SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP. -- SALICYCLIC ACID -- 6505-01-385-6291 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SALICYCLIC ACID
MSDS Date:06/28/1999
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-385-6291
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP.
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:SALICYLIC ACID
CAS:69-72-7
RTECS #:VO0525000
= Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50: 821 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT
    (IRRITANT) OF EYE CONTACT (IRRITANT) OF INGESTION. SLIGHTLY
    HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (PERMEATOR) OF INHALATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT AVAILABLE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITANT. SKIN: IRRITANT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE IS
    NOT KNOWN TO AGGRAVATE MEDICAL CONDITION.

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

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, KEEPING LIDS OPEN. DO
    NOT USE ANY EYE OINTMENT. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT:
    WASH IMMEDIA TELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER & NON-ABRASIVE SOAP. COVER
    THE IRRITATED SKIN WITH AN EMOLLIENT. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: ALLOW VICTIM TO REST IN
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA. SEE K IMMEDIATE EMDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTED:
    DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING! LOOSEN CLOTHING. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=157.C, 314.6F
Autoignition Temp:=545.C, 1013.F
Lower Limits:1.1%
Extinguishing Media:SMALL FIRE: USE DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. LARGE FIRE:
    USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR FOAM. DO NOT USE WATER JET.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:RISKS OF EXPLOSION O FTHE PRODUCT IN
    PRESENCE OF MECHANICAL IMPACT: NOT APPLICABLE. RISKS OF EXPLOSION
    OF THE PRODUCT IN PRESENCE OF STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT APPLICABLE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED SOLID
    IN A CONVENIENT WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FINISH CLEANING BY
    SPREADING WATER ON THE CONTAMINATED SURFACE AND DISPOSE OF
    ACCORDING TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL A UTHORITY REQUIREMENTS.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER DRY. KEEP IN A COOL
    PLACE. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT  CONTAINING MATERIAL. KEEP CONTAINER
    TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS SHOULD BE STORED AWAY F ROM EXTREME HEAT AND AWAY FROM
    STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY
    FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. EMPTY CONTAINERS POSE A FIRE RISK,
    EVAPORATE THE RESIDUE UNDER A FUME HOOD. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT
    CONTAINING MATERIAL. DO N OT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. WEAR
    SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IF INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL

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

Respiratory Protection:DUST RESPIRATOR. IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE
    DUST, FUME OR MIST, USE VENTILATION TO KEEP EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE
    CONTAMINANTS BELOW THE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION, OR OTHER
    ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNELEVELS BELOW RECOMMENDED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN
    APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR TO EQUIVALENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=158.C, 316.4F
Vapor Density:4.8
Spec Gravity:1.443
Appearance and Odor:ODOR TASTE COLOR: NOT AVAILABLE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOT AVAILABLE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT AVAILABLE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT AVAILABLE

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

Toxicological Information:ROUTES OF ENTRY: EYE CONTACT, INGESTION.
    TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY (LD50): 400 MG/KG (CAT).
    CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON
    HUMANS: HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF  SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF
    INGESTION. SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (PERMEATOR),
    OF INHALATION. SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: NOT
    AVAILABLE. SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO HUM ANS: EMBRYOTOXIC
    AND/OR FOETOTOXIC IN ANIMAL. HUMAN: PASSES THROUGH PLACENTA,
    EXCRETED IN MATERNAL MILK.	SPECIAL REMARKS ON OTHER TOXIC EFEFCTS
    IN HUMANS: NOT AVAIALBLE.

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

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVIALABLE. BOD5 AND COD: NOT AVAILABLE.
    PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS SHORT TERM
    DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER, LONG TERM DEGRADATION
    PRODUCTS MAY ARIS E. TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION: THE
    PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE MORE TOXIC. SPECIAL REMARKS ON THE
    PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: NOT AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE TO PROCESS, IF POSSIBLE. CONSULT YOUR
    LOCAL OR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES.

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

Transport Information:DOT CLASSIFICATION; NOT A DOT CONTROLLED MATERIAL
    (UNITED STATES). IDENTIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIAL PROVISIONS
    FOR TRANSPORT: NOT APPLICABLE.

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

SARA Title III Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA 8(B) INVENTORY: SALICYLIC ACID.
    OSHA: HAZARDOUS BY DEFINITION OF HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29
    CFR 1910.1200).
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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