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: INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. LIQUID INGESTION MAY RESULT IN VOMITING. MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION,
DERMATITIS. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. OVEREXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM DEPRESSION. ASPIRATION HAZARD--M AY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA AND
PULMONARY EDEMA/HEMORRHAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT CARCINOGENS.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION, GI TRACT
IRRITATION, VOMITING, SKIN IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, HEADACHES, LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, EYE IRRITATION, CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA, PULMONARY
EDEMA/HEMORRHAGE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
RESTORE BR EATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
IF OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 81.0F,27.2C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.00 % Upper Limits: 7.00 %
Extinguishing Media: ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures: FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. COOL TANKS AND CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE
WITH WATER.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS
FUMES AND HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING
MATERRIALS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION (FLAME, SPARK SOURCES,
HOT SURFACES). VENTILATE AREA. CONTAIN AND REMOVE WITH VERMICULITE, SAWDUST,
PAPER, ETC.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM FLAME OR SPARKS. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF MISTY
CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN A VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: EXHAUST VENTILATION SUFFICIENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
BELOW RESPECTIVE TLV'S.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL GOGGLES, SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDES
Other Equipment: CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT. AN EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygenic Practices: CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT. AN EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F4
Boiling Point:
281F,138C
Melting/Freezing Point:
NOT GIVEN
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: 19-24 Vapor Density: 3.7
Specific Gravity: 0.9
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 1.7 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor: YELLOWISH TO GREENISH, VISCID, TRANSPARENT, SLIGHTLY
FLUORESCENT LIQUID, AROMAT
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 40 %
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, SMOKE
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE. WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT,
RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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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