HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES IARC: YES OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INGESTION: POISONOUS. FORMALDEHYDE CAUSES
SEVERE IRRITATION & INFLAMMATION OF MOUTH/THROAT/STOMACH. CAUSES
BLINDNESS/SEVERE ILLNESS/POSSIBLY DEATH. INHALATION: HIGHLY IRRITATING TO NASAL
PASSAGES/INFLAMMATION/SENSITIZER-POSSIBLE ALLERGIC RE ACTION. SKIN:
IRRITATION/DERMATITIS IN PERSONS W/HYPERSENSITIVITY. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: SEE INGREDIENTS
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, STUPOR, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, STAINING OF THE SKIN, CHEMICAL BURNS, TEARING, BURNING SENSATION
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
RESTORE/SUPPORT BREATHING AS NECESSARY. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH UNDER RUNNING
WATER FOR 15 MINS. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES .
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: NONE Upper Limits: NONE
Extinguishing Media: USE METHOD SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: N/K
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: CONTAIN & COLLECT CHEMICAL W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
HOLD FOR DISPOSAL IN APPROVED CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: INCINERATE BY LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL FIRM IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED & STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation: LOCAL/MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE/CHEMICAL RESISTANT TYPE
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SPLASH-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Equipment: APRONS, LAB COATS
Work Hygenic Practices: APRONS, LAB COATS
Supplemental Safety & Health: HEALTH HAZ CONT'D: EYES: CAUSES CHEMICAL
BURNS, DAMAGE TO IRREVERSIBLE. VAPOR CAUSES IRRITATION, BURNING SENSATION.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID W/CHARACTERISTIC PUNGENT 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: N/K
Materials to Avoid: N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CO, CO2
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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INCINERATE BY LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL FIRM IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL 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