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Move the victim into fresh air. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. If not breathing, give artificial respiration and consult a doctor immediately. Do not use mouth to mouth resuscitation if the victim ingested or inhaled the chemical.
Take off contaminated clothing immediately. Wash off with soap and plenty of water. Consult a doctor.
Rinse with pure water for at least 15 minutes. Consult a doctor.
Rinse mouth with water. Do not induce vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Call a doctor or Poison Control Center immediately.
SYMPTOMS: Symptoms of exposure to this compound may include mild irritation of the eyes, skin and mucous membranes, nausea and vomiting. ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: This compound is a mild irritant. (NTP, 1992)
Basic treatment: Establish a patent airway (oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway, if needed). Suction if necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist respirations if necessary. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 to 15 L/min. Monitor for pulmonary edema and treat if necessary . Monitor for shock and treat if necessary . For eye contamination, flush eyes immediately with water. Irrigate each eye continuously with 0.9% saline (NS) during transport . Do not use emetics. For ingestion, rinse mouth and administer 5 mL/kg up to 200 mL of water for dilution if the patient can swallow, has a strong gag reflex, and does not drool. Activated charcoal is not effective . Do not attempt to neutralize because of exothermic reaction. Cover skin burns with dry, sterile dressings after decontamination . Organic acids and related compounds
Fires involving this material can be controlled with a dry chemical, carbon dioxide or Halon extinguisher. (NTP, 1992)
Flash point data for this chemical are not available. It is probably combustible. (NTP, 1992)
Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if necessary.
Avoid dust formation. Avoid breathing mist, gas or vapours.Avoid contacting with skin and eye. Use personal protective equipment.Wear chemical impermeable gloves. Ensure adequate ventilation.Remove all sources of ignition. Evacuate personnel to safe areas.Keep people away from and upwind of spill/leak.
Prevent further spillage or leakage if it is safe to do so. Do not let the chemical enter drains. Discharge into the environment must be avoided.
Collect and arrange disposal. Keep the chemical in suitable and closed containers for disposal. Remove all sources of ignition. Use spark-proof tools and explosion-proof equipment. Adhered or collected material should be promptly disposed of, in accordance with appropriate laws and regulations.
Handling in a well ventilated place. Wear suitable protective clothing. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Use non-sparking tools. Prevent fire caused by electrostatic discharge steam.
Storage in ester form is recommended.
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Ensure adequate ventilation. Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Set up emergency exits and the risk-elimination area.
Wear tightly fitting safety goggles with side-shields conforming to EN 166(EU) or NIOSH (US).
Wear fire/flame resistant and impervious clothing. Handle with gloves. Gloves must be inspected prior to use. Wash and dry hands. The selected protective gloves have to satisfy the specifications of EU Directive 89/686/EEC and the standard EN 374 derived from it.
If the exposure limits are exceeded, irritation or other symptoms are experienced, use a full-face respirator.
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Colorless to straw colored liquid. A polyunsaturated fatty acid essential to human diet.
Colorless oil
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-5°C(lit.)
229-230°C/16mmHg(lit.)
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Insoluble (NTP, 1992)
log Kow = 7.05
8.68X10-7 mm Hg at 25 deg C
0.902g/mLat 25°C(lit.)
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Sensitive to air and light. (NTP, 1992). Oxidizes across carbon double bonds
Easily oxidized by air.
CombustibleLINOLEIC ACID reacts to neutralize bases. May react vigorously with oxidizing agents. May react exothermically with reducing agents to release hydrogen gas.
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When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
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AEROBIC: In Warburg tests using an unacclimated activated sludge inoculum, linoleic acid, present as the sodium salt, was observed to biodegrade with half-lives of 30, 20, and 13 hours at 20, 25, and 30 deg C, respectively(1). Linoleic acid, present at a concentration of 500 mg/L, reached 9.3, 14.6, and 24.2% of its theoretical BOD after 6, 12, and 24 hours, respectively(2). Linoleic acid was readily oxidized by three sludges obtained from treatment plants located near Columbus, OH(3). The average concentration of linoleic acid in the primary influent, 4.3 ppm, was reduced to an average of 0.44 ppm in the final effluent of an oxygen activated sludge treatment system(4). Linoleic acid, present at an average concentration of 0.75 ppm in the primary influent of an oxygen activated sludge treatment system was reduced to an average concentration of 0.08 ppm in the effluent(4). An activated sludge treatment system reduced the average linoleic acid influent concentration of 0.84 ppm to <0.02 ppm in the effluent(4). Linoleic acid, present at 100 mg/L, reached 80-100% of its theoretical BOD in 4 weeks using an activated sludge inoculum at 30 mg/L in the Japanese MITI test which classified the compound as readily biodegradable(5).
An estimated BCF of 56 was calculated in fish for linoleic acid(SRC), using a log Kow of 7.05(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is moderate(SRC), although it occurs in bile samples of fish at concentrations ranging from <1 to 520 ug/g(4).
Using a structure estimation method based on molecular connectivity indices(1), the Koc of linoleic acid can be estimated to be 1.2X10+4(SRC). According to a classification scheme(2), this estimated Koc value suggests that undissociated linoleic acid is expected to be immobile mobility in soil. The pKa of linoleic acid is 4.77(3), indicating that this compound will exist primarily in anion form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to soils containing organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(4).
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The material can be disposed of by removal to a licensed chemical destruction plant or by controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing. Do not contaminate water, foodstuffs, feed or seed by storage or disposal. Do not discharge to sewer systems.
Containers can be triply rinsed (or equivalent) and offered for recycling or reconditioning. Alternatively, the packaging can be punctured to make it unusable for other purposes and then be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing is possible for combustible packaging materials.
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: No
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