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: TOX:ING 2:LOC EFTS:CORR-INHAL, SKIN, EYE
INGEST. ACUTE TOX LEVEL:HIGHLY TOX BY INHAL; TOX BY DERMAL ABSORPTION &
INGEST. TARGET EFTS:SENSITIZER-RESP, DERMAL. POIS MAY ALSO AFFECT KIDNEY.
ACUTE:INHAL:ING 1:IRRIT. ING 2:MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF NOS E & THROAT, DFCLTY
BRTHG, BURNING SENSATION IN NOSE & THROAT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:& COUGH; MAY ALSO CAUSE TISS
DMG & SERIOUS RESP TRACT INJURY (PNEUMIT &, RARELY, PULM EDEMA).
SNEEZING, WHEEZING, PHARYNGITIS, TRACHEITIS, CHEST CONSTRICTION, BRONCH, HDCH,
DYSPHAGIA, EXCESS THIRST, WEAK, PALPITATIONS, NAUS & VOMIT . HIGH CONCS
HAVE CAUSED HUMAN DEATHS. HYPERSENSITIVITY RXNS SUCH AS (ING 5)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH ASTHMA, CHRONIC
SKIN DISEASE OR PREEXISTING LUNG DISEASE.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NEC. KEEP WARM & AT REST.
TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF
WATER UNTIL NO CHEM REMA INS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH
IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
UNTIL NO CHEM REMAINS (SUP DAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/A
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
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 APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATL
W/HIGH-PRESS WATER STREAMS. DIKE (SUP DAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR
FLAME.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. FOR SMALL
SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD
AREA & DENY ENTRY. CONT NEHC FOR MORE IN FO (FP N).
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS,
EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAME.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPRVD RESP APPROP FOR EXPOS OF CONCERN (FP N).
CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) & FULL FACEPIECE; GAS MASK W/ORG
VAP CANISTER (CHIN-STYLE/FRONT-TO-BACK-MOUNTED CANISTER), W/FULL FACEPIECE.
CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFO (FP N).
Ventilation: PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR
APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNG CONT.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNG CONT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: FIRE-CTL WATER FOR DISP. USE
AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS, KEEP
UPWIND. FIRST AID PROC: (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF
VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO H ELP PVNT ASPIR. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IF NEEDED.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
212F,100C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: SEE ING 4 Vapor Density: SEE ING 4
Specific Gravity: 1.0
PH: 4.0
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: >1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQ WHICH MAY BE COLOR CODED ACCORDING TO
PH & MAY VARY W/MFR
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: AVOID CONTACT WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OR
OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS: FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE TOXIC
AND/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.
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 THIS
SUBSTANCE.
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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