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Aerial Safety Data Shit <br /> Naphthalene <br /> ,ACC# 16120 <br /> ' Section 1 - Chemical Product and Company Identification <br /> MSDS Name: Naphthalene <br /> Catalog Numbers: AC164210010, AC164210025, AC180200010, AC180200050, AC180202500, AC180900010, <br /> 'AC180902500, 576307, 5763071, S93309, N134-500, N7-500 <br /> Synonyms: Coal tar camphor; Tar camphor; Naphthalin; White tar; Naphthene; Moth flakes: Moth balls. <br /> Company Identification: <br /> Fisher Scientific <br /> 1 Reagent Lane <br /> Fair Lawn, N] 07410 <br /> For information, call: 201-796-7100 <br /> ,For <br /> Number: 201-796-7100 <br /> For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300 <br /> For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887 <br /> Section 2 - Composition, Information on Ingredients <br /> ' CAS# Chemical Name Percent EINECS/ELINCS <br /> 91-20-3 INaphthalene >98 202-049-5 <br /> Section 3 - Hazards Identification <br /> EMERGENCY OVERVIEW <br /> 'Appearance: white solid. Flash Point: 78 deg C. <br /> Warning! Flammable solid. Harmful if inhaled or swallowed. Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. May <br /> 'be harmful if absorbed through the skin. May cause blood abnormalities. Hygroscopic (absorbs moisture from the air). <br /> Target Organs: Blood, respiratory system, eyes, skin. <br /> 'Potential Health Effects <br /> Eye: Naphthalene is an eye irritant. The vapor causes eye irritation at 15 ppm. Eye contact with the solid material <br /> may result in conjunctivitis, superficial injury to the cornea, diminished visual acuity, and other effects. It may cause <br /> ,cataracts. <br /> Skin: Causes mild skin irritation. May be absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. Incidence of skin <br /> hypersensitivity is not widespread in the general population &, based on the long history of use of naphthalene as a <br /> Lonsumer product, this effect is mostly confined to industrial exposure where coal tar contamination may be present. <br /> ngestion: Harmful if swallowed. May cause liver and kidney damage. May cause methemoglobinemia, cyanosis <br /> (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), convulsions, and death. May cause severe <br /> 'digestive tract irritation with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Ingestion of large quantities may cause <br /> severe hemolytic anemia and hemoglobinuria. <br /> Inhalation: Harmful if inhaled. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Readily absorbed when inhaled. Material volatilizes <br /> at room temperature. Hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells) is the primary health concern for humans <br /> 'exposed to naphthalene for either short or long periods of time. Other effects may include nausea, profuse <br /> perspiration, vomiting, kidney damage and liver damage. Optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) has been <br /> observed. Cataracts have also occurred. <br /> ,Chronic: Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause dermatitis. May cause liver and kidney damage. May cause <br /> anemia and other blood cell abnormalities. Animal studies have reported that fetal effects/abnormalities may occur <br /> when maternal toxicity is seen. Effects may be delayed. Chronic exposure may cause lung damage. Laboratory <br /> experiments have resulted in mutagenic effects. Chronic exposure may cause corneal injury, optical neuritis, blurred <br /> ,vision, and possible cataract formation. Chronic inhalation, skin absorption or ingestion of naphthalene have caused <br />