PHARMCO PRODUCTS INC -- 190 PROOF ETHYL ALCOHOL -- 6810-00-127-4532 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:190 PROOF ETHYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:03/01/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-127-4532
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PHARMCO PRODUCTS INC
Address:58 VALE ROAD
City:BROOKFIELD
State:CT
ZIP:06804-3967
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-243-5360, 203-740-3471
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:006 REVISION 1.0
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:69267
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ALLIANCE CHEMICAL INC
Address:3 OAKMOOR
Box:79
City:ROUND ROCK
State:TX
ZIP:78680
Country:US
Phone:512-365-6838
Contract Num:SP0450-01-M-D224
CAGE:1LT50
Company Name:PHARMCO PRODUCTS INC.
Address:58 VALE ROAD
Box:City:BROOKFIELD
State:CT
ZIP:06804-3967
Country:US
Phone:203-740-3471
Contract Num:SP0450-00-M-D177
CAGE:69267

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

Ingred Name:ETHANOL
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:1900 MG/M3;1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1880 MG/M3;1000 PPM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN CONTACT/SKIN ABSORPTION:NO
    EVIDENCE OF HARMFUL EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
    INHALATION:HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATION MAY CAUSE BURNING SENSATION IN
    NOSE & THROAT & WATERING IN THE EYES. AT CONC ENTRATIONS WHICH
    CAUSE IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA &
    VOMITING OCCUR. SWALLOWING:MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS,
    DROWSINESS, DECREASED AWARENESS OR UNRESPONSIVENESS, NAUSEA, VO
    MITING, STAGGERING GAIT, LACK OF COORDINATION & COMA. EYE:MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION, INCLUDING STINGING, TEARING & REDNESS. CHRONIC:LONG
    TERM REPEATED ORAL EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
    PROGRES SIVE LIVER INJURY WITH FIBROSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BURNING SENSATION IN NOSE & THROAT,
    STING & WATERING IN EYES, IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, FAINTNESS,
    DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, & VOMITING. EYE: STINGING, TEARING, REDNESS.
    INGESTION: DIZZINESS, FAINT NESS, DROWSINESS, DECREASED AWARENESS
    OR RESPONSIVENESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, STAGGERING GAIT, LACK OF
    COORDINATION, COMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:REPEATED EXPOSURE TO ETHANOL MAY
    AGGRAVATE LIVER INJURY PRODUCED FROM OTHER CAUSES.

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

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ALL CASES OF EXPOSURE.
    SWALLOWING: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION:  SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH SOAP & WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MIN UTES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT OXYGEN MAY
    BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IF
    DISCOMFORT PERSI STS. EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE .

