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: ACUTE: INHALATION: AS A NEUTRAL ORGANIC SALT,
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. COUGHING OR SNEEZING MAY OCCUR WITH CHOKING
IN CASES OF ACUTE INHALATION. SKIN/EYES: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
CHRONIC: NO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS EXPECT ED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
EXPECTED.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF
LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. SKIN: WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH
SOAP AND WAT ER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYES: WASH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL MD.
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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: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: AS W/MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE POSS AT ELEVATED
TEMPS/BY CONT W/IGNIT SOURCE. FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCS,
& IN PRESENCE OF AN IGNIT (SUP DAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: COLLECT BY SCOOPING, MOPPING OR WET VACUUMING AS
APPROPRIATE. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL,
CONTAINER AND SENT TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY
FROM SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation: IN GEN, DILUTION VENT IS SATISFACTORY HLTH HAZ CTL FOR THIS
SUBSTANCE. HOWEVER, IF CNDTNS OF USE CREATE (SUP DAT)
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Equipment: MAINTAIN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK
AREA. WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygenic Practices: MAINTAIN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES
IN WORK AREA. WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXPLO HAZ: SOURCE IS A POTENTIAL DUST EXPLO
HAZ. VENT: DISCOMFORT TO WORKER, A LOC EXHAUST SYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
248F,120C
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: 30G IN 100G WATER
Appearance and Odor: WHITE, GRANULAR POWER, EFFLORESCENT, ODORLESS
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY FORM
WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND 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