BASF CORP -- LIMCO 99 ACRYLIC LACQUER MULTI PURPOSE THINNER FAST  -- 8010-00N054037
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LIMCO 99 ACRYLIC LACQUER MULTI PURPOSE THINNER FAST
MSDS Date:03/01/1993
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N054037
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BASF CORP
Address:6125 INDUSTRIAL PKWY
Box:2757
City:WHITEHOUSE
State:OH
ZIP:43571
Country:US
Info Phone Num:419-877-5308
Emergency Phone Num:800-532-4357;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:BASFC
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BASF CORP
Address:100 CHERRY HILL RD BLDG 119-2
City:RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
State:NC
ZIP:27709
Country:US
Phone:919-361-5300
CAGE:BASFC
Company Name:BASF CORPORATION
Address:1609 BIDDLE AVE
Box:City:WYANDOTTE
State:MI
ZIP:48192-3729
Country:US
Phone:313-246-6100
CAGE:05961

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

Ingred Name:ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL; (ISOPROPANOL)   (SARA III)
CAS:67-63-0
RTECS #:NT8050000
Fraction by Wt: 10-20%
OSHA PEL:400 PPM
ACGIH TLV:400 PPM;500 STEL

Ingred Name:ACETIC ACID, BUTYL ESTER; (N-BUTYL ACETATE)  (SARA III)
CAS:123-86-4
RTECS #:AF7350000
Fraction by Wt: 1-10%
OSHA PEL:150 PPM
ACGIH TLV:150 PPM;200 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:ACETIC ACID, PROPYL ESTER; (N-PROPYL ACETATE)
CAS:109-60-4
RTECS #:AJ3675000
Fraction by Wt: 1-10%
OSHA PEL:200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:200 PPM;250 STEL

