Corexit 9527 6-14-92 version only mentions 2-butoxyethanol as an ingredient, Look closer and you see it has 38% 2-butoxyethanol *
Copy mailed by company 1-3-03... is this same msds *
not ethylene oxide as in the 8-1-89 version
(may still be an ingredient?)
EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS DIV EX -- COREXIT 9527 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6850 MSDS Date: 06/14/1992 MSDS Num: BRYBG LIIN: 00F030320 Product ID: COREXIT 9527 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 72190 Name: EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS DIV EXXON CORP Box: 3272 City: HOUSTON TX 77001 Info Phone Number: 713-870-6000 Emergency Phone Number: 713-870-6000 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Preparer Co. when other than Responsible Party Co. ======================================================= Cage: 72190 Name: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO, DIV OF EXXON MOBILCORP. Address: 13501 KATY FWY Box: 3272 City: HOUSTON TX 77253-3272 ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 72190 Name: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO, DIV OF EXXON MOBILCORP. Address: 13501 KATY FWY Box: 3272 City: HOUSTON TX 77253-3272 Phone: 281-870-6000 / 800-726-2015 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 111-76-2 RTECS #: KJ8575000 Name: 2-BUTOXYETHANOL (ETHYLENEGLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER), BUTYL CELLOSOLVE, BUTYL GLYCOL, GLYCOL ETHER EB % Wt: 38 Other REC Limits: 25 PPM (SKIN) OSHA PEL: S, 50 PPM ACGIH TLV: S, 25 PPM; 9293 ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: EYES: IRRITATING, MAY INJURE TISSUE IF NOT REMOVED PROMPTLY. SKIN: IRRITATING. ABSORPTION MAY CAUSE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA & KIDNEY DAMAGE EVIDENCED BY PALENESS & RED COLORATION OF URINE. INHALATION: RESPIR ATORY TRACT IRRITATION. SYSTEMIC EFFECTS. INGESTION: LOW TOXICITY. INHALATION/SKIN OVEREXPOSURE: BLOOD/KIDNEY DAMAGE. Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NONE First Aid: EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. USE SOAP IF AVAILABLE. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, INCLUDING SHOES, AFTER FLUSHING HAS BEGUN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING IS STOPPED. KEEP AT REST. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. DON'T ATTEMPT TO GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MED ATTN. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. SMALL/LARGE SPILL: IMPLEMENT CLEANUP PROCECURES. FOR LARGE IF IN PUBLIC AREA, EVACUATE AREA. CONTAIN LIQUID W/SAND/EARTH. DON'T USE COMBUSTIBLES. RECOVER BY PUMPING (EXPLOS ION PROOF/HAND PUMP) OR W/A SUITABLE ABSORBENT. Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. PREVENT LIQUID FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERCOURSES OR LOW AREAS. COMPLETELY DRAIN, PROPERLY BUNG & PROMPTLY RETURN EMPTY DRUMS TO A DRUM RECONDITIONER OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. NA 1993 Other Precautions: EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN RESIDUE & CAN BE DANGEROUS. DON'T PRESSURIZE/CUT/WELD/BRAZE/SOLDER/DRILL/GRIND/EXPOSE SUCH CONTAINERS TO HEAT/FLAME/SPARKS/ELECRICITY/OTHER IGNITION SOURCES; THEY MAY EXPLODE & CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Method: TCC Flash Point Text: 163F Lower Limits: 1.1% Upper Limits: 10.6% Extinguishing Media: ALCOHOL TYPE FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER SPRAY Fire Fighting Procedures: USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED SURFACES & TO PROTECT PERSONNEL. ISOLATE FUEL SUPPLY FROM FIRE. AVOID SPRAYING WATER DIRECTLY INTO STORAGE CONTAINERS. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, CAN FORM COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES AT TEMPS AT OR ABOVE THE FLASHPOINT. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: IF THE TLV HAS BEEN EXCEEDED, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST. STORE & HANDLE LABORATORY SAMPLES IN A LAB HOOD. PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN CONFINED AREAS. Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES W/FACE SHIELD Other Protective Equipment: CHEMICAL SUIT, RUBBER BOOTS, LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: 340F M.P/F.P Text: -45F Vapor Pres: 5 Spec Gravity: 1 Evaporation Rate & Reference: (N-BU AC = 1): 0.1 Solubility in Water: COMPLETE Appearance and Odor: AMBER LIQUID W/GLYCOL ETHER ODOR. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: HEAT, FLAME, SPARKS, STATIC ELECTRICITY OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS Hazardous Decomposition Products: SMOKE FUMES, CO, CO2 Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: COREXIT 9527 Cage: 72190 Company Name: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO, DIV OF EXXON MOBILCORP. Street: 13501 KATY FWY PO Box: 3272 City: HOUSTON TX Zipcode: 77253-3272 Health Emergency Phone: 713-870-6000 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 09/30/1993 Status Code: C Label Date: 09/30/1993 Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: DANGER Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Severe Contact Hazard: Severe Fire Hazard: Moderate Reactivity Hazard: Slight Hazard And Precautions: EYES: IRRITATING, MAY INJURE TISSUE IF NOT REMOVED PROMPTLY. SKIN: IRRITATING. ABSORPTION MAY CAUSE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA & KIDNEY DAMAGE EVIDENCED BY PALENESS & RED COLORATION OF URINE. INHALATION: RESPIR ATORY TRACT IRRITATION. SYSTEMIC EFFECTS. INGESTION: LOW TOXICITY. INHALATION/SKIN OVEREXPOSURE: BLOOD/KIDNEY DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, KIDNEYS, RESPIRATORY TRACT, BLOOD. T ARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, LIVER, KIDNEYS, RESPIRATORY & DIGESTIVE TRACTS, HEART. ======================================================= 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, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. Any person utilizing this instruction who is not a military or civilian employee of the United States of America should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their particular situation regardless of similarity to a corresponding Department of Defense or other government situation.
http://hazard.com/msds/f/bry/brybg.html
Do you really think they will properly suit up the
workers and all those who transport this in "moon-suit' attire?