CHEMICALS DIVISION - CELANESE, LTD -- 227711,ETHYL ACETATE -- 6810-00-245-6695 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:227711,ETHYL ACETATE
MSDS Date:04/17/2000
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-245-6695
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CHEMICALS DIVISION - CELANESE, LTD
Address:1601 W LBJ FREEWAY
Box:819005
City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75381-9005
Country:US
Info Phone Num:972-443-4000
Emergency Phone Num:800-835-5235
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:34
Preparer's Name:NOT PROVIDED
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:TO903
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CELANESE CANADA, INC
Address:STATION MAIN
Box:99
City:EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA
Phone:780-471-0425
CAGE:TO068
Company Name:CHEMICALS DIVISION - CELANESE, LTD
Address:1601 W LBJ FREEWAY
Box:819005
City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75381-9005
Country:US
Phone:972-443-4000
CAGE:TO903
Company Name:INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMMODITIES INC
Address:15944 DERWOOD RD
Box:City:ROCKVILLE
State:MD
ZIP:20855
Country:US
Phone:800-284-5279
Contract Num:SP0450-00-M-SF78
CAGE:1ELU0
Company Name:VAN WATERS & ROGERS
City:MORRISVILLE
Phone:000-000-0000
CAGE:TO890

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

Ingred Name:ETHYL ACETATE
CAS:141-78-6
RTECS #:AH5425000
= Wt:99.5
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED
OSHA PEL:1400 MG/M3;400 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1440 MG/M3;400 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50: 5620 TO 10170 MG/KG (RATS).
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IMMEDIATE EFFECTS: SKIN: REPEATED OR
    PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE DRYING OF SKIN. EYES: VAPOR AND LIQUID
    ARE IRRITATING TO THE EYES. INHALATION: VAPORS ARE IRRITATING TO
    NASAL PASSAGES AND THROAT. HIGH  CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE STUPOR
    AND HEADACHES. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS AND
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE
    DRYING OF SKIN. EYES: VAPOR AND LIQUID ARE IRRITATING TO THE EYES.
    INHALATION: VAPORS ARE IRRITATING TO NASAL PASSAGES AND THROAT.
    HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN  CAUSE STUPOR AND HEADACHES. INGESTION: CAN
    CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO THIS
    CHEMICAL MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC  DISEASE OF THE
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, SKIN AND/ OR EYES.

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

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH CONTAMINATED SKIN
    WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS,
    CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. IF  IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION:
    REMOVE PATIENT FROM CONTAMINATED AREA. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
    GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, THEN OXYGEN IF NEEDED. CONTACT A
    PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATE LY. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING OF CONSCIOUS
    PATIENT IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER AND PRESSING
    FINGER DOWN THROAT. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=-4.4C, 24.F
Lower Limits:2.0
Upper Limits:11.4
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL FOR SMALL FIRES;
    ALCOHOL TYPE AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM OR WATER SPRAY FOR LARGE
    FIRES. WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE BUT SHOULD BE USED TO COOL
    CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO VAPORS/COMBUSTION
    PRODUCTS EXISTS, WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE PIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITI VE PRESSURE MODE. VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR
    AND CAN TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION AND
    FLASH BACK
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL CREATES A SPECIAL HAZARD BECAUSE
    IT FLOATS ON WATER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. WEAR PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT. PLACE LEAKING CONTAINERS IN WELL
    VENTILATED AREA WITH SPILL CONTAINMENT. IF FIRE POTENTIAL EXISTS,
    BLANKET SPILL WITH ALCOHOL-TYPE  AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM/USE
    WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPORS. CONTAIN SPILL. USE ABSORBENT
    MATERIALS OR VACUUM TRUCK. AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS AND
    DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO NATURAL WATERWAYS.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP ALL CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED
    WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND ON AN IMPERMEABLE
    FLOOR. DO NOT STORE WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ALWAYS OPEN
    CONTAINERS SLOWLY TO ALLOW ANY EXCES S PRESSURE TO VENT.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN
    OR CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING.
    DECONTAMINATE SOILED CLOTHING THOROUGHLY BEFORE REUSE. DESTROY
    CONTAMINATED LEATHE R CLOTHING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION..

