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: CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES AND SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES/SKIN:CHEMICAL
BURNS.INGESTION:IRRITATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND THROAT.INHALATION:IRRITATION
TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES,THROAT AND NOSE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K (FP A/ORNL)
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FIRST AID
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EYES:IRRIGATE WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.CALL PHYSICIAN.SKIN:WASH WITH
WATER.CONSULT PHYSICIAN.INGESTION:N/K (FP A/ORNL).INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER OR WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER.KEEP PEOPLE AWAY.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: HEAT,SHOCK,REDUCING AGENTS,CATALYSTS CAN CAUSE
EXPLOSION OR VIOLENT REACTION.BAO*2 AT 800C,1472F OR IN HOT WATER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP CAREFULLY TO RECOVER AS MUCH CONTAMINATED
MATERIAL AS POSSIBLE.KEEP AWAY FROM ORGANIC MATERIALS SUCH AS
OILS,PAPER,RAGS,SAWDUST AND REDUCING MATERIAL WHICH CREATE A FIRE HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K (FP A/ORNL)
Waste Disposal Methods: DISP MUST BE IAW FED,STATE,& LOC REGS.COORDINATION
W/ SUPPORTING INSTALLATION/MACOM ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION PRIOR TO DISP REC
TO DETERM APPROP DISP METH (FP A).CONTAM RESIDUE & SWEEPINGS ARE TOXIC
WASTE & MUST BE DISPOSED-CONT MFR FOR PR OCEDURES.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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NO SMOKING,OPEN FLAMES,SPARKS OR REDUCING AGENTS IN AREA.SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN
AREA.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USBM APPROVED TOXIC DUST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST IN HANDLING AND STORAGE AREAS.
Protective Gloves: LIQUID-PROOF PVC.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: FULL COVER CLOTHING.SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN AREA.
Work Hygenic Practices: FULL COVER CLOTHING.SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN AREA.
Supplemental Safety & Health: ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHALATION/SKIN/INGESTION (FP
A).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSED
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K (FP A)
Decomposition Temp:
N/K (FP A)
Vapor Pressure: NEGLIGIBLE Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 4.96 (WATER=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/A
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor: GREY POWDERED,ODORLESS SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/A
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HEAT AND WATER,HEAT AND COMBUSTIBLES.
Materials to Avoid: HOT WATER,ACIDS,COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: BAO*2 AT 800C,1472F OR IN HOT WATER.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K (FP A/ORNL)
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DISPOSAL
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DISP MUST BE IAW FED,STATE,& LOC REGS.COORDINATION W/ SUPPORTING
INSTALLATION/MACOM ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION PRIOR TO DISP REC TO DETERM
APPROP DISP METH (FP A).CONTAM RESIDUE & SWEEPINGS ARE TOXIC WASTE &
MUST BE DISPOSED-CONT MFR FOR PR OCEDURES.
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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