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:INHALATION:IRRITATION OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES, IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN/EYE CONTACT:IRRITATION.
SKIN ABSORPTION:NONE IDENTIFIED. INGESTION:IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
CHRONIC:NONE IDENTIFIED. TARGET ORGANS:EYES, SKI N, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNGS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: DAMAGED SKIN, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
DISEASE.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST:CALL MD. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG AMTS
OF WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS
DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE
REM OVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE. EYE:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODS. THIS MATL IN SUFFICIENT QTY & REDUCED PARTICLE SIZE IS
CAPABLE OF CREATING A DUST EXPLOSION.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP MATERIAL & PACKAGE FOR SAFE FEED TO AN
INCINERATOR.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE BY INCINERATION OR CONTRACT W/LICENSED CHEMICAL
WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY. DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO
FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP FROM CONTACT W/OXIDIZING MATERIALS. CAUTION! LOW HAZARD FOR USUAL
INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL HANDLING.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SUPPLEMENTARY VENTILATION OR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MAY BE NEEDED IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Ventilation: GOOD VENT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. TYPICALLY 10 ROOM VOLS PER HR IS
CONSIDERED GOOD GEN VENT:VENT RATES SHOULD BE (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N). IF PRLNG/RPTD SKIN CONT IS NEC, OTHER (SUPDAT)
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). IF PRLNG/RPTD SKIN CONT IS NEC, OTHER (SUPDAT)
Supplemental Safety & Health: VENT:MATCHED TO CONDITIONS OF USE. OTHER PROT
EQUIP:PROTECTION MAY BE REQUIRED.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
478F,248C
Decomposition Temp:
>500F,>260C
Vapor Pressure: 0 @ 20C Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: N/A
PH: N/A
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT (0.1-1%)
Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO OFF-WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AVOID TEMPERATURES >160C. CAN DECOMPOSE
>260C.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, OXIDES OF
NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE BY INCINERATION OR CONTRACT W/LICENSED CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY.
DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR 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