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ETHYL MERCAPTAN- MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Chemical Product and Company Identification 24 Hour EMERGENCY
2. Composition, Information on Ingredients CONTACT
3. Hazards Identification
4. First Aid Measures
5. Fire Fighting Measures U.S- CHEMTREC 1-800-
6. Accidental Release Measures 424-9300
7. Handling and Storage
8. Exposure Controls, Personal Protection CANADA- CANUTEC 613-
9. Physical and Chemical Properties
996-6666
10. Stability and Reactivity
11. Toxicological Information
12. Ecological Information
13. Disposal Considerations
14. Transport Information
15. Regulatory Information
16. Other Information

1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION-----------Up to Table

of Contents

Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.

The telephone numbers listed below are

emergency numbers, please contact your local
branch for routine inquiries.

USA CANADA
959 Route 46 East 530 Watson Street
Parsippany, New Jersey Whitby, Ontario
07054-0624 USA L1N 5R9 Canada
Phone: 973-257-1100 Phone: 905-668-3570

SUBSTANCE: ETHYL MERCAPTAN

SYMBOL: C2H6S

TRADE NAMES/SYNONYMS:
ETHANETHIOL; ETHYL SULFHYDRATE; MERCAPTOETHANE; ETHYL HYDROSULFIDE;
ETHYL THIOALCOHOL; THIOETHANOL; THIOETHYL ALCOHOL; LPG ETHYL MERCAPTAN
1010; UN 2363; O-2712; 958-T; 7171-T; MAT09070; RTECS KI9625000

CHEMICAL FAMILY: mercaptans

CREATION DATE: Jan 24 1989

REVISION DATE: Mar 16 1999

2. COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS-----------Up to Table of

Contents

COMPONENT: ETHYL MERCAPTAN

CAS NUMBER: 75-08-1

EC NUMBER (EINECS): 200-837-3

EC INDEX NUMBER: 016-022-00-9

PERCENTAGE: 100.0

3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

NFPA RATINGS (SCALE 0-4): HEALTH=1 FIRE=4 REACTIVITY=0

WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: BD2

EC CLASSIFICATION (ASSIGNED):
F Highly Flammable
Xn Harmful

R 11-20

EC Classification may be inconsistent with independently-researched data.

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:

Color: colorless

Physical Form: liquid

Odor: garlic odor

Major Health Hazards: central nervous system depression

Physical Hazards: Flammable liquid and vapor. Vapor may cause flash fire.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:

INHALATION:
Short Term Exposure:irritation, nausea, difficulty breathing, headache, symptoms of
drunkenness, bluish skin color, convulsions, coma
Long Term Exposure: no information on significant adverse effects

SKIN CONTACT:
Short Term Exposure: irritation
Long Term Exposure: no information on significant adverse effects

EYE CONTACT:
Short Term Exposure: irritation
Long Term Exposure: no information on significant adverse effects

INGESTION:
Short Term Exposure: sore throat, nausea, stomach pain
Long Term Exposure: no information on significant adverse effects

CARCINOGEN STATUS:
OSHA: N
NTP: N
IARC: N

4. FIRST AID MEASURES-----------Up to Table of Contents

INHALATION:
Remove from exposure immediately. Use a bag valve mask or similar devi ce to perform artificial
respiration (rescue breathing) if needed. Get medical attention.

SKIN CONTACT:
Remove contaminated clothing, jewelry, and shoes immediately. Wash with soap or mild
detergent and large amounts of water until no evidence of chemical remains (at least 15-20
minutes). Get medical attention, if needed.

EYE CONTACT:
Wash eyes immediately with large amounts of water or normal saline, occasionally lifting upper
and lower lids, until no evidence of chemical remains. Get medical attention immediately.

INGESTION:
Never make an unconscious person vomit or drink fluids. Give sodium bicarbonate solution.
When vomiting occurs, keep head lower than hips to help prevent aspiration. If person is
unconscious, turn head to side. Get medical attention immediately.

