BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV OF BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. -- HEXADECANE  -- 6810-00N016336
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HEXADECANE
MSDS Date:12/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N016336
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV OF BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.
Address:1953 S HARVEY STREET
City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Info Phone Num:616-726-3171
Emergency Phone Num:616-726-3171, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300
CAGE:2H215
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HONEYWELL, BURDICK AND JACKSON
Address:1953 S HARVEY STREET
Box:City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Phone:800-368-0050/800-707-4555
CAGE:2H215

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

Ingred Name:HEXADECANE
CAS:544-76-3
RTECS #:ML9200000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEXADECANE IS MILD EYE AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANE IRRITANT, PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT, AND CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM DEPRESSANT. ACUTE EXPOSURE CAUSES IRRITATION, NARCOSIS, AND
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IRRITATION. SY STEMIC TOXICITY INFORMATION
    IS INADEQUATE/UNKNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE MILD IRRITATION
    TO RESPIRATORY TRACT AND NARCOSIS AT HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
    EYE: LIQUID AND HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATION CAN BE IRRITATING. SKIN:
    PROLONGED OR REPEATED S KIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE IRRITATION.
    INGESTION: CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRECLUDE FROM EXPOSURE THOSE
    INDIVIDUALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERMATITIS.

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

First Aid:INHAL: IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, ADMIN
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESCUE BRTHG. IF THERE IS NOT PULSE ADMIN CPR. CONT
    PHYS IMMED. EYE: RINSE W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS.
    GET EMER MED  ASSIST. SKIN: FLUSH THORO FOR AT LST 15 MINS. WASH
    AFFECTED SKIN W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH
    CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE, & DISCARD CONTAMD SHOES. GET EMER MED ASSIST.
    INGEST: (SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:275F,135C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROT
    EQUIP . HEAT WILL BUILD PRESS & MAY RUPTURE CLOSED STORAGE CNTNRS.
    KEEP FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS COOL W/WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE, OTHER THAN COMBUSTIBILITY.

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROT FROM IGNIT. WEAR PROT CLTHG AND USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP EQUIP. ABSORB SPILLED MATL IN AN ABSORB
    RECOM FOR SOLV SPILLS & REMOVE TO SAFE LOCATION FOR DISP BY APPRVD
    METHS. IF RELS TO ENVIRON,	COMPLY W/ALL REGULATORY NOTIFICATION
    REQS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:HEXADECANE SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM
    TEMPERATURE EXTREMES AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:PROPER STORAGE OF HEXADECANE MUST BE DETERMINED BASED
    ON OTHER MATLERIALS STORED & THEIR HAZARDS AND POTENTIAL CHEMICAL
    INCOMPAT. IN GENERAL, HEXADECANE SHOULD BE STORED IN AN ACCEPTABLY
    PROTECTED AND  SECURE GENERAL STORAGE ROOM.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
    FOLLOW NIOSH/MSHA EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO
    DETERMINE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT (NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING,
    AIR-SUPPLIED, OR SELF-C ONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS).
Ventilation:ADEQ VENT IS REQD TO PROT PERS FROM EXPOS TO CHEM VAPS & TO
    MIN FIRE HAZS. CHOICE OF VENT EQUIP, EITHER LOC/GEN,(SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:NITRILE RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LGTH FCSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:NITRILE RUBB/NEOPENE PROT CLTHG IS RECOM.
    EMER EYE WASH FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE AVAIL IN
    VICINITY (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 0.773 @ 20C (H*2O=1). FIRST AID PROC: CALL LOC POIS CNTRL
    CNTR FOR ASSIST. CONTACT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER INDUCE
    VOMITING OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A VICTIM UNCON OR HAVING
    CONVULS IONS. VENT: WILL DEPEND ON CNDTNS OF USE, QTY OF MAT, AND
    OTHER OPER PARAMETERS. OTHER PROT EQUIP: OF ANY POTNTL EXPOS.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:549F,287C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:64.4F,18C
Vapor Pres:<1 @ 20C
Vapor Density:7.8
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH MINERAL OIL-LIKE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS,
    AND POOR VENTILATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN GENERATE
    CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER TOXIC VAPORS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:ALTHOUGH HEXADECANE IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS AN EPA
    HAZARDOUS WASTE, IT SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
    ACCEPTABLE MANNER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE,
    AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ( ).

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