HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INHAL: ACUTE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF UPPER RESP
TRACT. ANIMAL STUDIES SHOW THAT SULPHONIC-ACID DYES MAY INCR RESP TRACT
POROSITY. CHRONIC: NO DATA AVAIL. SKIN: ACUTE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT. CHRONIC: NO
SPECIFIC DATA AVAIL. EXPOS TO SIMILAR SUBSTANCE HAS RARELY CAUSED ALLERGIC
RXNS. EYE: ACUTE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HEALTH HAZARDS: CHRONIC: NO DATA AVAIL.
INGESTION: ACUTE: NO SPECIFIC DATA AVAILABLE. SIMILAR SUBSTANCES IN LARGE DOSES
MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET
MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
AREA W/SOAP OR MIL D DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF
CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LRG
AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL (SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM.
FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP(FP
N).MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER
SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS (SUPP DATA)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.
DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS
FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED MATERIAL INTO SEWER.
KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL,STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING SUBSTANCE. FOR
ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVS
FOUND IN WORKPLACE, MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPER & MUST NOT EXCEED
WORKING LIMITS OF RESP. ANY NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD DUST & MIST RESP, POWERED
AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER,(ING 7)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE
EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEM SFTY GOGGLES & FULL FACESHLD(FP N).
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP
TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. EMER EYE (ING 5)
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG &
EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. EMER EYE (ING 5)
Supplemental Safety & Health: MP: 464F,240C (DECOMPOSES). FIRE FIGHT PROC:
WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CNTRL WATER FOR LATER DISP (1990 EMER RESPONSE
GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5, GUIDE PAGE 31). USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS, KEEP UPWIN D. FIRST AID PROC: SALINE,
OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
SUPP DATA
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: 6.3
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: <0.1%
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS GREY, PURPLE, LIGHT PINK OR PALE YELLOW CRYSTALS
OR POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. AVOID
CONTACT WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE TOXIC AND
HAZARDOUS HYDROGEN BROMIDE AND OXIDES OF SULFUR AND CARBON.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE.
FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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