ANTIDOTE:
amyl nitrite, inhalation; sodium nitrite, intravenous; pyridoxine, intravenous; urea, intravenous.
CAUTION! Get medical attention immediately.

NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:
For ingestion, consider gastric lavage.
5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES-----------Up to Table of Contents

FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:

Severe fire hazard. Moderate explosion hazard. Vapor/air mixtures are explosive. The vapor is
heavier than air. Vapors or gases may ignite at distant ignition sources and flash back.

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
alcohol resistant foam, carbon dioxide, regular dry chemical, water

Large fires: Use alcohol-resistant foam or flood with fine water spray.

FIRE FIGHTING:
Move container from fire area if it can be done without risk. Cool containers with water spray until
well after the fire is out. Stay away from the ends of tanks. For fires in cargo or storage area: Cool
containers with water from unmanned hose holder or monitor nozzles until well after fire is out. If
this is impossible then take the following precautions: Keep unnecessary people away, isolate
hazard area and deny entry. Let the fire burn. Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from
venting safety device or any discoloration of tanks due to fire. For tank, rail car or tank truck:
Evacuation radius: 800 meters (1/2 mile). Water may be ineffective.

FLASH POINT:
-54.9 F (-48.3 C) (CC)

LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT:

2.8%

UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT:

18%

AUTOIGNITION:
572 F (300 C)

FLAMMABILITY CLASS (OSHA):

IA

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES-----------Up to Table of Contents

OCCUPATIONAL RELEASE:
Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. Stop leak if possible without personal
risk. Reduce vapors with water spray. Small spills: Absorb with sand or other non-combustible
material. Collect spilled material in appropriate container for disposal. Large spills: Dike for later
disposal. Remove sources of ignition. Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and
deny entry.

7. HANDLING AND STORAGE-----------Up to Table of Contents

Store and handle in accordance with all current regulations and standards. Subject to storage
regulations: U.S. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106. Grounding and bonding required. Keep separated
from incompatible substances.

8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL PROTECTION-----------Up to Table of

Contents
EXPOSURE LIMITS:

ETHYL MERCAPTAN:
10 ppm (25 mg/m3) OSHA ceiling
0.5 ppm (1.3 mg/m3) OSHA TWA (vacated by 58 FR 35338, June 30, 1993)
0.5 ppm (1.3 mg/m3) ACGIH TWA
0.5 ppm (1.3 mg/m3) NIOSH recommended ceiling 15 minute(s)

VENTILATION: Provide local exhaust ventilation system. Ventilation equipment should be

explosion-resistant if explosive concentrations of material are present. Ensure compliance with
applicable exposure limits.

EYE PROTECTION: Wear splash resistant safety goggles. Provide an emergency eye wash
fountain and quick drench shower in the immediate work area.

CLOTHING: Wear appropriate chemical resistant clothing.

GLOVES: Wear appropriate chemical resistant gloves.

RESPIRATOR: The following respirators and maximum use concentrations are drawn from
NIOSH and/or OSHA.
5 ppm
Any chemical cartridge respirator with organic vapor cartridge(s).
Any supplied-air respirator.
12.5 ppm
Any supplied-air respirator.
Any powered, air-purifying respirator with organic vapor cartridge(s).
25 ppm
Any chemical cartridge respirator with a full facepiece and organic vapor cartridge(s).
Any air-purifying respirator with a full facepiece and an organic vapor canister.
Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece.
Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a full facepiece and organic vapor cartridge(s).
Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece.
Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece.
500 ppm
Any supplied-air respirator operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.
Escape -
Any air-purifying respirator with a full facepiece and an organic vapor canister.
Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus.
For Unknown Concentrations or Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health -
Any supplied-air respirator with full facepiece and operated in a pressure-demand or other
positive-pressure mode in combination with a separate escape supply.
Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece.

