EI DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO INC -- 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-P-CRESOL  -- 6810-00N066756
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-P-CRESOL
MSDS Date:07/01/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N066756
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:EI DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO INC
Address:331 TREBLE COVE RD
City:NORTH BILLERICA
State:MA
ZIP:01862
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-667-9538
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:EO716
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS AND CO INC MEDICAL PRODUCTS DEPT
Address:BARLEY MILL PLZ
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19880-0024
Country:US
Phone:302-772-5163
CAGE:63404
Company Name:EI DUPONT DE NEMOURS CO/AUTOMOTIVE PRODS
Address:1007 MARKET ST
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:(800) 441-7515
CAGE:EO716

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

Ingred Name:P-CRESOL, 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-; (2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-P-CRESOL)
CAS:128-37-0
RTECS #:GO7875000
Fraction by Wt: 100.0%
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:IF PERSON IS CONSCIOUS &
    NOT CONVULSING, INDUCE EMESIS BY GIVING SYRUP OF (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:IPECAC FOLLOWED BY WATER. (IF VOMIT OCCURS KEEP HEAD
    BELOW HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR). REPEAT IN 20 MINS IF NOT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:EFTIVE INITIALLY. GIVE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. IN
    PATIENTS W/DEPRESSED RESP/IF EMESIS IS NOT PRDCED, PERFORM (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:GASTRIC LAVAGE CAUTIOUSLY (DREISBACH, HANDBOOK OF
    POISONING, 12TH ED.). TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:SUPPORTIVELY. GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY
    QUALIFIED MED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ANTIDOTE:(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE HAS BEEN REC. HOWEVER, DECISION AS
    TO WHETHER SEVERITY OF POIS REQS ADMIN OF ANY (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:ANTIDOTE & ACTUAL DOSE REQ SHOULD BE MADE BY
    QUALIFIED MED PERS. WHEN METHEMOGLOBIN CONC IS OVER 25-40% (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:OR IN PRESENCE OF SYMPS, GIVE METHYLENE BLUE, 1%
    SOLN, 0.1 ML/KG INTRAVENOUSLY OVER 10-MIN PERIOD. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:CYANOSIS MAY DISAPPEAR W/IN MINS/PERSIST LONGER
    DEPENDING ON DEGREE OF METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. IV ADMIN OF (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:THERAPEUTIC DOSES OF METHYLENE BLUE MAY CAUSE RISE
    IN BLOOD PRESS, NAUS & DIZZ. LARGER DOSES (>500 MG) (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:CAUSE VOMIT, DIARR, CHEST PAIN, MENTAL CONFUSN,
    CYANOSIS & SWEATING. HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA HAS ALSO OCCURRED (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:SEVERAL DAYS AFTER ADMIN. THESE EFTS ARE TEMPORARY,
    & FATALITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. IF METHYLENE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:BLUE IS NOT AVAIL, GIVE ASCORBIC ACID, 1 GRAM SLOWLY
    INTRAVENOUSLY. W/OUT TREATMENT, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:LEVELS OF 20-30% REVERT TO NORMAL W/IN 3 DAYS
    (DREISBACH, HANDBOOD OF POISONING, 12 ED.). ANTIDOTE (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:SHOULD BE ADMININSTERED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
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:2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-P-CRESOL:ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE NAUS,
    VOMIT, FEVER, HDCH, HYPOTENSION, WEAK, FATG & IRRIT. SKIN CONT:MAY
    BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN, CAUSING HDCH, DIZZ, NAUS, VOMIT,
    FLUSHING, RAPID PUL SE & RESP, DROP IN BLOOD PRESS, & UNCON. EYE
    CONT:MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN & SEV IRRIT. INGEST:LG QTYS (EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:MAY CAUSE LOC BLANCHING, ERYTHEMA, &
    POSS CORROSION, PROFUSE SWEATING, INTENSE THIRST, NAUS, VOMIT,
    DIARR, CYANOSIS, HYPERACTIVITY, STUPOR, HYPOTENSION, HYPERAPNEA,
    ABDOM PAIN, HEMOLYSIS, CO NVULSIONS, COMA & PULM EDEMA FOLLOWED BY
    PNEUM ARE POSS. IF DEATH FROM RESP FAILURE IS NOT IMMED, JAUNDICE &
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES
    IMMED. WASH AF FECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE, OCCAS
    LIFTING (SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:261F,127C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
    ALCOHOL FOAM (1987 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.4).
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT  TO PROTECT AGAINST THE HAZARDOUS BYPRODUCTS
    OF COMBUSTION, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY AND TOXIC FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS:SWEEP UP INTO CONTAINER FOR
    RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. MINIMIZE DUSTING; WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE IF DUSTING IS A
    PROBLEM DURING CLEANUP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME, DIRECT
    HEAT AND MOISTURE. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR TO
    PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE IF DUSTING IS A PROBLEM DURING CLEANUP.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:OLIGURIA/ANURIA MAY OCCUR. REPRO EFTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN
    IN NEWBORN ANIMALS. CHRONIC:INHAL:MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT.
    SKIN:MAY CAUSE DERM. EYE:MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE MANY
    OF	THE SYMPS OF ACUTE EXPOS. FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LST 15 MIN). (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:509F,265C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:158F,70C
Vapor Pres:0.01 @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE-PALE YELLOW CRYSTALLINE SOLID, SLIGHT
    CRESYLIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS:FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STORE AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME, DIRECT HEAT
    AND MOISTURE. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .

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