HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: INHALATION- IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. SAME AS INGESTION. EYES- IRRITATION. SKIN- IRRITATION. INGESTION-
SEVERE GI TRACT IRRITATION, HYPOKALEMIA, CNS DEPRESSION, KIDNEY DAMAGE OR
FAILURE. CHRONIC: ANEMIA, NEPHRITIS, CONJUNCTIV ITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INHALATION: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, LABORED
BREATHING. EYES: BURNING SENSATION, STINGING, REDNESS, TEARING. SKIN: REDNESS,
ITCHING, PAIN. INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, METALLIC TASTE,
DIZZINESS, CONVULSIVE TREMORS, RINGING IN EARS, POSSIBLE PARALYSIS, WEAKNESS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC REPIRATORY,
CARDIVASCULAR, OR SKIN DISEASES.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NEEDED. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING.
GET MEDICA L ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. TREAT SUPPOTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHERMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR. REMOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE IF IT CAN BE DONE AT NO RISK.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: OXIDIZER. RELEASES OXYGEN ON BEING HEATED.
HEATING COULD RESULT IN IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUSTION, OR EXPLOSION.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: ISOLATE AREA AND DENY ENTRY. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
MATERIAL. KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILL AREA. SCOOP UP MATERIAL AND PLACE
IN A CLEAN CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 ANNUAL
TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING.
Neutralizing Agent: SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Waste Disposal Methods: CONTACT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR 262, EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D005.
CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORTABLE QUANTITY= 100 LBS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATI ONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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AVOID STORING ON WOODEN FLOORS. SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANIC, AND OTHER
EASILY OXIDIZED MATERIALS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUSTS. 250 MG/M3
= IDLH; IF THIS IS SITUATION WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: PVC, NITRILE
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Equipment: IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT.
EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygenic Practices: IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED
CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety & Health: NEUTRALIZATION: AFTER SOOPING UP MATERIAL;
RINSE AREA WITH WATER; APPLY A SOLUTION OF ACIDIC FERROUS SULFATE (10 GMS
FERROS SULFATE AND 2 ML SULFURIC ACID PER 100 ML WATER). LET REMAIN 5 MINUTES.
ABSORB ORINSE TO SEWER. TREAT WITH 20 % SODI UM BICARBONATE UNTIL BUBLING
STOPS. REMOVE WASTES. RINSE WITH WATER.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: D1
Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
1098F,592C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: UNKNOWN Vapor Density: UNKNOWN
Specific Gravity: 3.24
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: UNKNOWN
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS, COLORLESS CRYSTALS
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HIGH TEMPERATURES
Materials to Avoid: COMBUSTIBLES, REDUCING MATERIALS, PHOSPHATES, ESTERS,
PHOPHOROUS, TIN CHLORIDE
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND BARIUM
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE
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DISPOSAL
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CONTACT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS
OF 40 CFR 262, EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D005. CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORTABLE
QUANTITY= 100 LBS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATI ONS.
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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