FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- PENTANE  -- 6810-00-070-0891
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PENTANE
MSDS Date:12/30/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-070-0891
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:PENTANE
CAS:109-66-0
RTECS #:RZ9450000
Fraction by Wt: 99.2%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:600 PPM/750STEL;9596

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:SOUND FROM VENTING SAFETY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION
    OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL CAR OR TANK TRUCK IS
    INVOLVED IN FIRE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ: AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSS. AVOID BRTHG TOX VAP,
    KEEP UPWIND. EVAPORATE TO A RADIUS OF 1500 FEET FOR (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: UNCONTROLLABLE FIRES. CONSIDER EVACUATION OF
    DOWNWIND AREA IF MATERIAL IS LEAKING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:CNDTNS (STAB): MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE IN HEAT OR FIRE. AVOID
    CONTAMINATION OF WATER SOURCES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO
    EVID OF CHEM REMAINS AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: IMMED. INGEST: EXTREME CARE MUST BE USED TO PVNT
    ASPIR. USE GASTRIC LAVAGE W/ACTIVATED CHARCOAL & CUFFED (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE W/IN 15 MIN. IN THE ABSENCE OF
    DEPRESS/CONVL/IMPAIRED GAG FLEX, IPECAC EMESIS CAN BE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: DONE. WHEN VOMIT BEGINS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS
    TO PVNT ASPIRATION. AFTER VOMIT STOPS, GIVE 30-60 (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:MILLILITERS OF FLEET'S PHOSPHO-SODA DILUTED 1:4 IN
    H*2O. MAINTAIN AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESS & RESP. (DREISBACH (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: HANDBOOK OF POISONING, 11TH ED.) TREATMENT MUST BE
    ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. GET MED ATTN. (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: NO SMOKING, FLAMES/FLARES IN HAZ AREA. KEEP
    UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & RESTRICT ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DOGS. EXPOSED RATS DEVELOPED
    NEUROHISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPING CEREBRAL
    (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:CORTEX. SKIN:BRIEF CNTCT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT. 1 HR
    CNTCT W/UNDILUTED LIQ HAS CAUSED ITCHING, ERYTHEMA, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: PIGMENTATION, SWELLING, BURNING, & PAIN. 5 HR EXPOS
    HAS CAUSED BLISTERS. EYE: CNTCT W/VAPS/LIQ MAY (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:CAUSE REDNESS & PAIN. INGEST:MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN &
    NAUSEA. IF LARGE AMTS OF ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS ARE (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: INGESTED & RETAINED, CNS DEPRESSION MAY OCCUR.
    ASPIRATION MAY RESULT IN ASPHYXIA & BRAIN DAMAGE, CHEM (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: PNEUM, PULM EDEMA, CARDIAC ARREST, & DEATH.
    CHRONIC: INHAL: 5 WORKERS EXPOSED TO SOLV WHICH AS 80% (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: PENTANE, 14% HEPTANE, & 5% HEXANE DEVELOPED
    POLYNEUROPATHY. 3 OF THE 5 EXPERIENCED ANOREXIA, ASTHENIA, (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: PARESTHESIA, FATIGUE, & BILATERAL MUSCLE FAILURE,
    MOSTLY IN THE LEGS. IN MICE, PENTANE HAS CAUSED (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:ANOXEMIA. RATS EXPOSED TO 3000 PPM FOR 12 HRS A DAY,
    5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 16 WEEKS, OR TO 3000 PPM FOR 9 HRS(ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK, FOR 30 WEEKS SHOWED NO SIGNS
    OF NEUROTOXICITY. SKIN:PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: DRYING, CRACKING, AND DERMATITIS. EYE:
    REPEATED/PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:IRRIT/NARCOTIC. 15000 PPM IMMED
    DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH. HUMAN EXPOS TO 5000 PPM FOR 10 MIN RSLTD IN
    NO IRRIT/SYSTEMIC EFTS. CONCS > 5000 PPM MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF THE
    NOSE & THROAT, EXHILARATION, H DCH, DIZZ, DROW, & DFCLTY IN BRTHG.
    VERY HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, CONFUSION, A PERSISTENT (EFTS OF
    OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TASTE OF GASOLINE, INCOORDINATION,
    UNCON, & IF SUFFICIENT OXYGEN IS DISPLACED, ASPHY. MICE EXPOSED TO
    32000-64000 PPM FOR 5 MIN SHOWED SIGNS OF RESP IRRIT & LIGHT
    ANESTH; 90000-120000 PPM FOR  5-60 MIN PRDCED NARCOSIS; &
    128000-129000 PPM HAS BEEN FATAL IN 5-37 MIN. IT IS A WEAK CARDIAC
    SENSITIZER IN (ING 15)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED PULMONARY FUNCTION.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTD CLTHG &  SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAIN (APPROX
    15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF
    H*2O/NORMAL SALINE, (ING 7)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:<-40F,<-40C
Lower Limits:1.4%
Upper Limits:7.8%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM (1990 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5).
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    (1990 EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE
    AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTING ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED; USE
    H*2O IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG, SOLID STREAMS MAY NOT BE EFTIVE. COOL
    CNTNRS W/FLOODING QTYS OF H*2O, APPLY FROM (ING 4)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF YOU
    CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. USE H*2O SPRAY TO REDCE VAP. FOR SMALL
    SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR
    LATER DISP. FOR LRGR SPILLS, D IKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER
    DISP. (ING 14)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CLOTHING: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
    REPEATED/PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
Other Precautions:EMERGENCY EYE WASH: WHERE THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY
    THAT AN EMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY BE EXPOSED TO THIS SUBSTANCE, THE
    EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE AN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE
    WORK AREA FOR EMERGEN CY USE.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED THE
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & BE APPROVED BY NIOSH. FOR A LIST
    OF SPECIFIC RESPS RECO MMENDED CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENT TO MEET
    PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENT EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:APPLY COOLING H*2O TO SIDES OF CNTNRS THAT ARE EXPOSED
    TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF
    TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MO
    NITOR NOZZLES; IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE
    BURN. WITHDRAW IMMED IN CASE OF RISING (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:97.0F,36.1C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-202F,-130C
Vapor Pres:400 @18.5C
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.626
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:28.6 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:0.04%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH GASOLINE-LIKE ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PENTANE: OXIDIZERS (STRONG): FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD. PLASTICS,
    RUBBER, AND COATINGS: MAY ATTACK SOME FORMS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CNTCT W/HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES/OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. VAPS MAY BE EXPLO. AVOID OVERHEATING OF
    CNTNRS; (ING 6)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION HAS NOT
    BEEN REPORTED TO OCCUR UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

 Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
 This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
 of Defense.  The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
 expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
 disclaims all liability for its use.  Any person utilizing this
 document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
 assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
 particular situation.