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IBI/SHELTON SCIENTIFIC
230 LONG HILL CROSS RD
SHELTON, CT
06484

MANUFACTURER'S NAME:                 IBI/SHELTON SCIENTIFIC
                            230 LONG HILL CROSS RD.
                            SHELTON, CT
                            06484

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE:     TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR
(800) 451-8346 INFORMATION
(800) 253-4942 or (203) 929-8999

DATE PREPARED: 6-26-00                 REVIEWED:

            IDENTIFICATION                    

PRODUCT #: IB15720        NAME: ALCOHOL-ANHYDROUS
(ETHANOL)
_________________COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS________________

    CAS #: 64-17-5
    EC NO: 200-578-6
SYNONYMS
ABSOLUTE ETHANOL * AETHANOL (GERMAN) * AETHYLALKOHOL (GERMAN) * ALCOHOL * ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. (UN1987)(DOT) * ALCOHOL ANHYDROUS * ALCOHOL DEHYDRATED * ALCOOL ETHYLIQUE (FRENCH) * ALCOOL ETILICO (ITALIAN) * ALCOHOLS, TOXIC, N.O.S (UN1986)(DOT) * ALGRAIN * ALKOHOL (GERMAN) * ALKOHOLU ETYLOWEGO (POLISH) * ANHYDROL * COLOGNE SPIRIT * ETANOLO (ITALIAN) * ETHANOL (ACGIH:DOT:OSHA) * ETHANOL SOLUTIONS (UN1170)(DOT) * ETHYL ALCOHOL (DOT:OSHA) * ETHYL ALCOHOL ANHYDROUS * ETHYL ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS (UN1170)(DOT) * ETHYL HYDRATE * ETHYL HYDROXIDE * ETYLOWY ALKOHOL (POLISH) * FERMENTATION ALCOHOL* GRAIN ALCOHOL * JAYSOL * JAYSOL S * METHYLCARBINOL * MOLASSES ALCOHOL * NCI-C03134 * POTATO ALCOHOL * SD ALCOHOL 23-HYDROGEN * SPIRITS OF WINE * SPIRIT * TECSOL * UN1170 (DOT) * UN1986 (DOT) * UN1987 (DOT) *
________________________TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION_______________________

ACUTE EFFECTS
MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION.
VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
CAN CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: NAUSEA, HEADACHE AND VOMITING
NARCOTIC EFFECT
DAMAGE TO THE HEART
TARGET ORGAN(S):
NERVES
LIVER
RTECS #: KQ6300000
    ETHYL ALCOHOL
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT     400 MG OPEN MLD             UCDS** 7/22/1970
SKN-RBT    20 MG/24H MOD             85JCAE-, 189, 1986
EYE-RBT    500 MG SEV                  AJOPAA 29, 1363, 1946
EYE-RBT    500 MG/24H MLD             85JCAE-, 189, 1986
EYE-RBT    100 MG/4S RINSE MOD         FCTOD7 20, 573, 1982
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-CHD     LDLO: 2 GM/KG             ATXKA8 17, 183, 1958
    ORL-HMN     LDLO: 1400 MG/KG             NPIRI* 1, 44, 1974
SCU-INF    LDLO: 19440 MG/KG             AJCPAI 5, 466, 1935
ORL-RAT     LD50: 7060 MG/KG             TXAPA9 16, 718, 1970
IHL-RAT     LC50: 20000 PPM/10H             NPIRI* 1, 44, 1974
IPR-RAT     LD50: 3600 UG/KG             PHMGBN 2, 27, 1969
    IVN-RAT     LD50: 1440 MG/KG             TXAPA9 18, 60, 1971
IAT-RAT     LD50: 11 MG/KG             TXAPA9 18, 60, 1971
    ORL-MUS     LD50: 3450 MG/KG             GISAAA 32(3), 31, 1967
    IHL-MUS     LC50: 39 GM/M3/4H             GTPZAB 26(8), 53, 1982
IPR-MUS     LD50: 528 MG/KG             STRAAA 127, 245, 1965
SCU-MUS     LD50: 8285 MG/KG             FAONAU 48A, 99, 1970
IVN-MUS     LD50: 1973 MG/KG             HBTXAC 1, 128, 1955
    ORL-RBT     LD50: 6300 MG/KG             HBTXAC 1, 130, 1955    
    IPR-RBT     LD50: 963 MG/KG             EVHPAZ 61, 321, 1985
IVN-RBT     LD50: 2374 MG/KG             EVHPAZ 61, 321, 1985
ORL-GPG     LD50: 5560 MG/KG             JIHTAB 23, 259, 1941
IPR-GPG     LD50: 3414 MG/KG             EVHPAZ 61, 321, 1985
    IPR-HAM    LD50: 5068 MG/KG             EVHPAZ 61, 321, 1985
IPR-MAM     LD50: 4300 MG/KG             TXAPA9 13, 358, 1968    
TARGET ORGAN DATA
    BEHAVIORAL (SLEEP)
BEHAVIORAL (CHANGE IN MOTOR ACTIVITY)
BEHAVIORAL (ATAXIA)
BEHAVIORAL (ANTIPSYCHOTIC)
BEHAVIORAL (HEADACHE)
BEHAVIORAL (CHANGE IN PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (CHRONIC PULMONARY EDEMA OR CONGESTION)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (OTHER CHANGES)
GASTROINTESTINAL (ALTERATION IN GASTRIC SECRETION)
GASTROINTESTINAL (HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA)
GASTROINTESTINAL (NAUSEA OR VOMITING)
GASTROINTESTINAL (OTHER CHANGES)
LIVER (FATTY LIVER DEGENERATION)
LIVER (TUMORS)
BLOOD (OTHER CHANGES)
BLOOD (LYMPHOMA INCLUDING HODGKIN'S DISEASE)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (FEMALE FERTILITY INDEX)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (MALE FERTILITY INDEX)
EFFECTS ON NEWBORN (GROWTH STATISTICS)
    TUMORIGENIC (EQUIVOCAL TUMORIGENIC AGENT BY RTECS CRITERIA)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.
_________________________ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION__________________________

DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
__________________PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES______________________

APPEARANCE AND ODOR
LIQUID.
________________________STABILITY AND REACTIVITY_____________     _____________

STABILITY
    STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
PEROXIDES
ACIDS
ACID CHLORIDES
ACID ANHYDRIDES
ALKALI METALS
AMMONIA
PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
    TOXIC FUMES OF:    
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
    WILL NOT OCCUR.   
______        ____________HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION___________________________

LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
    FLAMMABLE LIQUID
POISON
TARGET ORGAN(S):
NERVES
LIVER
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION-NO SMOKING.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.







____________________________FIRST-AID MEASURES_____________________________

IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
__________________________FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES___________________________

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK.
______________________ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES_______________________

EVACUATE AREA.
SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
COVER WITH DRY-LIME, SAND, OR SODA ASH, PLACE IN COVERED CONTAINERS USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND TRANSPORT OUTDOORS.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
                DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS                

BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
_______________________TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION_______________________

CONTACT SHELTON SCIENTIFIC FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
        PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE        
   
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
DO NOT BREATH VAPOR.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
___________________________REGULATORY INFORMATION_______________________

EUROPEAN INFORMATION
    EC INDEX NO: 603-002-00-5
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
S 7
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
S 16
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION-NO SMOKING.
____________________________OTHER INFORMATION_____________________________

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