VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC -- HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (20 TO 60%)  -- 6810-00N089289
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (20 TO 60%)
MSDS Date:04/03/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N089289
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Info Phone Num:425-889-3617
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:DO735
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:VAN WATERS & ROGERS SUBSIDIARY OF UNIVAR
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400
CAGE:DO735
Company Name:VOPAK USA INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
Box:City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400/425-889-3617
CAGE:0STM5

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

Ingred Name:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (SARA 302)
CAS:7722-84-1
RTECS #:MX0900000
Fraction by Wt: 20-60%
OSHA PEL:1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1 PPM

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 40-80%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ: MAY CAUSE FIRE. EFTS MAY BE DELAYED. CONT W/ORG
    LIQS/VAPS MAY CAUSE IMMED FIRE/EXPLO, ESP IF HEATED. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: UNDER CERTAIN CNDTNS, DETONATION MAY BE DELAYED.
    OXYGEN RELEASE FROM HYDROGEN PEROXIDE MAY FORCE ORG OR (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: HYDROGEN VAPORS INTO EXPLOSION RANGE. FOLLOW APPROP
    NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) CODES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD: PRESS. MAY REACT DANGEROUSLY W/RUST, DUST,
    IRON, COPPER, HEAVY METALS/THEIR SALTS (SUCH AS (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: MERCURIC OXIDE/CHLORIDE), ALKALIES, & WITH ORGANIC
    MATERIALS (ESPECIALLY VINYL MONOMERS).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: DISCOMFORT, DFCLTY BRTHG/SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH; OR FATALITY FROM GROSS OVEREXP. INGEST MAY CAUSE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: IRRIT OF GI TRACT W/UPPER ABDOM PAIN, "HEARTBURN",
    NAUS, VOMIT, & DIARR. "COFFEE GROUNDS" VOMITUS & BLACK(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: TARRY STOOLS MAY OCCUR AS RSLT OF GI TRACT BLEEDING.
    ADDNL EFTS FROM OVEREXP INCL RED BLOOD CELL DESTRUCT(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: OR GAS EMBOLISM. WHEN USED AS COLONIC LAVAGE,
    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HAS CAUSED GAS EMBOLISM & GANGRENE OF (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: INTESTINE AT CONCS DOWN TO 0.75%. GROSS OVEREXP BY
    INGEST MAY BE FATAL. FOR TOXICOLOGICAL INFO CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. CALL MD. NOTES
    TO MD: IF SWALLOWED, LGE AMTS OF OXYGEN MAY BE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: RELEASED QUICKLY. DISTENSION OF STOM/ESOPHAGUS MAY
    BE INJURIOUS. INSERTION OF GASTRIC TUBE MAY BE ADVISABLE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: METABISULFITE/SODIUM SULFITE (1.9 LBS SO*2
    EQUIVALENT PER LB OF PEROXIDE) AFTER DILUTING TO 5-10% (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: PEROXIDE. REPORTABLE QTY FOR >52% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
    IS 1 LB. IF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (20-60%) IS SPILLED & (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: NOT RECOVERED, OR IS RECOVERED AS WASTE FOR
    TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL, THE CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 100 LBS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: REGULATED HAZ WASTE UPON DISPOSAL DUE TO
    THE OXIDIZING CHARACTETISTICS UNDER IGNITABILITY CATEGORY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: IMPURITIES, CONTAMINANTS, TEMPS, ETC. NEVER USE
    PRESS TO EMPTY DRUMS. STORE IN PROPERLY VENTED CONTR(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: OR IN APPRVD BULK STOR FACILITIES. DO NOT BLOCK
    VENT. DO NOT STORE ON WOODEN PELLETS/WHERE CONT WITH (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: INCOMPATIBLE MATLS COULD OCCUR, EVEN W/SPILL. HAVE
    WATER SOURCE AVAIL FOR DILUTING. DO NOT ADD ANY OTHER(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: PROD TO CONTR. NEVER RETURN USED/UNUSED PEROXIDE TO
    CONTR, INSTEAD DILUTE W/PLENTY OF WATER & DISCARD. (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: RINSE EMPTY CONTAINERS THOROUGHLY WITH CLEAN WATER
    BEFORE DISCARDING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: SUIT W/BRTHG AIR SUPPLY. MATLS SUCH AS
    NATRL RUBB, NATRL RUBB PLUS NEOPRENE, NITRILE/PVC (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: AFFORD ADEQ PROT. ADEQ PERS PROT IS ESSENTIAL FOR
    ALL INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATIONS. SKIN CREAMS SHOULD NOT BE USED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL RAT): 1232 MG/KG (35% H*2O*2).
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: CONT W/AQUEOUS SOLNS OF
    <50% MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT/RASH. HIGHER/PRLNG EXPOS MAY RSLT
    IN SKIN BURNS/ULCERATION. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT SKIN PERMEATION
    CAN OCCUR IN AMTS CAPABLE OF P RODUCING SYSTEMIC TOXICITY. EFTS OF
    EYECONT W/AQUEOUS SOLNS OF <5% MAY INCL EYE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TEARING/BLURRING OF VISION.
    HIGHER/PRLNG EXPOS MAY RSLT IN EYE CORR W/CORNEAL/CONJ ULCERATION.
    CONT W/AQUEOUS CONCS OF >10% MAY RSLT IN EYE CORR W/CORNEAL/CONJ
    ULCERATION WHICH CAN LEAD TO B LINDNESS. INHAL MAY CAUSE NAUS,
    HDCH/WEAK. HIGHER INHAL EXPOS MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY LUNG IRRIT EFTS
    W/COUGH, (ING 8)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
    DISEASES OF THE SKIN, EYES, OR LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED
    SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