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

Respiratory Protection:BASED ON WORKPLACE CONTAMINATE LEVEL AND WORKING
    LIMITS OF RESPIRATOR, USE A RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA. USE
    AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WITH FULL FACEPIECE AND ORGANIC VAPOR
    CARTRIDGE/CANISTER. F OR CONCENTRATIONS >=100 TIMES ACCEPTABLE
    LEVEL/UNKNOWN (SUCH AS IN EMERGENCIES), USE SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE IN PRESSURE-DEMAND.
Ventilation:GENERAL OR DILUTION VENTILATION FREQUENTLY INSUFFICIENT.
    LOCAL VENTILATION IS USUALLY PREFERRED. EXPLOSION PROOF EQUIPMENT
    SHOULD BE USED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES TO PREVENT REPEATED OR
    PROLONGED CONTACT.
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES WHEN THERE IS A REASONABLE CHANCE
    OF EYE CONTACT.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

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

HCC:F2
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=77.C, 170.6F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-83.C, -117.4F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Vapor Pres:73 @ 20C/68F
Vapor Density:3.0
Spec Gravity:0.901
pH:NOT RELEVANT
Viscosity:NOT PROVIDED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:4.5 (BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:8.7 %
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS MOBILE LIQUID; STRONG FRUITY ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, NITRIC ACID, PERCHLORIC
    ACID OR CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE

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

Toxicological Information:ACUTE EXPOSURE: ORAL LD50: 5620 TO 10170
    MG/KG (RATS); ETHYL ACETATE IS PRACTICALLY NONTOXIC TO ANIMALS BY
    INGESTION. INHALATION: LC50: 200 MG/L (RATS, 1 HR.): INHALATION:
    LC50: >29.3 MG/L (RATS, 4 HR S.); ETHYL ACETATE IS PRACTICALLY
    NONTOXIC TO ANIMALS BY INHALATION. SEDATIVE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN
    OBSERVED IN ANIMALS. MILD NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION HAVE BEEN
    REPORTED IN HUMANS AT 400 PPM. DERMAL LD5 0, RABBITS: >5000 MG/KG.
    PRACTICALLY NONTOXIC DERMALLY TO ANIMALS. MILD EYE IRRITATION HAVE
    BEEN REPORTED IN HUMANS AT 400 PPM.

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

Ecological:ETHYL ACETATE EXHIBITS LOW ACUTE TOXICITY TO AQAUTIC
    ORGANISMS. ETHYL ACETATE WAS "READILY BIODEGRADABLE" WHEN TESTED.
    SUBSTANTIAL BIODEGRRADATION TAKES PLACE RAPIDLY UNDER A VARIETY OF
    CONDITIONS. PH OTODEGRADATION TESTS INDICATE THAT BOTH DIRECT AND
    INDIRECT PHOTOLYSIS CAN OCCUR, WITH RESULTS VARIABLE DEPENDING UPON
    THE TEST CONDITIONS. ETHYL ACETATE HAS LOW POTENTIAL TO
    BIOACCUMULATE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:ALL NOTIFICATION, CLEAN-UP AND DISPOSAL SHOULD
    BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. PREFERRED METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL ARE INCINERATION
    OR BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN F EDERAL/STATE APPROVED FACILITY.
    HAZARDOUS WASTE (40 CFR 261): YES: U112, D001.

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

Transport Information:SHIPPING NAME: ETHYL ACETATE. HAZARD CLASS: 3,
    FLAMMABLE LIQUID. UNITED NATION NO: UN1173. PACKING GROUP: I I. DOT
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 5000 LBS/2270 KG. TRANSPORTATION OF
    DANGEROUS GOODS CODES:  CLASSIFICATION: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, 3.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA 311: ACUTE HEALTH: YES, CHRONIC HEALTH:
    NO. FIRE: YES, SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE: NO, REACTIVE: NO. SARA
    304: ETHYL ACETATE 99.5% (141-78-6).
Federal Regulatory Information:WE CERTIFY THAT ALL COMPONENTS ARE
    EITHER ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION.
    ENVIRONMENTAL: CERCLA: ETHYL ACETATE 99.5% (141-78-6).
State Regulatory Information:THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS ASSOCIATED WITH
    THE PRODUCT ARE SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS IN THESE
    STATES: ETHYL ACETATE (141-78-6): CT, FL, IL, MA, NJ, NY, PA, RI.

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

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