Material Safety Data Sheet


SECTION I - Material Identity
SECTION II - Manufacturer's Information
SECTION III - Physical/Chemical Characteristics
SECTION IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
SECTION V - Reactivity Data
SECTION VI - Health Hazard Data
SECTION VII - Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
SECTION VIII - Control Measures
SECTION IX - Label Data
SECTION X - Transportation Data
SECTION XI - Site Specific/Reporting Information
SECTION XII - Ingredients/Identity Information



SECTION I - Material Identity
Item Name                               
Part Number/Trade Name                   STA-PUT (R) DRIFT RETARDANT
National Stock Number                    6840PSTAPUT
CAGE Code                                89524
Part Number Indicator                    A
MSDS Number                              189796
HAZ Code                                 B


SECTION II - Manufacturer's Information
Manufacturer Name                        NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY
Street                                   ONE NALCO CENTER
City                                     NAPERVILLE
State                                    IL
Country                                  US
Zip Code                                 60563-1198
Emergency Phone                          800-424-9300 CHEMTREC
Information Phone                        630-305-1000

MSDS Preparer's Information
Date MSDS Prepared/Revised               27NOV00
Active Indicator                         Y

Alternate Vendors


SECTION III - Physical/Chemical Characteristics
Appearance/Odor                          MILKY WHITE LIQUID WITH ALCOHOLIC ODOR
Boiling Point                            212F/100C
Melting Point                            NR
Specific Gravity                         1.04
Solubility in Water                      COMPLETE
Chemical pH                              7-8
Container Type                           R
Container Pressure Code                  1
Temperature Code                         4
Product State Code                       L


SECTION IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
Flash Point                              120
Flash Point Method                       PMCC
Lower Explosion Limit                    NR
Upper Explosion Limit                    NR
Extinguishing Media                      ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY POWDER. OTHER EXTINGUISHING AGENT SUITABLE FOR CLASS B FIRES. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG, THOROUGHLY DRENCHING THE BURNING MATERIAL. KEEP CONTAINERS COOL BY SPRAYING WITH WATER 
Special Fire Fighting Procedures         IN CASE OF FIRE, WEAR A FULL FACE POSITIVE-PRESSURE SCBA AND PROTECTIVE SUIT 
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazards           COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID; MAY FORM COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES AT OR ABOVE THE FLASH POINT. MAY EVOLVE OXIDES OF CARBON (COX), OXIDE OF NITROGEN (NOX), OXIDES OF SULFUR (SOX) UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. EMPTY PRODUCT CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, HEAT, WELD, OR EXPOSE CONTAINERS TO FLAME OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION 


SECTION V - Reactivity Data
Stability                                YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid            HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION INCLUDING STATIC DISCHARGES
Materials to Avoid                       STRONG OXIDIZERS (EG CHLORINE, PEROXIDES. CHROMATES, NITRIC ACID, PERCHLORATE, CONCENTRATED OXYGEN, PERMANGANATE) MAY GENERATE HEAT, FIRES, EXPLOSIONS AND OR TOXIC VAPORS 
Hazardous Decomposition Products         UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS: OXIDES OF CARBON ,OXIDES OF NITROGEN, OXIDES OF SULFUR 
Hazardous Polymerization                 NO
Polymerization Conditions to Avoid       WILL NOT OCCUR


