA,
    DSL, NDSL, PHIL. AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM COD E: 2R. POISON SCHEDULE: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND. WHMIS: THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING TO
    THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR)
    AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMAI TON REQUIRED BY THE CPR.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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