HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. CERIUM FUMES
MAY CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS. SKIN:NO DATA AVAIL. MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN. EYE:MAY
CAUSE IRRIT. CERIUM SALT MAY CAUSE LOCAL TOX EFTS ON CORNEA SUCH AS CORNEAL
OPACITY & VASICULARIZATION. INGEST:NO DAT A AVAIL. MAY BE IRRITATING TO GI
TRACT. CHRONIC: INHAL:RPTD/(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:PRLNGD EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MUCOUS
MEMBRANE IRRITATION, PULMONARY FIBROSIS & EMPHYSEMA. SKIN:NO DATA
AVAILABLE. MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. EYE:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGEST:NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD
CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LGE
AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MINS). GET MD. EYES:WASH
IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER/LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF
CHEM REMAINS (SUP DAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 16% Upper Limits: 25%
Extinguishing Media: USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM. FOR
LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). NO MAJOR ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS OR DUST; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: AT FIRE TEMPS, CORRODES METALS. DISSOCIATES
FORMING AMMONIA GAS & SULFUR TRIOXIDE GAS. THESE ARE RESP IRRITANTS,
MAINLY, & TOX IN LGE AMTS. AMMONIA IS (SUP DAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE (FIBERBOARD)
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: HIGH LEVELS: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HIGH-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR OR SCBA.
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT;
EYE WASH FOUNTAIN W/IN IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Work Hygenic Practices: APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING &
EQUIPMENT; EYE WASH FOUNTAIN W/IN IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXPLO HAZ:A FLAMMABLE GAS, FLAMMABLE LIMITS
10% & 25%. FIRST AID PROC:(15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS
CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER, & INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING
FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET MD IMMED.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: NEGLIGIBLE Vapor Density: 21.8
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: 5-7
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: YELLOW TO ORANGE CRYSTALLINE POWDER; 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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE TOXIC &
HAZARDOUS FUMES OF AMMONIA, OXIDES OF NITROGEN & OXIDES OF SULFUR.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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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