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=14.4C, 58.F
TAG CLOSED CUP
Lower Limits:3.3
Upper Limits:19.0
Extinguishing Media:APPLY ALCOHOL-TYPE OR ALL PURPOSE FOAM BY
    MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES FOR LARGE FIRES. USE CARBON
    DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL MEDIA FOR SMALL FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS AND STRUCTURES; USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPORS-
    RE-IGNITION IS POSSIBLLE; USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNITION
    AND FLASH BACK. VAPORS MAY SETTLE IN LOW OR CONFINED SPACES. MAY
    PRODUCE A FLOATING FIRE HAZARD. STATIC IGNITION HAZARD CAN RESULT
    FROM HANDLING AND USE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS CAN BE FLUSHED WITH LARGE AMOUNTS
    OF WATER. LARGE SPILLS: ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES, GROUND ALL
    EQUIPMENT. DO NOT WALK THROUGH SPILL. STOP SPILL IF POSSIBLE.
    PREVENT ENTRY INTO SEWER S. CONFINED SPACES ETC. USE A VAPOR
    SUPRESSING FOAM TO REDUCE VAPORS. ABSORB SPILL WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE
    MATTER & TRANSFER TO CONTAINERS. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS TO COLLECT
    ABSORBED MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:FLAMMABLE MATERIAL-KEEP AWAY FROM
    HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. SUDDEN RELEASES OF HOT ORGANIC VAPORS OR
    MISTS FROM PROCESS EQUIPMENT OPERATING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE MAY
    RESULT IN IGNITIONS WITHOUT THE PRES ENCE OF OBVIOUS IGNITION
    SOURCES. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:VAPORS MAY COLLECT IN EMPTY CONTAINERS. TREAT EMPTY
    CONTAINERS	AS HAZARDOUS. GROUND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING
    CONTENTS. VAPORS MAY COLLECT IN CONTAINERS. TREAT EMPTY CONTAINERS
    AS HAZARDOUS. WASH	THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. VAPORS MAY SETTLE IN
    LOW OR CONFINED AREAS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE SELF-CONTAINED  BREATHING APPARATUS IN HIGH
    VAPOR CONCENTRATION.
Ventilation:SPECIAL, LOCAL VENTILATION IS NEEDED WHERE VAPORS ESCAPE TO
    THE WORKPLACE AIR.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT OR UNIFORM, EYE WASH, SAFETY
    SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: SYMPTOMS VARY WITH ALCOHOL LEVEL IN BLOOD. MILD
    ALCOHOL INTOXIFICATION OCCURS AT BLOOD LEVELS BETWEEN 0.5%-1.5%.
    SEVERE POISONING OCCURS WHEN THE BLLOD ETHANOL LEVEL IS 0.3-0.5%. A
    BOVE 0.5% THE PERSON WILL BE COMOTOSE & DEATH CAN OCCUR. REMOVE
    UNABSORBED ETHANOL BY GASTRIC LAVAGE AFTER INTUBATING.

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=80.C, 176.F
B.P. Text:760 MM HG
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-123.C, -189.4F
Vapor Pres:20C: 41.4 MM HG
Vapor Density:1.6(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:.8107@20/20C
VOC Pounds/Gallon:790
Evaporation Rate & Reference:3.0 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100%@20C
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG INORGANIC ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:OTHER HEALTH HAZARDS: REPEATED INGESTION OF
    ETHANOL BY PREGNANT MOTHERS HAS BEEN SHOWN TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE FETUS, PRODUCING A COLLECTION OF
    EFFECTS WHICH TOGETHER CON STITUTE FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME.THESE
    INCLUDE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL RETARDATION, DISTURBNACES OF LEARNING,
    MOTOR AND LANGUAGE DEFICIENCIES, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND SMALL
    HEAD SIZE.

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

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF SPILL-CLEAN UP AND OTHER WASTES IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ETHYL ALCOHOL. HAZARD
    CLASS: 3. UN NUMBER: 1170. IMO INFORMATION: ETHANOL OR ETHANOL
    SOLUTIONS. LABEL OF CLASS: 3. PACKING GROUP II. INTERMEDIATE FLASH
    POINT GROUP.

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

SARA Title III Information:COMPONENTS REQUIRING NOTIFICATION UNDER 40
    CFR 355 (USED FOR SARA 302, 302, 311, 312): NONE. COMPONENTS
    REQUIRING NOTIFICATION UNDER 40 CFR 372 (USED FOR SARA 313): NONE.
Federal Regulatory Information:TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)
    STATUS: ALL INGREDIENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
    COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS PRODUCT AT A LEVEL WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
    REPORTING UNDER CERCLA ARE: ACE TONE, CAS# 67-64-1, 0.0002%;
    METHANOL, CAS# 67-56-1, 0.0150%; ACETALDEHYDE, CAS# 75-07-0,
    0.0020%.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT
    CONTAINS TRACE LEVELS OF ACETALDEHYDE KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
    CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. MASSACHUSETTS: EXTRAORDINARY HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE(S): ACETALDEHYDE, CAS#  75-07-0, 0.0020%; HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE(S): ETHANOL, CAS# 64-17-5, 100%

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