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Evergreen Base Oil

MSDS for ASPHALT FLUX

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
EVERGREEN OIL, INC
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EMERGENCY - HEALTH: 911
SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION
IDENTITY: ASPHALT FLUX
CAS NUMBER: 129893-17-0
SYNONYM / TRADE NAMES: ASPHALT EXTENDER, LUWA BOTTOMS, VACUUM TOWER BOTTOMS
FAMILY / CHEMICAL NAME: HYDROCARBON, PETROLEUM; RE-REFINED, LUBRICATING OIL RESIDUES
NFPF RATINGS (SCALE 0-4): O-HEALTH, 1-FIRE, 0-REACTIVITY
MSDS FORM NO.: ASPHMSDS.DOC992
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
THIS PRODUCT FITS THE ACGIH DEFINITION FOR USED OIL VACUUM RESIDUES.
PERCENT: 100 WT% CAS NO.: 129893-17-0
NOTE: HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONCENTRATION DISSOLVED IN ASPHALT IS LESS THAN 0.1 WT%, BUT MAY GIVE RISE TO VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS IN STORAGE TANKS IN EXCESS OF THE OSHA PEL OR ACGIH TLV LIMITS.
PERCENT: <0.1 WT% CAS NO.: 7783-06-4
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR
  OIL RESIDUE HYDROGEN SULFIDE

OSHA PEL TWA NONE ESTABLISHED 10 PPM
OSHA PEL STEL NONE ESTABLISHED 15 PPM

ACGIH TLV TWA 5 MG/M? (FUMES) 10 PPM
ACGIH TLV STEL NONE ESTABLISHED 15 PPM

CAL OSHA PEL NONE ESTABLISHED 10 PPM
CAL OSHA STEL NONE ESTABLISHED 15 PPM
CAL OSHA CEILING NONE ESTABLISHED 50 PPM
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
VAPOR DENSITY:   >1 ( AIR = 1) MELTING PT.: NOT APPLICABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: : 0.98 @60 °F BOILING POINT: ABOVE 475 °F (246 °C)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE EVAPORATION RATE: 0.001 (ETHER=1)
% VOLATILE: NEGLIGIBLE VAPOR PRESSURE: <0.2 MM HG @ 80 °C
DENSITY: 8.2 LBS/GAL API GRAVITY: 14 TO 17 °API @ 60 °F
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST.: LESS THAN 1 POUR PT: 40°F (4°C)
'MOLECULAR WEIGHT: >525
HOW TO DETECT THIS SUBSTANCE : BLACK, VISCOUS, SEMI-SOLID, WITH A STICKY DISPOSITION AND BURNT, ASPHALTISH ODOR. SLOW TO POUR, AND FLOATS ON WATER.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FLASH PT: >550 °F (287 °C) COC AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 640 °F (338 °C)
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: 1 VOL. % UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT:    5.5 VOL. %     (BASED ON DECANE)
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL. NOTE: DO NOT USE WATER ON MATERIAL THAT IS HOTTER THAN 200 °F AS AN EXPLOSION MAY RESULT.

HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION AND BURNING MAY PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES, AND OTHER TOXIC MATERIALS.

UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
MOVE CONTAINER FORM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. AVOID ANY CONTACT WITH WATER WHEN MATERIAL IS ABOVE 200 oF. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS AND DRUMS - HEATED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE, EXPLODE OR BE THROWN INTO THE AIR. HEATED VAPORS MAY BE SENSITIVE TO STATIC DISCHARGE - RESULTING IN FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES

CAUTION: WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING. WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY IN CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SAFETY DEVICE OR DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. KEEP STORAGE CONTAINERS COOL WITH WATER SPRAY. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA).
NFPA 704 RATING (0=LEAST, 4=EXTREME) : HEALTH=0, FIRE=1, REACTIVITY=0;
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE
ACUTE:
INHALED: HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR MIST MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, INCLUDING NOSE AND THROAT. MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY BREATHING. INHALATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE RELEASED FROM HOT PRODUCT IN ENCLOSED AREAS MAY PRODUCE UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONVULSIONS, RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS, COMA AND DEATH.

SKIN: THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE REDNESS, BURNING, AND DERMATITIS. CONTACT WITH HOT MATERIAL MAY CAUSE THERMAL BURNS.

EYES: CONTACT MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TO MODERATE IRRITATION, INCLUDING BURNING, TEARING, AND REDNESS. CONTACT WITH HOT MATERIAL MAY CAUSE THERMAL BURNS.

SWALLOWING (INGESTION): MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.

CHRONIC
PROLONGED AND/OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DRYING AND CRACKING OR DERMATITIS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN EXPOSURE TO HOT VAPORS MAY CAUSE PHOTO SENSITIZATION AND MELANOSIS. EXCESS EYE EXPOSURE TO HOT VAPORS MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING DERMATITIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING LUNG OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE.

