*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:SELECT NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE USING NIOSH POCKET
    GUIDE TO CHEMICAL HAZARDS. SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS
    RECOMMENDED FOR MOST CAS ES.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET THE PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIP.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
    ANY POSSIBLITY OF SKIN CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING OR
    SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS METHANOL WHICH MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS AND/OR DEATH
    IF INGESTED.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Fraction by Wt: 0.4% W/V
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:WATER
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: MAY CAUSE TISSUE
    DAMAGE AND SERIOUS RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY. SKIN: MAY CAUSE BURNS.
    EYES: MAY CAUSE PROFUSE LACRIMATION AND OCULAR DAMAGE. INGESTION:
    MAY CAUSE BURNING IN THE MOUTH  AND ESOPHAGUS. MAY CAUSE LIVER AND
    KIDNEY DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE DEATH FROM CIRCULATORY FAILURE. CHRONIC:
    AS THOSE OF ACUTE.
    PPM(FORMALIN)INDUCED NASAL CAVITY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN RATS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE EYE, NOSE & THROAT
    IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, BURNING OF THE NOSE
    & THROAT; OR EVEN PULMONARY EDEMA AND PNEUMONITIS. SKIN & EYES:
    IRRITATION, SENSITIZATION DE RMATITIS, LOSS OF VISION. INGESTION:
    JAUNDICE, ALBUMINURIA, HEMATURIA, ANURIA AND ACIDOSIS. MAY CAUSE
    DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF SKIN OR
    EYE DISORDERS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE. PERSONS WITH
    LIVER, KIDNEY AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY ALSO BE AT INCREASED
    RISK.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS
    STOPPED, GIVE CPR. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP &
    WATER. GETMEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH
    ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:7.0
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:**NFPA CLASS II** COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF
    FIRE MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
    APPLY UNIVERSAL GELLING AGENT TO IMMOBILIZE SPILL AS REQUIRED.
    VENTILATE AND EVACUATE AREA. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
    NEUTRALIZE & WASH RESIDUE  WITH WATER. PLACE INTO DISPOSAL
    CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:CEMENT POWDER OR FLY ASH
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
    USE. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAMES. CONTAINER
    MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. VAPOR EXPLOSION HAZARD INDOORS,
    OUTDOORS OR IN SEWERS. RUN-OFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR
    EXPLOSION HAZARD.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F5
pH:2.8-4
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID;COLORLESS;PUNGENT ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.FORMALDEHYDE IS A REDUCING AGENT(REACTS
    W/ALKALI,NITROMETHANE,PERROXYFORMIC ACID,MG CARBONATE).
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE.RECTION
    WITH HYDROCHLORIC ACIDS YIELD HIGHLY TOXIC BIS(CHLOROMETHYL)ETHER.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MAY UNDERGO A NON-HAZARDOUS
    SELF-POLYMERIZATION TO FORM PARAFORMALDEHYDE WHICH PRECIPITATES OUT
    OF SOLUTION.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS. INCINERATION RECOMMENDED.