Ingred Name:ACETONE  (SARA III)
CAS:67-64-1
RTECS #:AL3150000
Fraction by Wt: 35-45%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:750 PPM;1000 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:VM & P NAPHTHA
CAS:64742-89-8
Fraction by Wt: 10-20%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:TOLUENE  (SARA III)
CAS:108-88-3
RTECS #:XS5250000
Fraction by Wt: 10-20%
OSHA PEL:200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:50 PPM, S
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPONENT LESS WATER AND EXEMPT SOLVENT:
    6.6 LB/GAL (791 G/L).
RTECS #:9999999VO
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:HARMFUL/FATAL. PETRO DISTILS:THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS
    OF KIDNEY DMG & KIDNEY/LIVER TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:WHEN OVEREXP TO PETRO DISTILS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN
    OBSERVED IN MAN. ING 1:CHRONIC EXPOS MAY RSLT IN DERM. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:ANIMAL STUDIES INDICATE THAT CHRONIC OVEREXP TO VAPS
    MAY CAUSE REVERSIBLE LIVER EFTS. ING 2:PRLNG/RPTD (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:SKIN CONT MAY RSLT IN DRYNESS/DERM. VAPS ARE ALSO
    IRRIT TO EYES & RESP TRACT. INHAL OF VAPS MAY RLST IN (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:HDCH, DIZZ, NAUS, IRRIT OF RESP TRACT & CNS DEPRESS.
    ING 3:RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT MAY RSLT IN DERM, INCL (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:DEFAT & CRACKING. VAPS ARE IRRIT TO EYES, RESP TRACT
    & MUC MEMBS. INHAL OVEREXP MAY RSLT IN CNS DEPRESS (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:INCL HDCH, NAUS, VOMIT & DIZZ. PULM EDEMA MAY ALSO
    OCCUR. READILY ABSORBED THRU LUNGS & GI TRACT. INGEST (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:MAY RSLT IN GASTRIC DISTURBS. ING 4:SYMPS OF ACUTE
    INTOX INCL CNS EFTS SUCH AS SALIVATION, LACRIM, GIDD, (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:ATAXIA, TWITCHING & CONVLS. MALE MICE & RATS WERE
    EXPOS FOR 3 HRS DAILY TO 19,000 PPM FOR 5 DAYS/WK FOR 8(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:WKS. GRPS OF EACH SPECIES WERE SACRIFICED AFTER 2, 4
    & 8 WKS EXPOS & 2 WKS POST-EXPOS. CHEM INDEXES DID (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:NOT SHOW ACUTE INJURY/RESIDUAL ORG DMG AT ANY
    SACRIFICE TIME; ALTHOUGH BODY WT WAS DEPRESSED. CATS EXPOS (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:RPTDLY TO 1265-2110 PPM BY INHAL HAD NO ILL EFTS
    OTHER THAN SLIGHT EYE & NOSE IRRIT. LIVER & KIDNEY DMG (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:MAY OCCUR DUE TO OVEREXP. ING 6:SEV INHAL OVEREXP
    MAY CAUSE DEATH BY PARAL OF RESP TRACT. ASPIR INTO (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:LUNGS CAN CAUSE CHEM PNEUM. ING IS SKIN ABSORBED.
    RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT MAY RSLT IN IRRIT, DEFAT & DERM. (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:CHRONIC OVEREXP MAY RSLT IN LIVER & KIDNEY DMG.
    ANIMAL STUDIES INDICATE THAT ING IS EMBRYOTOXIC & (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:TERATOGENIC WHEN ADMIN AT HIGH DOSES. NOTE:TOLUENE
    APPEARS ON NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPRO HAZS. SEEK (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS
    CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS INFO .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:NECESSARY TO PRODUCE EXPLO/FIRE. MECH (GEN):GENERAL
    MECHANICAL VENT SHOULD COMPLY W/OSHA 1910.94.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:ANESTH. IRRIT OF RESP
    TRACT/ACUTE NERV SYS DEPRESS. OVEREXP MAY RSLT IN HDCH & NAUS POSS
    FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. INGEST:GI IRRIT INCL VOMIT CAN
    OCCUR. ASPIR OF MATL INTO LUNGS M AY RSLT IN CHEM PNEUM WHICH CAN
    BE FATAL. SKIN CONT MAY RSLT IN IRRIT & ABSORPTION THRU SKIN. EYE
    CONT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MAY RSLT IN IRRIT & ABSORPTION THRU
    SKIN. EYE CONT WILL IRRIT. CHRONIC:SOME REPORTS HAVE ASSOC RPTD,
    PRLNG OVEREXP TO SOLVS W/PERM CNS CHANGES. MISUSE BY CONC &
    INHALING CONTENTS MAY BE HARMF UL/FATAL. ORG SOLVS(GEN):DERM UPON
    RPTDSKIN CONT MAY RSLT DUE TO DEFAT ACTION. REPORTS HAVE ASSOC
    RPTD, PRLNG (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA IS AVAILABLE WHICH
    ADDRESSES MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS BEING
    AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:INHAL:RESTORE BREATHING. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM &
    QUIET. NOTIFY MD. EYE:FLUSH IMMEDIATELY W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
    RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. TAKE TO MD FOR DEFINITIVE
    MEDICAL TREATMEN T. SKIN:CLEAN & WASH AFFECTED AREA W/WATER.
    CONSULT MD. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:<5F,<-15C
Lower Limits:1%
Upper Limits:13%
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    WATER SPRAY MAY BE INEFT. IF WATER IS USED, FOG NOZZ ARE PREF.
    WATER MAY BE USED TO COOL CLSD CNTNRS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. AVOID HEAT, OPEN
    FLAMES, STATIC ELEC, ELEC EQUIP & SPKS. CLSD CNTNRS MAY EXPLODE
    WHEN EXPOS TO EXTREME HEAT. APPLICATION TO HOT(SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES OF
    IGNITION. AVOID PROLONGED BREATHING OF VAPORS. CONFINE SPILL
    W/INERT ABSORBENT & CLEAN UP W/SPARK-PROOF TOOLS. REPORT TO
    APPROPRIATE AGENCIES IF REPORTAB LE QUANTITIES HAVE BEEN SPILLED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE >120F. WHEN STORING LARGE
    QUANTITIES, STORE IN BUILDING DESIGNED & PROTECTED AGAINST
    FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.
Other Precautions:USE STATIC LINES WHEN MIXING & TRANSFERRING MATERIAL.
    DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO FREE FALL MORE THAN 5 INCHES. DO NOT TAKE
    INTERNALLY.

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

Respiratory Protection:DO NOT FLAME CUT, WELD/BRAZE ON COATED METAL
    W/OUT NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD TC23C RESP. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD TC23C
    CHEM/MECH TYPE FILTER SYSTEM TO REMOVE COMBINATION OF PARTICLES,
    GAS & VAPS. USE NIOSH/MSHA	APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESP IF NEC.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST:USE ADEQ VENT IN VOL & PATTERN TO KEEP TWA'S &
    STEL'S BELOW REC LEVELS & FLAMM LIMS IN AIR BELOW LEVEL(ING 25)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:PREVENT PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT TO
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO PVNT PRESS BUILD-UP DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. EXPLO
    HAZ:SURFS REQS SPECIAL PRECS. DURING EMER SITUATIONS, OVEREXP TO
    DECOMP PRODS MAY CAUSE HLTH HAZ W/NO SYMPS IMMED APPARENT. OBTAIN
    MED  ATTN. EFTS OF OVEREXP:OVEREXP TO SOLVSW/CHANGES IN BRAIN &
    CNS. MISUSE BY CONC & INHALING CONTENTS MAY BE (ING 8)

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

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>133F,>56C
Vapor Pres:106.02@68F
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:0.79 
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID; AROMATIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACID, ALKALIES & OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAMES, ELECTRICAL & STATIC
    DISCHARGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:UNKNOWN OTHER THAN CO*2 & POSSIBLY CO
    & CARBON SMOKE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS. LAND FILL OR INCINERATE IN APPROVED FACILITY BY
    LICENSED CONTRACTOR. DO NOT INCINERATE IN CLOSED CONTAINER.

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