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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE
MANUFACTURER: ARKEMA CANADA INC. 700 THIRD LINE OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6J 5A3 (905) 827-9841 (ARKEMA) (613) 996-6666 (CANUTEC) ETHYL MERCAPTAN ORG901 GAS ODOURANT B2 - FLAMMABLE LIQUID.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: PRODUCT CODE: PRODUCT USE: WHMIS CLASSIFICATION:

HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
%W/W ETHYL MERCAPTAN LD50: 682 MG/KG (ORAL-RATS) LD50: >2,000 MG/KG (DERMAL RABBITS) LC50: 4,420 PPM (4-HR INHALATION RAT)) 99.3 CAS # 75-08-1 TLV ACGIH TWA = 0.5 PPM

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT INFORMATION (WHMIS NOT CONTROLLED): NA

PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE: ODOUR AND APPEARANCE: ODOUR THRESHOLD: SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY (G/ML): VAPOUR PRESSURE: VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): VOLATILITY/VOL(%): SOLUBILITY IN H20: EVAPORATION RATE: BOILING POINT: FREEZING POINT: PH: LOG KOW: LIQUID WATER WHITE LIQUID, GASSY OR MERCAPTAN ODOUR. 0.4 PPB 0.839 @ 20C 535 HPA @ 20C CALCULATED 2.1 100 6.8 G/L @ 20C NE 35C -148C NE 1.2 (LOG POW)

SHIPPING INFORMATION
UN 2363, 3, I, ETHYL MERCAPTAN.

FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD

FLAMMABILITY: CONDITIONS: MEANS OF EXTINCTION: FLASHPOINT: UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% V): LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%V): AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: EXPLOSION DATA: SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NA - NOT APPLICABLE EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME. WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL. -54C (CC) 18 2.8 300C (572F) OXIDES OF CARBON, SULFUR OXIDES NE NO NE - NOT ESTABLISHED

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SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: YES

REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: STABLE STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. NE NE

HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION

ROUTE OF ENTRY SKIN CONTACT: SKIN ABSORPTION: EYE: INGESTION: INHALATION: ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: SENSITIZATION: CARCINOGENICITY: TERATOGENICITY: MUTAGENICITY: REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. NE MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. SEVERE OVER EXPOSURE MAY PRODUCE CONVULSIONS, PARALYSIS OF THE RESPIRATORY CENTER, AND DEATH. NE DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA. DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA. DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA. DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA. DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES AND USE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES. USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH AN ORGANIC VAPOUR CARTRIDGE. LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED. ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL. NEUTRALIZE UNABSORBED MATERIAL WITH HOUSEHOLD BLEACH SOLUTION. DO NOT USE SOLID BLEACH AS VIOLENT REACTION OR FIRE MAY OCCUR. PLACE IN CONTAINER AND SEAL. HAZARDOUS WASTE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSULT FEDERAL OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR APPROVED DISPOSAL METHODS. WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING AND USING TOBACCO. KEEP IN A CLOSED, LABELED CONTAINER IN A VENTILATED AREA.

SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES:

WASTE DISPOSAL:

HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:

FIRST AID MEASURES

EYE SKIN INGESTION FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH SKIN WITH WATER AND SOAP. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS OR PERSISTS. DO NOT GIVE LIQUIDS IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS OR VERY DROWSY. OTHERWISE GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK AND SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NE - NOT ESTABLISHED

NA - NOT APPLICABLE

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INHALATION INDUCE VOMITING. REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

PREPARATION DATE
PREPARED BY: PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER: DATE PREPARED (MM/DD/YY): DATE REVISED (MM/DD/YY): TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT 905-827-9841 08/23/94 08/21/07

MINIMUM CONTACT WITH THIS AND ALL CHEMICALS IS RECOMMENDED AS A GOOD GENERAL POLICY TO FOLLOW. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE DEPENDABLE AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, SINCE DATA, SAFETY STANDARDS, AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE CONDITIONS OF HANDLING AND USE, OR MISUSE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, ARKEMA CANADA MAKES NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR RELIANCE THEREON. USER SHOULD SATISFY HIMSELF THAT HE HAS ALL CURRENT DATA RELEVANT TO HIS PARTICULAR USE.

NA - NOT APPLICABLE

NE - NOT ESTABLISHED