MONTEREY CHEMICAL CO -- MONTAR -- 6850-00N057378 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MONTAR
MSDS Date:12/03/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N057378
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MONTEREY CHEMICAL CO
Address:5150 N SIXTH ST SUITE 150
Box:5317
City:FRESNO
State:CA
ZIP:93755
Country:US
Info Phone Num:209-225-4770
Emergency Phone Num:209-225-4770
CAGE:MXNTE
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MONTEREY CHEMICAL CO
Address:5150 N SIXTH ST SUITE 150
Box:5317
City:FRESNO
State:CA
ZIP:93755
Country:US
Phone:209-225-4770/209-431-7390
CAGE:MXNTE

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

Ingred Name:ARSINE OXIDE, DIMETHYLHYDROXY-, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM
    CACODYLATE) (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:124-65-2
RTECS #:CH7700000
Fraction by Wt: 23.4%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:ARSINE OXIDE, DIMETHYLHYDROXY-; (DIMETHYLARSINIC ACID)
    (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:75-60-5
RTECS #:CH7525000
Fraction by Wt: 4.0%
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG (AS)/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG (AS)/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:ARSENIC; (TOTAL ARSENIC, AS ELEMENTAL, ALL IN WATER SOLUBLE
    FORM) (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-38-2
RTECS #:CG0525000
Fraction by Wt: 13.13%
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1018
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3, A1
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL,RAT):1080-3650 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:MILD IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE REDNESS.
    SKIN:MILD IRRITANT, ESPECIALLY FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE. MAY CAUSE
    REDNESS. INGESTION:MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, STUPOR, STOMACH
    CRAMPS, CONVULSIONS. INHAL:NO NE EXPECTED BUT INHALATION OF AEROSOL
    MIST MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SALTY
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ARSENIC:IARC MONOGRAPH, SUPP, VOL 7, PG
    100, 1987:GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:KNOWN TO BE
    (SUP DAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:TASTE, BURNING IN THE THROAT,
    GARLICKY BREATH, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. CALL
    MD IF IRRIT PERSISTS. SKIN:WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE. SEE MD IF SIGNS OF IRRIT.
    INGEST:IF CONSC IOUS & ALERT, ADMIN 2 LG GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE
    VOMIT FOLLOWED BY SALINE CATHARTIC, SUCH AS SODIUM SULFATE.
    DIMERCAPROL IS SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. CALL MD IMMED FOR TREATMENT OF
    ARSENIC (SUPP DATA)

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

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . DOES NOT
    BURN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT PRODUCT FROM ENTERING DRINKING WATER
    SUPPLIES OR STREAMS. COLLECT LIQUID OR SOLIDIFY LIQUID WITH
    ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PACKAGE FOR DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO LOCAL,
    STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN ORIGINAL PLASTIC OR STEEL
    CONTAINER AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 40F. DO NOT STORE IN CONTACT WITH
    ALUMINUM, ZINC OR GALVANIZED METALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE NEAR FOOD OR FEEDS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
    CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NEEDED. IF SPECIFIC USE GENERATES
    AN AEROSOL MIST OR RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:RECOMMENDED BUT NO TLV ESTABLISHED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH
    MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . IMPERVIOUS CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER
    HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
% VOLAT:67 (H*2O). EXPLAN OF CARCIN:CARCINOGENIC. CFR VOL 29, PG
    1910.1018, 1987:OSHA CANCER HAZARD. HUMAN:LUNG, BLOOD.  FIRST AID
    PROC:POISONING. INHALATION:IF ADVERSE SYMPTOMS ARE EXPERIENCED,
    MOVE  TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT, SEE MD. EYE
    PROT:AND FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD .

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:219F,104C
Vapor Pres:15
Spec Gravity:1.23-1.28
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.7 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, AMBER LIQUID, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH METALLIC SALTS MAY CAUSE PRECIPITATION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STRONG REDUCING AGENTS SUCH AS ALUMINUM,
    ZINC, GALVANIZED METALS, SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTION WITH REDUCING AGENTS MAY
    RELEASE ARSINE GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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