BETZDEARBORN INC -- SPECTRUS NX122  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SPECTRUS NX122
MSDS Date:09/24/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BETZDEARBORN INC
Address:4636 SOMERTON ROAD
City:TREVOSE
State:PA
ZIP:19053
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-355-3300
Emergency Phone Num:800-877-1940
CAGE:24774
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BETZDEARBORN INC.
Address:4636 SOMERTON ROAD
Box:City:TREVOSE
State:PA
ZIP:19053
Country:US
Phone:215-355-3300
CAGE:24774

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

Ingred Name:C12-16-ALKYLBENZYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDES
CAS:68424-85-1
RTECS #:UZ2995000

Ingred Name:1,3-PROPANEDIOL, 2-BROMO-2-NITRO-
CAS:52-51-7
RTECS #:TY3385000
Minumum % Wt:2.
Maxumum % Wt:5.

Ingred Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
OSHA PEL:1900 MG/M3;1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1880 MG/M3;1000 PPM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 1,260 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE TO EYES & SKIN. INHALATION:
    IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL
    IRRITATION. PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION,
    PRIMARY IRRITANT DERMATITIS, TISSU E NECROSIS/TOXICITY TO THE LIVER
    & KIDNEY. MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS/TISSUE ULCERATION
    W/SUBSEQUENT SCARRING.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, BURNS

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

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF SOAP SOLUTION/WATER FOR 15
    MINS. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MNINS. INHALATION:
    REMOVE FROM CONTAMINATED AREA. APPLY NECESSARY FIRST AID TREATMENT.
    INGESTION:	DON'T FEED ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSIVE.
    DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE CONTENTS OF STOMACH USING 3-4 GLASSES
    OF MILK/WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>93.3C, 200.F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM/WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACE-PIECE TYPE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CORROSIVE TO SKIN, TOXIC.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
    CONTAIN & ABSORB ON ABSORBENT MATERIAL. PLACE IN WASTE DISPOSAL
    CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA W/WATER. WET AREA MAY BE SLIPPERY. SPREAD
    SAND/GRIT.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:ACIDIC. CORROSIVE. DON'T MIX
    W/ALKALINE MATERIAL. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
    PROTECT FROM FREEZING.
Other Precautions:CORROSIVE TO SKIN & EYES.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/ORGANIC VAPOR
    CARTRIDGES & DUST/MIST PREFILTERS. USE RESPIRATORS W/IN USE
    LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED W/THE EQUIPMENT/ELSE USE SUPPLIED AIR
    RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN AIR CONTAMINANTS BELOW
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:GAUNTLET TYPE NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASH OFF AFTER EACH USE. REPLACE AS NECESSARY.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:=-3.3C, 26.F
Vapor Pres:18
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:1.021
pH:1.9
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:(ETHER=1): <1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO YELLOW LIQUID W/SLIGHT ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES/STRING OXIDIZERS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION/DESTRUCTIVE
    FIRES: ELEMENTAL OXIDES

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CORROSIVE

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:BIODEGRADATION: COD = 68; TOC = 84; BOD-5 8. AQUATIC:FATHEAD
    MINNOW 96 HR STATIC RENEWAL BIOASSAY LC50 5.3 MG/L. DAPHNIA MAGNA
    48 HR STATIC RENEWAL BIOASSAY LC50 0.25 MG/L. MYSID SHRIMP 96 HR
    STATIC R ENEWAL BIOASSAY LC50 1.2 MG/L. MENIDIA BERYLLINA 96 HR
    STATIC RENEWAL BIOASSAY LC50 6.8 MG/L.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WATER CONTAMINATED W/THIS PRODUCT MAY BE SENT TO
    A SANITARY SEWER TREATMENT FACILITY IAW/ANY LOCAL AGREEMENT, A
    PERMITTED WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY/DISCHARGED UNDER A PERMIT.
    PRODUCT AS IS-DISPOSED OF  IN APPROVED PESTICIDE FACILITY/ACCORDING
    TO LABEL INSTRUCTIONS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, ST ATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD: CORROSIVE TO SKIN, TOXIC. UN2922.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA 313: CAS 52-51-7. SARA 312: IMMEDIATE
    (ACUTE), DELAYED (CHRONIC). SARA 302: NONE.
Federal Regulatory Information:NFPA HEALTH = 3; FIRE = 1; REACTIVITY =
    0; SPECIAL = DOT CORROSIVE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT = D.
State Regulatory Information:PLEASE BE ADVISED; HOWEVER THAT STATE &
    LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL MAY BE MORE
    RESTRICTIVE/OTHERWISE DIFFIERENT FROM FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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