N-HEXANE HXA

1 N-HEXANEHXACAUTIONARY RESPONSE INFORMATIONC ommon Synonyms Watery liquid Colorless Gasoline-like odorFloats on water. Flammable, irritating vapor is people contact with liquid and off ignition sources and call fire upwind and use water spray to ``knock down'' local health and pollution control water along vapor trail may may explode if ignited in an enclosed with dry chemical, foam, or carbon may be ineffective on exposed containers with FOR MEDICAL to nose and inhaled, will cause coughing or to fresh breathing has stopped, give artificial breathing is difficult, give to skin and swallowed, will cause nausea or contaminated clothing and affected areas with plenty of IN EYES.

2 Hold eyelids open and flush with plenty of SWALLOWED and victim is CONSCIOUS, have victim drink wateror NOT INDUCE of low concentrations on aquatic life is to be dangerous if it enters water local health and wildlife operators of nearby water CORRECTIVE RESPONSE ACTIONSStop dischargeContainCollection Systems: SkimChemical and Physical Treatment: BurnSalvage waterfowl2. CHEMICAL CG Compatibility Group: 31; Formula: CH3(CH2) IMO/UN Designation: DOT ID No.: CAS Registry No.: NAERG Guide No.: Standard Industrial Trade Classification:511143. HEALTH Personal Protective Equipment: Eye protection (like gasoline).

3 Symptoms Following Exposure: INHALATION causes irritation of respiratory tract, cough, milddepression, cardiac arrhythmias. ASPIRATION causes severe lung irritation, coughing, pulmonaryedema; excitement followed by depression. INGESTION causes nausea, vomiting, swelling ofabdomen, headache, Treatment of Exposure: Call a doctor. INHALATION: maintain respiration; give oxygen if : enforce bed rest; give oxygen if needed. INGESTION: do NOT induce OR EYES: wipe off; wash skin with soap and water; wash eyes with copious amounts TLV-TWA: 50 TLV-STEL: Not TLV-Ceiling: Not Toxicity by Ingestion: Very Toxicity by Inhalation: Currently not Chronic Toxicity: Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Vapors are nonirritating to the eyes and Liquid or Solid Characteristics: No appreciable hazard.

4 Practically harmless to the Odor Threshold: Currently not IDLH Value: 1,100 OSHA PEL-TWA: 500 OSHA PEL-STEL: Not OSHA PEL-Ceiling: Not EPA AEGL:Not listed4. FIRE Flash Point: 7 F Flammable Limits in Air: Fire Extinguishing Agents: Foam, drychemical, carbon Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to BeUsed: Not Special Hazards of CombustionProducts: Not Behavior in Fire: Vapors may Auto Ignition Temperature: 437 Electrical Hazards: Class I, group Burning Rate: Adiabatic Flame Temperature: Currentlynot Stoichometric Air to Fuel Ratio: (calc.) Flame Temperature: Currently Combustion Molar Ratio (Reactant toProduct): (calc.)

5 Minimum Oxygen Concentration forCombustion (MOCC): Not listed5. CHEMICAL Reactivity with Water: No Reactivity with Common Materials: Stability During Transport: Neutralizing Agents for Acids andCaustics: Not Polymerization: Not Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent6. WATER Aquatic Toxicity:Currently not Waterfowl Toxicity: Currently Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD): 0%(theor.), 7 Food Chain Concentration GESAMP Hazard Profile:Bioaccumulation: 0 Damage to living resources: 3 Human Oral hazard: 0 Human Contact hazard: IIReduction of amenities: X7. SHIPPING Grades of Purity: Research grade; Storage Temperature: Inert Atmosphere: No Venting: Open (flame arrester) or IMO Pollution Category: (C) Ship Type: Barge Hull Type: Currently not available8.

6 HAZARD 49 CFR Category: Flammable 49 CFR Class: 49 CFR Package Group: Marine Pollutant: NFPA Hazard Classification: Category ClassificationHealth Hazard (Blue)..1 Flammability (Red)..3 Instability (Yellow).. EPA Reportable Quantity: Not EPA Pollution Category: Not RCRA Waste Number: Not EPA FWPCA List: Not listed9. PHYSICAL & Physical State at 15 C and 1 atm: Molecular Weight: Boiling Point at 1 atm: F = C = Freezing Point: F = C = Critical Temperature: F = C = Critical Pressure: psia = atm = Specific Gravity: at 20 C (liquid) Liquid Surface Tension: dynes/cm = N/m at 20 Liquid Water Interfacial Tension: = N/m at 20 Vapor (Gas) Specific Gravity: Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas) Latent Heat of Vaporization: 144 Btu/lb = cal/g = X 105 Heat of Combustion: 19,246 Btu/lb = 10,692 cal/g = X 105 Heat of Decomposition: Not Heat of Solution.

7 Not Heat of Polymerization: Not Heat of Fusion: Limiting Value: Currently not Reid Vapor Pressure: psiaNOTESJUNE LIQUID DENSITYT emperature(degrees F)Pounds per cubic HEAT CAPACITYT emperature(degrees F)British thermal unit THERMAL CONDUCTIVITYT emperature(degrees F)British thermal unit inchper hour-square VISCOSITYT emperature(degrees F) IN WATERT emperature(degrees F)Pounds per 100 poundsof VAPOR PRESSURET emperature(degrees F)Pounds per square VAPOR DENSITYT emperature(degrees F)Pounds per cubic GAS HEAT CAPACITYT emperature(degrees F)British thermal unit 1999