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MATERIAL
SAFETY
DATA
SHEET
September
12,
2007
DIMETHYL
SULFOXIDE
(DMSO)
MSDS
GCC1-9
6
Material(s) known to the State of California to cause adverse reproductive effects: None
Massachusetts Substance List:
None
New Jersey Workplace Hazardous Substance List: None
Pennsylvania Hazardous Substance List:
None
This document has been prepared in accordance with the MSDS requirements of the WHMIS
Controlled Products Regulation.
WHMIS (Canada) Ingredient Disclosure List:
Listed
WHMIS9 (Canada) Status:
Regulated
WHMIS (Canada) Hazard Classification:
B/3 ­ Combustible Liquid
IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer Carcinogenicity Classification
(components present at 0.1% or more):
Not Listed
ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists:
Not Listed
NTP - National Toxicology Program:
Not listed
Reporting requirements of Section 313 or Title III of the superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 and 40 CFR Part 372:
None
SARA (U.S.A.) Sections 311 and 312 hazard classification(s):
fire hazard
TSCA - US Toxic Substances Control Act:
This product is listed on the TSCA inventory.
CEPA/DSL - Canadian Environmental Protection Act/ Domestic Substances List:
Listed.
EINECS - European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances:
No. 200-664-3
AICS/NICNAS - Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances/National Industrial Chemical
notification and Assessment Scheme: This product is listed on AICS.
Japanese Handbook of Existing and New Chemical Substances: Listed.
EC Classification and User Label Information (Council Directive 67/548/EEC and
1999/45/EC):
Hazard Symbols and Risk Phrases ­ None Required
ICH (International Council on Harmonization): Class III ­ Solvent with low toxic potential
US/CANADIAN Label Statements:
WARNING!
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID AND VAPOR
HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS
Store away from heat and light.
Distill with caution.
Keep away from heat and flame.
Avoid breathing high vapor concentrations.
Keep container tightly closed.
Use with adequate ventilation and proper protective equipment given elsewhere in this MSDS.
FIRST AID:
If inhaled, move to fresh air. Treat symptomatically. Get medical attention if symptoms persist.
IN CASE OF FIRE:
Eliminate all ignition sources. Flush spill area with water spray. Prevent runoff from entering
drains, sewers, and streams.
Since emptied containers retain product residue, follow label warnings even after container is
emptied.
CAUTION:
FOR MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING OR REPACKAGING BY TRAINED PERSONNEL
MSDS Issue Date: September 12, 2007 Compiled by: John Ferguson
Supersedes MSDS Dated: August 16, 2007
The information contained herein is furnished without warranty of any kind. Users should consider these data only as a
supplement to other information gathered by them and must make independent determinations of suitability and
completeness of information from all sources to assure proper use and disposal of this material and the safety and health of
employees and customers and the protection of the environment. To the best of our knowledge the facts given are correct.
However the information is given without warranty as to its accuracy.
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