9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES-----------Up to Table of Contents

PHYSICAL STATE: liquid

COLOR: colorless

ODOR: garlic odor

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 62.14

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C2-H6-S

BOILING POINT: 95 F (35 C)

FREEZING POINT: -227 F (-144 C)

VAPOR PRESSURE: 442 mmHg @ 20 C

VAPOR DENSITY (air=1): 2.14

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (water=1): 0.8453 @ 25 C

WATER SOLUBILITY: 6.7% @ 20 C

PH: Not available

VOLATILITY: Not available

ODOR THRESHOLD: 0.001 ppm

EVAPORATION RATE: Not available

VISCOSITY: 0.3155 cP @ 20 C

COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: Not available

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY:
Soluble: alcohol, ether, naphtha

10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY-----------Up to Table of Contents

REACTIVITY:
Contact with water or moist air may form flammable and/or toxic gases or vapors.

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. Containers may rupture or explode if
exposed to heat. Keep out of water supplies and sewers.

INCOMPATIBILITIES:
acids, oxidizing materials, combustible materials

HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION:
Thermal decomposition products: oxides of sulfur

POLYMERIZATION:
Will not polymerize.

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

ETHYL MERCAPTAN:

IRRITATION DATA:
500 mg/24 hour(s) skin-rabbit mild; 84 mg eyes-rabbit; 100 mg/24 hour(s) eyes-rabbit moderate
TOXICITY DATA:
4420 ppm/4 hour(s) inhalation-rat LC50; 682 mg/kg oral-rat LD50

ACUTE TOXICITY LEVEL:

Moderately Toxic: inhalation, ingestion

TARGET ORGANS:
central nervous system

12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

ECOTOXICITY DATA:

FISH TOXICITY:
20000 ug/L 0.033 hour(s) (Behavior) Aholehole (Kuhlia sandvicensis)

INVERTEBRATE TOXICITY:
170 ug/L 48 hour(s) LC50 (Mortality) Water flea (Daphnia magna)

13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS-----------Up to Table of Contents

Subject to disposal regulations: U.S. EPA 40 CFR 262. Hazardous Waste Number(s): D001.
Dispose in accordance with all applicable regulations.

14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

U.S. DOT 49 CFR 172.101. SHIPPING NAME-UN NUMBER; HAZARD CLASS; PACKING
GROUP; LABEL:
Ethyl mercaptan-UN2363; 3; I; Flammable liquid

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

U.S. REGULATIONS:
TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: Y

TSCA 12(b) EXPORT NOTIFICATION: Not listed.

CERCLA SECTION 103 (40CFR302.4): N

SARA SECTION 302 (40CFR355.30): N

SARA SECTION 304 (40CFR355.40): N

SARA SECTION 313 (40CFR372.65): N

SARA HAZARD CATEGORIES, SARA SECTIONS 311/312 (40CFR370.21):

ACUTE: Y
CHRONIC: N
FIRE: Y
REACTIVE: N
 SUDDEN RELEASE: N

OSHA PROCESS SAFETY (29CFR1910.119): N

STATE REGULATIONS:
California Proposition 65: N

EUROPEAN REGULATIONS:

EC NUMBER (EINECS): 200-837-3

EC RISK AND SAFETY PHRASES:

R 11 Highly flammable.
R 20 Harmful by inhalation.
S2 Keep out of reach of children.
S 16 Keep away from sources of ignition - No smoking.
S 25 Avoid contact with eyes.

16. OTHER INFORMATION-----------Up to Table of Contents

Matheson Tri-Gas makes no express or implied warranties, guarantees or representations

regarding the product or the information herein, including but not limited to any implied
warranty of merchantability or fitness for use. Matheson Tri-Gas shall not be liable for any
personal injury, property or other damages of any nature, whether compensatory,
consequential, exemplary, or otherwise, resulting from any publication, use or reliance
upon the information herein.

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