*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAMINATIONS LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED
    THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & MUST BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
    NIOSH AND MSHA. AT A NY DETECTABLE CONCENTRATION:ANY SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS THAT HAS A FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN A
    PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSIIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET THE PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE
    EXPLOSION-PROOF.
    PREVENT CONTACT.
    FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
    (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT ANY PSOSSIBILITY OF
    SKIN CONTACT. PROVIDE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER TO
    IMMEDIATE WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    INTENDED FOR LEGAL USE IN LABORATORIES AND MANUFACTURING
    ENVIRONMENTS.
*  Product Identification  *
    SCIENTIFIC
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:FORMALDEHYDE
Ingred Name:METHANOL
Ingred Name:WATER
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGESTION MAY CAUSE BURNS TO
    MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH. EXPOSURE CAUSES DEGENERATIVE CHANGES TO
    LIVER, HEART, BRAIN AND DAMAGE TO THE SPLEEN, PANCREAS, CNS &
    KIDNEYS. MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS & CNS DE PRAVATION. EFFECTS DUE TO
    INHALATION, SKIN & EYE CONTACT RANGE FROM IRRITATION OF SKIN, EYES
    & RESPIRATORY TRACT TO RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY TO SKIN ROUGHNESS.
    MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION RESPONSE. CHRONI C: REPEATES/PROLONGED
    EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE GI TRACT IRRITATION, VISUAL IMPAIRMENT,
    BLINDNESS, SYSTEMIC EFFECTS, DERMATITIS, CONJUNCTIVITIS, KIDNEY
    INJURY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS, PULMONARY SENSITIZA TION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE IS A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN
    (IARC & NTP). REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE INCREASES THE CANCER
    RISK.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE: BURNING OF MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH.
    DIFFICULTY BREATHING, DISCOLORATION OF SKIN. FIRST DEGREE
    BURS/REDDENING OF SKIN. CHRONIC: SECOND DEGREE BURNS (BLISTERS).
    HEADACHES, ITCHING, RASH, STOMACH  ACHE, LOSS OF CONCENTRATION,
    MOOD ALTERATIONS, MENSTRUAL DISORDERS IN WOMEN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALED-REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING
    STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING DIFFICULT, GIVE
    OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE-FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER ,
    ATTENTION. SKIN-QUICKLY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. IMMEDIATELY
    WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH LOTS OF WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INGESTED- IND UCE VOMITING BY GIVING 2 GLASSES WATER &
    STICKING FINGERS DOWN THROAT. KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS.
    NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL
    PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Lower Limits:7
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. LARGER FIRES: WATER SPRAY, FOG, REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE IF IT CAN BE DONE
    WITHOUT RISK. APPLY WATER TO COOL CONTAINERS. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
    WATER MAY BE USED TO FLUSHSPILLS AWAY AND TO DILUTE SPILLS TO
    NON-FLAMMABLE MIXTURES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE EXPLOSIVE AND EXTREMELY TOXIC.
    FORMALDEHYDE DECOMPOSES IN HEAT OF FIRE RELEASING TOXIC FORMIC
    ACID.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE & DENY ENTRY. REMOVE SOURCES OF
    IGNITION. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF IT CAN BE
    DONE WITHOUT RISK. DON RESPIRATOR. VENTILATE THE AREA OF SPILL OR
    LEAK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUC E VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER
    ABSORBEN MATERIAL & PLACE INTO SEALED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. FOR
    A VERY LARGE SPILL CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
    HEIGHTS IN THE NFPA MANUAL OR BOCA CODES. STORE AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARK S & FLAME. USE
    ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED AND IN AN
    UPRIGHT POSITION.
    AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHES. AVOIR BREATHING MIST OR
    VAPOR. AVOID OVERHEATING OF CONTAINERS. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF
    WATER SOURCES.WSAH T HOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTAINERS MAY
    RUPTURE VIOLENTLY IN HEAT OF FIRE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F4
pH:2.8-4.0
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH PUNGENT ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG BASES, METALS, METAL OXIDES. OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:N/PWHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION
    FORMALDEHYDE EMITS ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:KEEP AWAY FROM ACTIVE ORGANIC
    MATERIALS SUCH AS PHENOL AS WILL POLYMERIZE WITH SUDDEN PRESSURE
    DEVELOPMENT.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:OSHA CARCINOGEN, ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN
    (NTP); HUMAN LIMITED EVIDENCE, ANIMAL SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE (IARC
    GROUP 2A). EPIDEMOLOGICAL STUDIES AND CASE REPORTS INDICATE AN
    EXCESS OCCURRANCE OF A NUMB ER OF CANCERS. BUT EVIDENCE FOR
    FORMALDEHYDE IS STRONGEST FOR NASAL & NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER. A
    SIGNIFIGANT INCIDENCE OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF NSAL CAVITY WAS
    INDUCED IN RATS EXPOSED TO FORMALDEHY DE GAS.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:FORMLDEHYDE HAS HIGH ACUTE TOXICITY TO AQUATIC LIFE.
    INSUFFICIENT DATA ARE AVAILABLE TO EVALUATE OR PREDICT  THE
    SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF PLANTS, BIRDS, OR LAND ANIMALS. CHRONIC
    EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE SHORT ENED LIFESPAN, REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS,
    LOWER FERTILITY AND CHANGES IN APPEARANCE OR BEHAVIOR. CHRONIC
    EFFECTS CAN BE SEEN LONG AFTER FIRST EXPOSURE TO A TOXIC CHEMICAL.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:THE UNUSED PRODUCT IS A RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE IF
    SOLVENT, THE APPROPRIATE SPENT SOLVENT CODE SHOULD BE USED. 
    DISPOSAL MUST BE IAW ST ANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS,
    CORROSIVE. EXCEPTION 1 LITER OR LESS (LTD QTY). PACKAGING
*  Regulatory Information  *
    REPORTING.
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY.
State Regulatory Information:NJ-RTK: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
