*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED
    IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV.  AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO
    ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE ISRECOMMENDED.  ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A NIOSH
    APPROVED SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
    REQUIREMENTS.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .  UNIFORM AND PROTECTIVE SUIT ARE
    RECOMMENDED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: NOTES TO MD: IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, OXYGEN
    MAY BE ALL THAT IS NEEDED.IF PATIENT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO AMYL
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ACETONITRILE
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEVERAL HOURS MAY PASS BETWEEN
    EXPOSURE AND THE FIRST SIGNS OF SYMPTOMS DUE TO SLOW RELEASE OF
    CYANIDE.  REPRODUTIVE EFFECTS: IN TESTS WITH LABORATORY ANIMALS,
    EXPOSURE TO THIS CHEMICAL HAS CAUSED EMB RYONIC DEATH, FETAL DEATH,
    FETAL MALFORMATIONS, AND DAMAGE TO MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. 
    EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: INHALATION: HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIZZINESS, RAPID INEFFECTIVE BREATHING, LOW BL OOD PRESSURE,
    WEAKNESS, CONVULSIONS, CYANOSIS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PULMONARY EDEMA,
    AND MAY BE FATAL.  SKIN/EYE CONTACT: IRRITATION.  SKIN ABSORPTION:
    MAY BE HARMFUL.  (EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: INGESTION: CYANOSIS,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS,
    RAPID INEFFECTIVE BREATHING, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, GASTROINTESTINAL
    IRRITATION, CONVULSIONS, AND MA Y BE FATAL.  CHRONIC: CENTRAL
    NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, BLURRED VISION, LIVER DAMAGE, KIDNEY DAMAGE,
    ANEMIA, IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.  TARGET ORGANS: EYES,
    SKIN, LIVER, KIDNEYS, BLOOD, CARDIOVAS CULAR SYSTEM, CENTRAL
    NERVOUS SYSTEM, LUNGS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS,
    KIDNEY, LIVER, OR BLOOD DISORDERS, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE, SKIN
    DISORDERS, THYROID DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD.  KEEP CYANIDE ANTIDOTE KIT ON HAND AT ALL
    TIMES!  IF SWALLOWED, IF UNCON, BREAK AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN CLOTH &
    CONSCIOUSNESS RE TURNS, INDUCE VOMIT.  INHAL: BREAK AMYL NITRITE
    MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES.  WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
    DAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Lower Limits:4.4%
Extinguishing Media:USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. 
    (WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .  MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE
    WITHOUT RISK.  USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPS MAY FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANT
    IGNIT SOURCES & FLASH BACK.  CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY
    EXPLODE.  CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE.  TOXIC GASES
    PRODUCED: HYDROGEN CYANIDE,  OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON MONOXIDE,
    CARBON DIOXIDE.  NOT SENSITIVE TO MECH IMPACT.  SENSITIVE TO STATIC
    DISCHARGE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING.  SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING/FLAMES IN
    AREA.  STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK.  USE WATER SPRAY TO
    REDUCE VAPORS.  TAKE U P WITH SAND/OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT
    MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.  FLUSH AREA
    WITH WATER.  DO NOT ALLOW SPILL TO ENTER DRAINS, SEWER SYSTEM, OR
    NATURAL WATER SUPPLIES.
Neutralizing Agent:J. T. BAKER SOLUSORB(R) SOLVENT ABSORBENT IS
    RECOMMENDED FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:SAF-T-DATA STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED
    (FLAMMABLE).  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE IN A COOL, DRY,
    WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA.  DO NOT STORE IN
    DIRECT SUNLIGHT.  ISOLATE FROM I NCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:BOND AND GROUND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING LIQUID.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH ETHER-LIKE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION,
    SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CYANIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN,
    CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF
    IGNITION, SUNLIGHT.
*  Toxicological Information*
*  Ecological Information  *
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.  EPA HAZARDOUS
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:DOMESTIC (D.O.T.): PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
    INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.): PROPE R SHIPPING NAME: ACETONITRILE; HAZ
    SHIPPING INFO: SEGREGATE FROM STRONG ACIDS.  U.S. CUST OMS
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:ACUTE/CHRONIC/FLAMMABILITY: YES. 
    PRESSURE/REACTIVITY: NO.  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: NO. 
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY: YES.
State Regulatory Information:OTHER INFO: MODERATE DEGREES OF CYANOSIS
    NEED BE TREATED ONLY BY SUPPORTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS BED REST AND
    RECOVERY.  INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS A ND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS MAY BE
    INDICATED IN VERY SEVERE CIRCUMSTANCES.  MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
    PROVIDE PREPLACEMENT AND PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS WITH
    EMPHASIS ON KIDNEYS, LIVER, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,  CARDIOVASCULAR
    SYSTEM, AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
*  Other Information  *
