HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES
AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT
OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF LARY NX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS
AND PULMONARY EDEMA (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ
FLUSHING BY SEPERATING LIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:IMMED WASH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. REMOVE & WASH
CONTAM CLTHG PRO MPTLY. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTIF
RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROV PERSON
IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point
Text:
40F,4.4C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower
Limits:
7.3%
Upper
Limits:
19%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMCIAL POWDER. DO NOT USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOX FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDTNS. VAP MAY
TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FL BACK. REACTS VIOLENTLY
W/WATER. WATER HYDROLYZES MATL (SUPDAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVAC AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER
W/DRY-LIME, SAND/SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED CONTRS USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS
& TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N). BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERTOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAME. DO NOT ALLOW
CONTACT WITH WATER. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOG/FULL LGTH FACESHLD (FP N).
Other Equipment: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygenic Practices: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: VP:240 MM @ 20C. 740 MM @ 50C. EXPLOS
HAZ:LIBERATING ACIDIC GAS WHICH IN CONTACT WITH METAL SURFACES CAN GENERATE
FLAMMABLE AND/OR EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS. SPILL PROC:AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling
Point:
126F,52C
Melting/Freezing
Point:
-170F,-112C
Decomposition
Temp:
N/K
Vapor
Pressure:
SUPDAT
Vapor
Density:
2.7
Specific
Gravity:
1.104
PH:
N/K
Viscosity:
N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT
APPLICABLE
Solubility in
Water:
NOT APPLICABLE
Appearance and
Odor:
COLORLESS LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by
Volume: N/K
Corrosion
Rate:
N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability
Indicator:
YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: WATER, ALCOHOLS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE GAS, PHOSGENE GAS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P
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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP
N). BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERTOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT
EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title
III:
N/P
Federal Regulatory:
N
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media