HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: IRRITANT TO EYES, SKIN & MUC MEMBS.
ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE COUGH, DYSPNEA, PAIN IN MOUTH & THROAT, VOMIT &
DIARR. SKIN:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN & IRRIT. EYE:DIRECT CONT
MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, CONJ, EDEMA OF EYELIDS & CORNEAL ULC ERATION.
INGEST:MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH & THROAT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:VOMIT, WATERY/BLOODY DIARR,
TENESMUS, HEMOLYSIS, ANURIA, LIVER DMG W/JAUNDICE, HYPOTENSION, COLLAPSE &
CONVULSING. CHRONIC: INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG CONT MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT.
SKIN:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE DERM, ERYTHEMATOUS, PAPULAR & GRANULOMATOUS
RXNS & NECROSIS. EYE:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE (SUPDAT)
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 & @ REST. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG
& SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF
H*2O UNTIL NO EVI D OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH
IMMED W/LG AMTS OF H*2O, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF
CHEM REMAINS (SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NON-FLAMMABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR STANDARD FOAM.
FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). NO ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BRTHG
VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NO KNOWN FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: OCCUPATIONAL SPILL:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE
(FIBERBOARD) CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/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:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL LGTH FCSHLD(FP N).
Other Equipment: APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNG
SKIN CONT. WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS THAT EMPLOYEE'S EYES(ING 2)
Work Hygenic Practices: APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT
RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT. WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS THAT EMPLOYEE'S EYES(ING 2)
Supplemental Safety & Health: PH:3.3 @ 0.2 M. EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONJ &
CORNEAL DMG. INGEST:MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY DMG. FIRST AID PROC:(APPROX
15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS CON, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF
H*2O & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET MD IMMED. NO
SPEC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
393F,200C
Melting/Freezing Point:
199F,93C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.8
PH: SUPDAT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 14%
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS, ODORLESS, CRYSTALS/WHITE CRYSTALLINE PWDR
W/SWEETISH ASTRIGENT TASTE
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 SO*X.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/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