HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: YES OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: SKIN: FATAL IF ABSORBED/SEVERE BURNS.
INHALATION: MAY BE FATAL/EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES/UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN CAUSE EDEMA OF LARYNX/BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA. INGESTION: SEVERE CORROSION OF MOUTH/GI
TRACT/FATAL. LACHRYMATOR: CAN CAUSE SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: SEE INGREDIENTS
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: IRRITATION, SPASM, INFLAMMATION, BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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EYES: FLUSH CONTINUOUSLY W/WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15-20
MINS. IF NOT BURNED, WASH W/SOAP & WATER TO CLEANSE. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED & CONTINUE UNTIL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
ARRIVES. OBTA IN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 163.4F
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.1 Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/SPRAY.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR APPRORPRIATE OSHA REGULATED
EQUIPMENT. VENTILATE AREA. ABSORB ON VERMICULITE/SIMILAR MATERIAL. SWEEP UP
& PLACE IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER/HOLD FOR DISPOSAL. WASH CONTAMINATED
SURFACES TO REMOVE ANY RESIDUES.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN
AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE ONLY W/COMPATIBLE CHEMICALS. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE OSHA/MSHA APPROVED SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
Ventilation: CHEMICAL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY IN A HOOD.
Protective Gloves: N/K
Eye Protection: EYE SHIELDS
Other Equipment: N/K
Work Hygenic Practices: N/K
Supplemental Safety & Health: HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: MAY CAUSE BIRTH
DEFECTS IN FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS COMPOUND IS CONSIDERED TO BE SLIGHTLY
TOXIC.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
357.8F
Melting/Freezing Point:
-45.4F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 0.9 Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID W/PUNGENT, ACRID ODOR.
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: MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG ACIDS/OXIDIZING
AGENTS/MAGNESIUM/ALUMINUM/COPPER/MERCURY/ALKALINE PESTICIDES/IRON/ZINC &
OTHER LIGHT METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: YES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER
IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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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