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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

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(800) 253-4942 or (203) 929-8999

DATE PREPARED: 7-7-00                 REVIEWED:

            IDENTIFICATION                    

PRODUCT #: IB05182, IB05184             NAME: PHENOL, BUFFER
CAS #: 108-95-2                     SATURATED pH 6-8.0 (DNA) AND
MF: C6H60    (RNA)
SYNONYMS
ACIDE CARBOLIQUE (FRENCH) * BAKER'S P AND S LIQUID AND OINTMENT * BENZENOL * CARBOLIC ACID * CARBOLIC ACID (UN1671) (DOT) * CARBOLIC ACID, LIQUID (LIQUID TAR ACID CONTAINING OVER 50% PHENOL) (NA2821) (DOT) * CARBOLSAURE (GERMAN) * FENOL (DUTCH, POLISH) * FENOLO (ITALIAN) * HYDROXYBENZENE * MONOHYDROXYBENZENE * MONOPHENOL * NA 2821 (DOT) * NCI-C50124 * OXYBENZENE * PHENIC ACID * PHENOL (ACGIH, OSHA) * PHENOL (UN1671) (DOT) * PHENOL, LIQUID OR SOLUTION (LIQUID TAR ACID CONTAINING OVER 50% PHENOL) (NA2821) (DOT) * PHENOL ALCOHOL * PHENOLE (GERMAN) * PHENYL HYDRATE * PHENYL HYDROXIDE * PHENYLIC ACID * PHENYLIC ALCOHOL * RCRA WASTE NUMBER U188 * UN 1671 (DOT) *
_____________________________TOXICITY HAZARDS______________________________