SECTION VI - Health Hazard Data
Route of Entry: Skin                     YES
Route of Entry: Ingestion                YES
Route of Entry: Inhalation               YES
Health Hazards - Acute and Chronic       [EYE] MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH PROLONGED CONTACT. [SKIN] MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH PROLONGED CONTACT. [INGEST] NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. THERE MAY BE IRRITATION TO THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT WITH NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [INHAL] PROLONGED INHALATION OF VAPORS AND OR MISTS MAY BE HARMFUL. PRODUCT MIST OR VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DROWSINESS, STUPOR OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS. MAY CAUSE NARCOSIS. A SINGLE BRIEF INHALATION EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE SERIOUS EFFECTS 
Carcinogenity: NTP                       NO
Carcinogenity: IARC                      NO
Carcinogenity: OSHA                      NO
Explanation of Carcinogenity             NONE
Symptoms of Overexposure                 [INHAL] HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS CAN CAUSE NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, VOMITING, STUPOR OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS. FREQUENT OR PROLONGED CONTACT WITH PRODUCT MAY DEFAT AND DRY THE SKIN, LEADING TO DISCOMFORT AND DERMATITIS 
Medical Cond. Aggrevated by Exposure     A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT IDENTIFY ANY WORSENING OF EXISTING CONDITIONS 
Emergency/First Aid Procedures           [EYE] IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYE WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, REPEAT FLUSHING. GET IMMEDIATE MED ATTEN. [SKIN] IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, SEEK MED ADVICE. [INGEST] DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. IF CONSCIOUS, WASHOUT MOUTH AND GIVE WATER TO DRINK. GET MED ATTENTION. [INHAL] REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. GET MED ATTENTION. [NOTE] PHYSICIAN'S JUDGE MENT SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL SYMPTOMS AND CLINICAL CONDITION 


SECTION VII - Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
Steps if Material Released/Spilled       SOAK UP SPILL WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL. PLACE RESIDUES IN A SUITABLE, COVERED, PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINER. WASH AFFECTED. [LARGE] CONTAIN LIQUID USING ABSORBENT MATERIAL, BY DIGGING TRENCHES OR BY DIKING. RECLAIM INTO RECOVERY OR SALVAGE DRUMS OR TANK TRUCK FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH SITE OR SPILLAGE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. CONTACT AN APPROVED WASTE HAULER FOR DISPSAL OF CONTAMINATED RECOVERED MATERIAL. DISPOSE OF MATERIAL IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS INDICATED 
Neutralizing Agent                       NR
Waste Disposal Method                    HAZARDOUS WASTES MUST BE TRANSPORTED BY A LICENSED HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER AND DISPOSED OF OR TREATED IN A PROPERLY LICENSED HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, DISPOSAL OR RECYCLING FACILITY. CONSULT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 
Handling and Storage Precautions         AVOID EYE AND SKIN CONTACT. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS/GASES/DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. HAVE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT (FOR FIRES, SPILLS, LEAKS, ETC) READILY AVAILABLE. ENSURE ALL CONTAINERS ARE LABELLED. KEEP THE CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE 
Other Precautions                        USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT USE IN LOCATIONS WHERE VAPOR IS LIKELY TO TRAVEL TO WELDING FLAMES OR ARCS OR TO OTHER HOT SURFACES. VAPORS ARE MUCH HEAVIER THAN AIR, THIS CAN RESULT IN UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION 


SECTION VIII - Control Measures
Respiratory Protection                   WEAR AN ORGANIC VAPOR/MIST RESPIRATOR WHEN SPRYAING. IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY OR PLANNED ENTRY INTO UNKNOWN CONCENTRATIONS A POSITIVE PRESSURE, FULL-FACEPIECE SCBA SHOULD BE USED 
Ventilation                              LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
Protective Gloves                        PVC GLOVES
Eye Protection                           WEAR CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment               KEEP EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND SAFETY SHOWER AVAILABLE
Work Hygenic Practices                   LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING


SECTION IX - Label Data
Protect Eye                              YES
Protect Skin                             YES
Protect Respiratory                      YES
Chronic Indicator                        YES
Contact Code                             SLIGHT
Fire Code                                UNKNOWN
Health Code                              UNKNOWN
React Code                               UNKNOWN
Specific Hazard and Precaution           TARGET ORGANS: SKIN


SECTION X - Transportation Data
Container Quantity                       2.5
Unit of Measure                          GL


SECTION XI - Site Specific/Reporting Information
Volatile Organic Compounds (P/G)         .4337
Volatile Organic Compounds (G/L)         51.9741


SECTION XII - Ingredients/Identity Information
Ingredient #                             01
Ingredient Name                          2-PROPANOL (1-5%)
CAS Number                               67630
Proprietary                              NO
Percent                                  5