MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE, 4906 -- 6810-00N090691 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE, 4906
MSDS Date:06/03/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N090691
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO851
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:HO851
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE (CERCLA)
CAS:68-12-2
RTECS #:LQ2100000
Fraction by Wt: 98-100%
OSHA PEL:S, 10 PPM
ACGIH TLV:S, 10 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: CAUSE FIRES & EXPLOSIONS; MAY REACT VIOLENTLY
    W/ALKYL ALUMINUMS. METHYLENE DIISOCYANATE CAN POLYMERIZE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: VIOLENTLY ON CONTACT WITH DMF.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD: DEGRADE WITH FORMATION OF DIMETHYLAMINE
    AND CARBON MONOXIDE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: INHAL. EYE CONT: CAUSES IRRIT, REDNESS, &
    PAIN. MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT & BLURRED VISION. CHRONIC: (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: RPTD SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. RPTD/PRLNGD
    EXPOSURE TO VAPORS MAY CAUSE DMG TO LIVER & KIDNEY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS,
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. GET MED ATTENTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: COLLECT LIQ IN APPROP CNTNRS/ABSORB WITH INERT
    MATL (E.G., VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH), AND PLACE(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: IN CHEM WASTE CNTNR. DO NOT USE COMBUST MATLS, SUCH
    AS SAW DUST. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER! IF LEAK/SPILL (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: HAS NOT IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS,
    TO PROTECT PERSONNEL ATTEMPTING TO STOP LEAK, & TO (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: FLUSH SPILLS AWAY FROM EXPOSURES. US REGS (CERCLA)
    REQ RPTG SPILLS & RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER & AIR IN (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: EXCESS OF REPORTABLE QTYS. TOLL FREE NUIMBER FOR US
    COAST GUARD NATL RESPONSE CTR IS (800) 424-8802.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: DISPOSE OF CONTAINER AND UNUSED CONTENTS
    I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: CNTNRS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN EMPTY SINCE
    THEY RETAIN PROD RESIDUES (VAPS, LIQ); OBSERVE ALL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.
    AVOID BRTHG VAP. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. KEEP (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: AWAY FROM HEAT, SPK & FLAME. KEEP CNTNRS CLSD. USE
    ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS
    OF CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, PVNTG DISPERSION (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: OF IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH
    DOCUMENT, INDUST VENT, A MANUAL OF REC PRACTICES, MOST (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: APPROPRIATE, TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT: CHANGING INTO STREET CLOTHES. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 2,800 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: CAUSES IRRIT TO RESP
    TRACT. SYMPS MAY INCL COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. CAUSES LIVER,
    KIDNEY, CARDIOVASCULAR SYS & CNS DISORDERS. MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN,
    LOSS OF APPETITE, NAUS, WEAK, DI ZZ, HDCH, CONSTIPATION, VOMIT,
    DIARR, INCREASED BLOOD PRESS, ANXIETY, & PALPITATIONS. FLUSHING OF
    FACE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL
    47, PG 171, 1989: GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: & SKIN MAY OCCUR, ESPECIALLY
    W/COINCIDENT INGEST OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. INGEST: CAUSES IRRIT TO
    GI TRACT. SYMPS PARALLEL INHAL. FATAL DOSE ESTIMATED @ 10 GM. SKIN
    CONT: CAUSES IRRIT. SYMPS  INCL REDNESS, ITCHING & PAIN. CAN
    CAUSEPROBLEMS. ABSORP THRU SKIN CAN READILY OCCUR, RSLTG IN SYMPS
    PARALLELING (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS, GASTRIC TROUBLES/IMPAIRED KIDNEY, LIVER OR
    CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF
    THIS SUBSTANCE. AFFECTS ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. GET MED ATTN. INGEST: GIVE LG AMTS OF
    WATER TO DRINK. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET
    MED ATTN . SKIN CONT: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15
    MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. GET MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG
    BEFORE REUSE. THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYE CONT: IMMED (ING
    7)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:136F,58C
Lower Limits:2.2%
Upper Limits:15.2%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . WATER
    SPRAY MAY BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE & COOL EXPOS CNTNRS. WATER
    SPRAY WILL ALSO REDUCE FUME & IRRITANT GASES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMM LIQ & VAP! ABOVE FLASH POINT,
    EXPLOSIVE VAP-AIR MIX MAY BE FORMED. VAPS CAN FLOW ALONG SURFS TO
    DISTANT IGNIT SOURCE & FLASH BACK. SEALED CNTNRS (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE ALL
    SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR APPROP PERSONAL PROT EQUIP AS SPECIFIED.
    ISOLATE HAZARD AREA. KEEP UNNEC & UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL FROM
    ENTERING. CNTN & RECOVER LIQUID WH EN POSS. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS
    & EQUIP. (ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN
    COOL, DRY WELL-VENTILATED LOCATION AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE FIRE
    HAZARD MAY BE ACUTE.
Other Precautions:OUTSIDE/DETACHED STOR IS PREF. SEPARATE FROM
    INCOMPATIBLES. CNTNS SHOULD BE BONDED & GROUNDED FOR TRANSFERS TO
    AVOID STATIC SPKS. STOR & USE AREAS SHOULD BE NO SMKNG AREAS. USE
    NON-SPK TYPE TOOLS & EQ UIP, INCL EXPLO PROOF VENT. (ING 14)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE LIMIT IS EXCEEDED, WEAR NIOSH APPRVD
    SUPPLIED AIR, FULL-FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR, AIRLINED HOOD, OR
    FULL-FACEPIECE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE
    EXPOSURES BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS. LOC EXHST VENT IS (ING 17)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    IMPERVIOUS CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS, AS (ING
    20)
Work Hygienic Practices:PROVIDE CLEAN WORK CLOTHES DAILY TO WORKERS WHO
    REGULARLY USE THIS MATL. DIRECT WORKERS TO SHOWER BEFORE (ING 21)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: MAY RUPTURE WHEN HEATED. CONT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE
    FIRE. SENSITIVE TO STATIC DISCHARGE. MATLS TO AVOID: MAGNESIUM
    NITRATE, METHYLENE DIISOCYANATE, PHOSPHORUS TRIOXIDE, TRIETHYL ALUM
    INUM, ORG NITRATES, ACIDIC & ALKALINE MATLS, & OTHER HALOGENATED
    CMPDS. CONT W/IRON OR STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:307F,153C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-78F,-61C
Vapor Pres:2.7 @ 20C
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.949
pH:6.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.17 (BUAC =1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID. FISHY, PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE, 2,5-DIMETHYLPYRROLE,
    PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES, IGNITION SOURCES AND
    INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM AMMONIA, CARBON OXIDES,
    AMINES, & NITROGEN OXIDES WHEN HEATED TO DECOMP. >350C (662F), DMF
    BEGINS TO (ING 4)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE HNDLD AS HAZ WASTE & SENT TO RCRA APPRVD WASTE FACILITY.
    PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS. STATE & LOC  DISP REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. (ING
    13)

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