RTECS NO: SJ3325000
    PHENOL
IRRITATION DATA
    SKN-RBT     500 MG/24H SEV                 BIOFX* 27-4/73
SKN-RBT     535 MG OPEN SEV                  UCDS** 1/6/66
SKN-RBT     100 MG MLD                     KSGZA3 33, 518, 80
EYE-RBT     5 MG SEV                      UCDS** 1/6/66
EYE-RBT     5 MG/30S RINSE MLD              TXCYAC 23, 281, 82
TOXICITY DATA
    ORL-INF    LDLO: 10 MG/KG                  34ZIAG -, 463, 69
    ORL-HMN    LDLO: 14 GM/KG                 34ZIAG -, 463, 69
ORL-HMN    LDLO: 140 MG/KG                  29ZWAE -, 329, 68
ORL-RAT    LD50: 317 MG/KG                 PSEBAA 32, 592, 35
IHL-RAT     LC50: 316 MG/M3                 GISAA 41(6), 103, 76
SKN-RAT     LD50: 669 MG/KG                  BJIMAG 27, 155, 70
IPR-RAT    LD50: 127 MG/KG                 FCTOD7 22, 665, 84
SCU-RAT     LD50: 460 MG/KG                  TOIZAG 10, 1, 63
ORL-MUS    LD50: 270 MG/KG                 GISAA 38(8), 6, 73
IHL-MUS    LC50: 177 MG/M3                 GISAA 41(6), 103, 76
IPR-MUS    LD50: 180 MG/KG                 PHMCAA 10, 172, 68
SCU-MUS     LD50: 344 MG/KG                 INHEAO 5, 143, 67
IVN-MUS     LD50: 112 MG/KG                 QJPPAL 12, 212, 39
SKN-RBT    LD50: 850 MG/KG                 AIHAAP 37, 596, 76
IHL-MAM    LC50: 74 MG/M3                 GTPZAB 19(8), 37, 75
REVIEWS, STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
    ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 PPM (SKIN) 85INA8 5, 469, 86
IARC CANCER REVIEW: ANIMAL INADEQUATE EVIDENCE IMEMDT 47,263,89
IARC CANCER REVIEW: HUMAN INADEQUATE EVIDENCE IMEMDT 47, 263,89
IARC CANCER REVIEW: GROUP 3 IMEMDT 47, 263, 89
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC 54, 4388, 89
MSHA STANDARD-AIR: TWA 5 PPM (19MG/M3) (SKIN) DTLVS* 3, 203, 71
OSHA PEL: 8H TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3) (SKIN) FEREAC 54, 2923, 89
OSHA PEL FINAL: 8H TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3) (SKIN) FEREAC 54, 2923, 89
OEL-ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA TWA 5PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-BELGIUM: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-CZECHOSLOVAKIA: TWA 20 MG/M3; STEL 40 MG/M3 JANUARY 1993
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-FINLAND: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); STEL 10 PPM (38 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-FRANCE: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-GERMANY: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-HUNGARY: TWA 4 MG/M3; STEL 8 MG/M3; SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-JAPAN: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-POLAND: TWA 10 PPM JANUARY 1993
OEL-RUSSIA: TWA 5 PPM; STEL 0.3 MG/M3; SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-SWEDEN: TWA 1 PPM (4 MG/M3): STEL 2 PPM (8 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); STEL 10 PPM (38 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-THAILAND: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3) JANUARY 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-THE PHILLIPPINES: TWA 5 PPM (10MG/M3): SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-TURKEY: TWA 5 PPM (19 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 5 PPM (19MG/M3); STEL 10 PPM (38 MG/M3); SKIN JANUARY 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NIOSH REL TO PHENOL-AIR: 10H TWA 5 PPM (SK); CL 15.6 PPM/15M (SK) NIOSH* DHHS # 92-100, 92
NOHS 1974: HZD 55460; NIS 185; TNF 23275; NOS 127; TNE 296662
NOES 1983: HZD 55460; NIS 229; TNF 31983; NOS 155; TNE 584372; TFE 120977
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE (NTIS** PB/90/181249/AS)
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: N CRASSA-REVERSION
EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY, JUNE 1990 ON EPA IRIS DATABASE
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 1993
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHODS: SEE PHENOL, 3502; PHENOL AND P-CRESOL IN URINE, 8305
NCI CARCINOGENESIS BIOASSAY (ORAL); NO EVIDENCE: MOUSE, RAT NCITR* NCI-TR-203, 80
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #32
TARGET ORGAN DATA
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION (SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH/WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE)
    BEHAVIORAL (HALLUCINATIONS, DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS)
    BEHAVIORAL (TREMOR)
    BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD)
    BEHAVIORAL (MUSCLE WEAKNESS)
    CARDIAC (OTHER CHANGES)
    LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION (CYANOSIS)
KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER (HEMATURIA)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (PRIMARY IRRITATION)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (AFTER TOPICAL APPLICATION: CUTANEOUS SENSITIZATION)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SWEATING)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY)
    EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (FETOTOXICITY)
NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC (WEIGHT LOSS OR DECREASED WEIGHT GAIN)     
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.
___________________________HEALTH HAZARD DATA____________________________

ACUTE EFFECTS
MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED, SWALLOWED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
    DAMAGE TO THE LIVER
    DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS
    DERMATITIS
    MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES.
    TARGET ORGAN(S):
    LIVER, KIDNEYS
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
    SPLEEN
FIRST AID
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
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.
________________________________PHYSICAL DATA______________________________

    SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.05
SOLUBILITY: WATER-SOLUBLE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
LIQUID
_______________________FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA___________________

    FLASHPOINT: 175 F BY:
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    WATER SPRAY.
    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.
COMBUSTIBLE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.   
                _____REACTIVITY DATA__                    

CONDITIONS TO AVOID
    STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
    STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
    STRONG BASES
    STRONG ACIDS
    MAY DISCOLOR ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
    TOXIC FUMES OF:
    CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE   
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR.
                SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES                

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
    EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD
THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS.
        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.
TOXIC(EUROPEAN DEFINITION)
TOXIC BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
CAUSES BURNS.
VESICANT.
COMBUSTIBLE.
TARGET ORGAN (S):
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
KIDNEYS
IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
POISON
CORROSIVE
REGULATORY INFORMATION
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