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: EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED
BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: CAN CAUSE BURNS TO EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION OF VAPORS, FUMES AND DUST CAN CAUSE IRRITATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: OVEREXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE
EXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS AND
INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15
MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. INGESTION: POISON! IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE MILK, EGG WHITE, STARCH PASTE
OR MILK OF MAGNESIA BY MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: UNKNOWN Upper Limits: UNKNOWN
Extinguishing Media: USE WATER, PREFERABLY IN FORM OF SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING FIRES.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: POWERFUL OXIDIZING MATERIAL. NOT COMBUSTIBLE BUT
EVOLVES OXYGEN AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. READILY IGNITES COMBUSTIBLE OR ORGANIC
MATERIALS WHEN IN CONTACT.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
RESPIRATOR OR SCBA, GOGGLES, GLOVES & BOOTS. KEEP AWAY FROM ORGANIC
MATERIAL. MIX WITH DRY EARTH OR SAND AND PLACE IN DISPOSAL DRUM. FLUSH RESIDUE
WITH LARGE QUANTITIES WATER.
Neutralizing Agent: DILUTE WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM ALL SOURCES OF HEAT. DO NOT STORE NEAR
COMBUSTIBLES, ACIDS OR OTHER ORGANIC MATTER. PROTECT & INSPECT CONTAINERS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SELECT A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE. FOR HIGH LEVELS, A SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR POSITIVE
PRESSURE IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST WHERE DUST MIGHT OCCUR.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER, NEOPRENE OR PVC
Eye Protection: FACE SHIELD/SAFETY GOGGLE
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED. SHOULD WEAR SAFETY BOOTS.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE
WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED. SHOULD WEAR SAFETY BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: SUPERTROPICAL BLEACH IS A MIXTURE OF
CHLORINATED LIME AND CALCIUM OXIDE IN A WHITE POWDER FORM. WHEN MANUFACTURED IT
CONTAINS 30 PERCENT AVAILABLE CHLORINE. STB DECOMPOSES SLOWLY IN STORAGE EASILY
RECOGNIZED BY THE CHLORINE LIKE ODOR. IT IS CORROSIVE TO MOST METALS AND
INJURIOUS TO MOST FABRICS.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: D1
Boiling Point:
N/R
Melting/Freezing Point:
UNKNOWN
Decomposition Temp:
>120F,>49C
Vapor Pressure: UNKNOWN Vapor Density: 1.2 (HCL)
Specific Gravity: 0.75
PH: BASIC
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE POWDER, STRONG CHLORINE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/R
Corrosion Rate: FAST
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: NO
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HIGH TEMPERATURES AND MOIST CONDITIONS.
Materials to Avoid: MOISTURE, SOLVENTS, ACIDS, AND ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: MAY UNDERGO ACCELERATED DECOMPOSITION WITH
EVOLUTION OF HEAT, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND CHLORINE GAS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL LAWS AND 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