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

First Aid:INHAL: IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG
    & SHOES. C ALL MD. WASH CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES PROMPTLY & THORO.
    EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. CALL MD.
    INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LGE QTYS OF WATER. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING (ING 13)

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ONLY WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . FLOOD WITH WATER. COOL TANK/CONTAINER WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL NOT BURN, BUT DECOMP, WHICH MAY BE
    CAUSED BY HEAT/CONTAM WILL CAUSE RELEASE OXYGEN WHICH WILL
    INTENSIFY FIRE. STRONG OXIDIZER. CONT W/CLTHG/COMBUSTS(ING 3)

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP DURING CLEAN-UP.
    COMPLY W/FED, STATE, & LOC REGS ON REPORTING RELEASES OF WASTES.
    FLOOD AREA W/WATER & DRAIN TO APPRVD CHEM SEWER/WASTEWATER
    TREATMENT SYS, INCL MUNICIPAL SE WERS IF APPRVD. MAY BE DESTROYED
    W/SODIUM (ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES. DO NOT
    TASTE/SWALLOW. AVOID CONT W/SKIN & CLTHG. AVOID CONT W/FLAM/COMBUST
    MATLS. AVOID CONTAM FROM ANY SOURCE.
Other Precautions:USE EXTREME CARE WHEN ATTEMPTING ANY RXNS BECAUSE OF
    FIRE & EXPLO POTENTIAL (IMMED/DELAYED). CONDUCT ALL INITIAL EXPTS
    ON SML SCALE & PROTECT PERS W/ADEQ SHIELDING AS RXNS ARE
    UNPREDICTABLE & MAY BE D ELAYED, & MAY BE AFFECTED BY (ING 19)

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AIRBORNE EXPOSURE
    IN EXCESS OF APPLICABLE LIMITS, WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY
    PROTECTION.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT VENTILATION TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE BELOW
    RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APRON, PANTS, JACKET, HOOD, & BOOTS/TOTALLY ENCAPSULATED CHEM (ING
    24)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. DO NOT WEAR LEATHER
    GLOVES/SHOES(UPPERS/SOLES)/COTTON CLTHG; THEY CAN IGNITE ON CONT
    W/PEROXIDE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 20%: 217F/103C; 35%: 226/108C; 50%: 237F/114C; 60%: 246F/119C. SPEC
    GRAV: 20%: 1.07; 35%: 1.13; 50%: 1.19; 60%: 1.24. VP (@ 77F/25C):
    20%: 20.6; 35%: 17.4; 50%: 13.5; 60%: 10.7. MP: 20%: 5.7F/-14. 6C;
    35%: -27.4F/-33.0C; 50%: -62.0F/-52.2C; 60%: -67.9F/-55.5C. EYE
    PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUP DAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUP DAT
Vapor Pres:SUP DAT
Spec Gravity:SUP DAT
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:>1
Solubility in Water:100 WT%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS WITH SLIGHTLY PUNGENT, IRRITATING ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
MOST FLAM/COMBUSTS, CYANIDES, NITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE,
    OXIDIZING/REDUCING AGENTS. MIXT W/ORGS & SOME ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR CONTAMINATION. LIBERATION OF
    OXYGEN GAS MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUS PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTAM/HEAT MAY CAUSE
    SELF-ACCELERATING EXOTHERMIC DECOMP W/OXYGEN GAS & STEAM RELEASE
    THAT CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS (ING 6)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/FED, STATE, & LOC REGS. IF APPRVD, MAY
    BE DILUTED & DRAINED TO MUNICIPAL SEWER/WASTE TREATMENT PLANT. MAY
    BE DILUTED & DRAINED THRU SCRAP METAL PIT (IRON, COPPER, ETC) RO
    REDUCE PEROXIDE CONC . HYDROGEN PEROXIDE MAY BE AN RCRA (ING18)

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