SDS
Product: Fox Blocks
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UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR
EXPLOSIVE LIMITS
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VAPOR PRESSURE
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VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1)
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1)
0.60-2.0 (estimated)
0.85-1.0 (estimated)
DENSITY (@25
o
C):
1.35-1.65 lbs./cubic feet
1.02 g/ml
SOLUBILITY(IES)
Insoluble
Insoluble
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES
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PARTITION COEFFICIENT: n-octanol/water
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AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE
380°C (716°F)
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DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE
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VISCOSITY
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EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES
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Section 10: Stability and Reactivity
Reactivity: Not reactive
Chemical Stability: Stable under normal conditions.
Possibility of Hazardous Reactions: Will not occur under normal temperatures and pressures.
Conditions to Avoid: Unventilated areas, heat, open flame, sparks and ungrounded electrical equipment.
Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid): Solvents including hydrocarbons, esters, aldehydes, and amines. Also avoid strong
oxidizers.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: Decomposition of the product can include trace amounts of hydrocarbons. Primary
combustion products include carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, styrene, hydrogen
halide, nuisance particulate, carbon (soot) and pentanes.
Section 11: Toxicological Information
There is no toxicological information available for the product.
GHS Required Criteria Toxicity Criteria Toxicity Information Comments Chemical Constituent
Acute Toxicity
LD50 (Oral/Rat):
2,000 mg/kg
No mortality
Pentane
LC50 (Inhalation/Rat):
205.45 mg/L, 4hr.
Pentane
Skin Corrosion/Irritation
There was no stimulativeness to the human skin by the 24-hour patch
test in the humans and there was no stimulativeness in practice by the
skin irritation study in a rabbit (the erythema and dropsy with the
average values of Draize score of 0.67).
Pentane
Serious Eye Damage /
Eye Irritation
EYE-RABBIT:
Transient conjunctivitis was
seen, however, it recovered
within 72 hours.
Category 2B
Pentane
Respiratory or Skin Sensitization
No sensitizing properties seen in the Maximization Test using the
guinea pigs.
Pentane
Germ Cell Mutagenicity
Negative micronucleus tests using rat myeloid cells of in vivo.
Pentane
Carcinogenicity
NTP
Not listed
IARC
Group 3
Polystyrene
OSHA
Not listed
Reproductive Toxicity
There is a description that no influence on dam and fetus was
observed in the teratogenicity test by oral administration using rats,
even at the highest dose of 1000mg/kg/day.
Pentane
STOT -- Single Exposure
There were anesthetic actions and respiratory irritant through
inhalation exposure to laboratory animals.
Category 3
Pentane
STOT – Repeated Exposure
Data not available
Aspiration Hazard
Data not available
STOT = Specific Target Organ Toxicity
Section 12: Ecological Information
Chemical Constituent
Toxicity:
48-hour EC50 =2 .7mg/L, Crustacea (Daphnia magna)
Pentane
Persistence and degradability:
Data not available
Bioaccumulative potential
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Mobility in soil:
Data not available
PBT and vPvB assessment:
PBT/vPvB assessment not available as chemical assessment
not required/not conducted
Other adverse effects:
Data not available