CARCINOGENICITY
NO INGREDIENTS OF THIS PRODUCT, PRESENT AT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% OF THE PRODUCT, ARE LISTED BY OSHA, NTP OR IARC AS SUSPECTED CARCINOGENS.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
INHALED (BREATHING):
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS DIFFICULTY BREATHING OR IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM UNATTENDED. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NECESSARY.
SKIN:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. DO NOT USE GASOLINE, THINNERS OR SOLVENTS TO REMOVE PRODUCT FROM SKIN. IMMEDIATELY COOL AFFECTED AREA BY FLUSHING OR IMMERSING IN WATER UNTIL MATERIAL SOLIDIFIES. DO NOT REMOVE SOLIDIFIED MATERIALS AS THIS MIGHT CAUSE TEARING OF THE SKIN. COVER AREA WITH STERILE DRY DRESSING, AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
EYES:
DIRECT CONTACT, FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER LIDS OCCASIONALLY. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION OR PAIN PERSISTS.
SWALLOWING (INGESTION):
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, BECAUSE MATERIAL CAN ENTER THE LUNGS AND CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE. DRINK 4 TO 8 OUNCES OF WATER AND SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF VOMITING OCCURS, OR IF COMATOSE OR LETHARGIC, PLACE ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE HEAD DOWN - SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:
ADMINISTRATION OF GASTRIC LAVAGE, IF WARRANTED, SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: STABLE, NOT REACTIVE WITH WATER.
INCOMPATIBILITY: MAY REACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, SUCH AS; CHLORATES, NITRATES AND PEROXIDES. AVOID SPARKS AND FLAMES. AVOID CONTACT WITH WATER OR OTHER LIQUIDS WHEN MATERIAL IS HOT.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: NO DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT CONDITIONS
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
READ AND OBSERVE ALL PRECAUTIONS ON PRODUCT LABEL. DO NO WELD, HEAT OR DRILL CONTAINER. RESIDUE MAY IGNITE WITH EXPLOSIVE VIOLENCE IF HEATED SUFFICIENTLY. CAUTION..DO NOT USE PRESSURE TO EMPTY DRUM OR EXPLOSION MAY RESULT. DO NOT CONTACT WITH WATER WHEN MATERIAL IS HOT (ABOVE 200 °F)
SPILL, LEAK, AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
SPILL PROCEDURE
REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES, AND AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. VENTILATE AREA IF CONFINED. CONTAIN BY DIKING AROUND OIL WITH A SUITABLE MATERIAL. IF NOT, ABSORB SPILLED LIQUID IN SAND OR INERT ABSORBENT. CONTAIN AWAY FROM SURFACE WATERS AND SEWERS. SHOVEL INTO CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (800) 424-8802 IF A SPILL OF ANY AMOUNT IS MADE INTO OR UPON U.S. NAVIGABLE WATERS, THE CONTIGUOUS ZONE, OR ADJOINING SHORELINES.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTACT EVERGREEN OIL REGARDING RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL.
SPECIAL HANDLING INFORMATION

VENTILATION AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
KEEP AWAY FORM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAMES. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN, AND AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS. AVOID GENERATING OIL MISTS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
WHEN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS, A MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WORN, SUCH AS AN ORGANIC VAPOR AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE FILTERED REPIRATOR. A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) IS REQUIRED FOR FIRE EMERGENCIES.
EYE PROTECTION
WHERE THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF A SPILL OR SPLASH, WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
HAND PROTECTION
USE NEOPRENE, NITRILE RUBBER, OR EQUIVALENT GLOVES TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE SKIN. FOR DIRECT CONTACT WITH HOT MATERIAL, USE COMBINATION TEMPERATURE RESISTANT AND CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
WEAR APPROPRIATE BOOTS, COVERALLS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHERE SPILLS AND SPLASHES ARE POSSIBLE. A SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN WORK AREAS FOR FLUSHING THE EYES AND SKIN IF NECESSARY.
STORAGE
STORE IN A COOL , DRY LOCATION. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. EMPTY PRODUCT CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, HEAT, WELD, OR EXPOSE CONTAINERS TO FLAME OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER REGULATORY INFORMATION

DOT INFORMATION IS APPLICABLE WHEN TRANSPORTATION TEMPERATURE IS GREATER THAN 212°F (100°C). OTHERWISE, NOT REGULATED.

DOT SHIPPING NAME: ELEVATED TEMPERATURE MATERIAL, LIQUID, N.O.S. (FLUX)
DOT ID NUMBER: NA9259, PG III
DOT CLASS: CLASS 9
TSCA: COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY

SARA TITLE III:
PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND RE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372.

SECTION 311 CATEGORIES: IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH EFFECT; YES
  DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH EFFECTS; NO
  FIRE HAZARD; NO
  SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD; NO
  REACTIVITY HAZARD; NO




THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MSDS IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE, AND REPRESENTS THE BEST INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO EVERGREEN OIL. EVERGREEN OIL MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INFORMATION, AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY RESULTING FROM USE OF THIS INFORMATION. USERS OF THIS PRODUCT SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF THE PRODUCT FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, AND SHOULD ESTABLISH SAFE HANDLING PROCEDURES.
PREPARED BY: LAB MSDS COORDINATOR
REVISED: REVISED: JUNE 30, 2003         SUPERSEDES: July 22, 1995