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: ACUTE:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES
IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT. TOXIC SYMPTOMS FROM INGESTION MAY INCLUDE IRRITATION & PAIN IN MOUTH
& THROAT, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, LIVER DAMAGE, CONVULSION S & COLLAPSE.
THIS MATERIAL IS AN ASTRINGENT & CAUSES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:IRRITATION DUE TO HYDROLYSIS
LIBERATING SULFURIC ACID.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERS IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH
W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES
& CALL MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG BECOMES DFCLT, CALL MD.
EYES:FLUSH W/COPIOU S AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQ
FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. CALL MD.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY
GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG &
HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE OR MIX MATERIAL W/COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT &
BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. OBSERVE
ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & SKIN. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE
W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
200F,94C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.65
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE POWDER, SWEETISH STRONGLY ASTRINGENT TASTE;
ODORLESS.
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: MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: HYDROLYSIS FORMS SULFURIC ACID WHICH WHEN
HEATED LIBERATES TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISSOLVE OR MIX MATERIAL W/COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL LAWS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media