*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN A VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:EXHAUST VENTILATION SUFFICIENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE
    CONCENTRATIONS BELOW RESPECTIVE TLV'S.
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS NECESSARY TO
    PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. AN EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER SHOULD BE
    AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
    BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:BALSAM, SYNTHETIC, NEUTRAL IN XYLENE
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER PICCIRILLI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:XYLENES (O-,M-,P- ISOMERS)(SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES. LIQUID INGESTION MAY RESULT IN VOMITING. MAY
    CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
    OVEREXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO CENTRAL NERVOUS  SYSTEM DEPRESSION.
    ASPIRATION HAZARD--MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA AND PULMONARY
    EDEMA/HEMORRHAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
    CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
    CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION, GI TRACT
    IRRITATION, VOMITING, SKIN IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, HEADACHES, LOSS
    OF CONSCIOUSNESS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, EYE IRRITATION, CHEMICAL
    PNEUMONIA, PULMONARY EDEMA/HEMORRH AGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
    WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INH ALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF OCCURS,
    KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. COOL TANKS AND
    CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE
    DANGEROUS FUMES AND HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. CAN REACT
    VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERRIALS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION (FLAME, SPARK
    SOURCES, HOT SURFACES). VENTILATE AREA. CONTAIN AND REMOVE WITH
    VERMICULITE, SAWDUST, PAPER, ETC.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM FLAME OR SPARKS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
    KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION OF VAPOR, MISTS OR FUMES. REMOVE AND
    WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG,
    FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F4
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:0.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.7 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOWISH TO GREENISH, VISCID, TRANSPARENT,
    SLIGHTLY FLUORESCENT LIQUID, AROMAT
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, SMOKE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
    LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
