CAMBRIDGE ISOTOPE LABS -- DECANE -- 6810-00N017650 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DECANE
MSDS Date:06/26/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N017650
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CAMBRIDGE ISOTOPE LABS
Address:20 COMMERCE WAY
City:WOBURN
State:MA
ZIP:01801
Country:US
Info Phone Num:617-938-0067
Emergency Phone Num:800-322-1174
CAGE:5Y748
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CAMBRIDGE ISOTOPE LABORATORIES
Address:20 COMMERCE WAY
Box:City:WOBURN
State:MA
ZIP:01801
Country:US
Phone:617-938-0067/9721(FAX) 800-322
CAGE:5Y748

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

Ingred Name:DECANE; (N-DECANE)
CAS:124-18-5
RTECS #:HD6550000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:350 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:350 MG/M3 (MFR)

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:A HOOD OR OPEN AREA. PICK UP LGE SPILLS IF IT IS
    SAFE TO DO SO & PLACE WASTE INTO AN APPROP CONTR FOR (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:RECOVERY OR DISP. KEEP WASTE OUT OF SEWERS OR PLACES
    WHERE IT CAN VAPORIZE INTO CONFINED SPACES. N-DECANE (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:IS REPORTED IN THE 1983 EPA TSCA INVENTORY. IT IS NOT
    DESIGNATED AS A HAZ SUBSTANCE BY THE EPA (40 CFR 116.4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:AMTS. STOR & HNDLG MUST BE SUITABLE FOR AN OSHA
    CLASS II COMBUST LIQ. DO NOT SMOKE WHERE N-DECANE IS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:STORED OR USED. AVOID BRTHG VAPS. PVNT PRLNGD/RPTD
    CONT OF THIS MATL W/SKIN. DO NOT EAT IT. PVNT EYE CONT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:ABSORB IRRITANTS, & ALL LENSES CONCENTRATE
    THEM. PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE. KEEP MATL OFF YOUR(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CLOTHES & EQUIP. AVOID TRANSFERRAL OF MATL FROM HANDS
    TO MOUTH WHILE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50:(INHAL RAT)72300 MG/M3 (2 HRS)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:EXCESSIVE INHAL OF THE MATLS
    VAPS MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF THE MUC MEMB & NARCTC EFTS. SKIN:N-DECANE
    IS A DEFATTING AGENT. PRLNGD/RPTD CONT W/ITS LIQ CAUSES DRYING,
    CRACKING & POSS DERM. EYE:CONT CAN	BE IRRITG. INGEST:LIQ MAY CAUSE
    GI IRRIT. N-DECANE IS AN ASPIR HAZ. TARGET ORGANS:EYE, SKIN, (EFTS
    OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:RESP SYS & CNS. ACUTE:SKIN, EYE & RESP
    IRRIT. CHRONIC:NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED.

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

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH, INCL UNDER THE EYELIDS, GENTLY BUT THORO FOR
    AT LEAST 15 MINS W/LGE AMTS OF RUNNING WATER. GET MD. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLTHG. FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/WATER; WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
    GET MD.  INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE &/OR SUPPORT HIS
    BRTHING AS REQD. GET MD. INGEST:CALL A POIS CTL CTR. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOM. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON/CONVLG PERS. GET MD.

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:115F,46C
Lower Limits:0.8%
Upper Limits:5.4%
Extinguishing Media:USE CO*2, DRY CHEM OR FOAM. WATER IS INEFT IN
    EXTING N-DECANE FIRES & A WATER STREAM WILL SPREAD FLAMES; (SUPP
    DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . OSHA
    FLAMMABILITY (29 CFR 1910.106):CLASS II COMBUST LIQ.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS FLAMM LIQ IS A DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ &
    EXPLOS HAZ WHEN HEATED. FIGHT FIRE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. VAPS CAN
    FLOW ALONG SURF, REACH A DISTANT IGNIT (SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS OF N-DECANE LEAKS/SPILL.
    REMOVE SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT. PROVIDE MAX EXPLOS-PROOF VENT.
    CLEANUP PERS NEED PROT AGAINST INHAL OF VAPS & CONT W/LIQ. FLUSH
    WASTE TO GROUND & AWAY FROM SENS ITIVE AREAS W/COLD WATER SPRAY.
    (SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PVNT N-DECANE FROM DIRECT CONT
    W/STRONG ACIDS/BASES & W/STRONG OXIDIZING/REDUCING AGENTS. PROT
    CONTRS FROM PHYSICAL DAM.USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CONTR IN A COOL, WELL VENTD
    AREA AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME/SOURCES OF HEAT & IGNIT. GROUND/BOND
    CONTRS DURING TRANSFER OPERATIONS INVOLING N-DECANE TO PVNT STATIC
    SPARKS. USE METAL SF TY CANS FOR HNDLG SMALL (ING 5)

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR EMER/NON-ROUTINE EXPOS ABOVE THE EXPOS
    LIMITS CITED IN INGREDS, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIR-SUPPLIED OR
    SCBA. FOLLOW THE RESP GUIDELINES IN 29 CFR 1910.134. WARNING:AIR
    PURIFYING RESPS WILL NOT PR OT WORKERS FROM O*2-DEFICIENT ATM.
Ventilation:INSTALL MAXIMUM EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION SYSTEMS W/BOTH
    GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. MAKE EYEWASH STATIONS,
    WASHING FACILITIES & SAFETY SHOWERS AVAILABLE IN AREAS OF USE &
    HNDLG.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE WEARING
    IT AGAIN. CONTACT LENSES POSE A SPEC HAZ; SOFT LENSES MAY (ING 7)
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP:1.0 TORR @61.7 F. EXTING MEDIA:BUT A WATER SPRAY SHOULD BE USED TO
    COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTRS TO PVNT PRESS RUPTURE. EXPLO HAZ:SOURCE &
    FLASH BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE MATL. SPILL PROC:SMALL 
    SPILLS CAN BE ABSORBED W/VERMICULITE, PICKED UP W/NONSPARKING TOOLS
    & ALLOWED TO EVAP W/GOOD VENT OR IN (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:345F,174C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-21.5F,-30C
Vapor Pres:(SUP DATA)
Vapor Density:4.9
Spec Gravity:0.730
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.07 (BU AC=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; MILD ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON ODOR
    SIMILAR TO GASOLINE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOURCES OF IGNITION SUCH AS SPARKS, OPEN
    FLAME, EXCESSIVE HEAT & LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAN INCLUDE OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:BURN WASTE PROPERLY (IT HAS A LOW FLASH POINT)
    IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR. FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. EPA HAZ WASTE NO (40 CFR 261.21, IGNITABILITY):D001

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