Sorry for the bad formatting but this is what the MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET says about methanol and flames!!! REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION!!!!! Metha nol trained p e rso nnel only. We ar ade quate person a l prot ection a nd re move all sou r ce s of ignition . Notify all governm ental ag enci e s a s re q u ired by la w. Personal Pr otec tion: F u ll face, positive pressu re self -co n taine d breathing a ppa ratus or airlin e , and protectiv e clothin g mu st be wo rn. Protective fi re f i ghting struct ural cl othing i s not effective prote c tion fro m methanol. En v i ronmental Precautio n s: Biode gra des e a sily in water M e than ol in fresh o r salt wate r ma y have serious effects on aquatic life. A study on methanol’s toxic efffects on sewage sludge bacte ria repo rted little effect on dige stio n at 0.1% while 0.5% methanol reta rd ed digestio n . Methanol will be bro k e n do wn to ca rbo n dioxide and water. Remedial Me asure s: Flam mable liqui d. Rele ase ca n cau s e a n immediate fire/e xplosio n ha za rd. Eliminate all sou r ces of ig nition, stop le ak an d use a b so rbe n t material s. Colle ct liquid with explosi on pro o f pumps. Do not walk th ro ugh spill pro d u ct as it may be on fire an d not visible. Larg e Spills: If nece s sary, contai n spill b y diking. Fluo rocarbon al co hol re sista n t foams m a y be applie d to spil l to diminish vapou r and fire hazard. Ma ximize metha nol re cove ry for re cycli ng o r reu s e. Coll ect liquid with ex plosi on proof pump s . Small Spills: Soak up spill with non -com bustibl e ab so rbent mate rial . Recove r me thanol an d dil u te with wate r to redu ce fire ha zard. Prevent spill ed meth anol from e n tering se we rs, confine d sp a c e s , drain s , or wat e rways. Re sti c t acce ss to u nprot e c ted p e r so nnel. Full. Put material in suitabl e, covered, labe led co ntaine rs. Flush are a with wate r. 7. Handling and Stor age Handling Pr ocedur es: No smo k ing o r open flame in storag e, use or han dling a r eas. Use explosi on pro o f electri c al e quipme n t. Ensure prope r e l ectri c al g r ou ding procedu res are in pla c e. Storag e: Sto r e in totally enclo se d equi pment, desi g ned to avoid i gnition an d h u man conta c t. Tanks mu st b e grou nde d, vented, and sh ould hav e va pour e m issio n controls. Ta nks mu st be dike d. Avoid stora ge with i n com patible material s. Anhydrou s meth anol is n on-corrosive to m o st metals at am bient tempe r a t ures ex cept f o r lead, ni cke l , monel, cast iron and hi gh silico n iron. Coatin gs of coppe r (o r co p per alloy s ), zi nc (in c lu ding galvani zed steel), or al umi num are unsuitable for storag e. The s e mate rial s may be a ttacked slo w ly by the methanol . Storage tan ks of weld ed con s tructio n are no rmally sati sfa c tory. They should b e de si gned a nd buil t in conform a nce with goo d en ginee ring p r a c tice fo r the material b e in g store d . Whil e plasti cs can be use d for short term sto r age, they are gen erally not re commen ded fo r long -term storag e due to deterio ratio n effects an d the sub s e que nt risk of conta m ination. Cor r o s io n rat e s for sev e r a l c o ns truc tion materials :
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