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: INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT, VASOMOTOR
RHINITIS & ASTHMA. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT & ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONS.
EYES: DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT & CONJ. INGEST: MAY CAUSE RAPID ONSET OF RESP
EMBARRASSMENT, FROTHING AT MOUTH, VOMIT, CYANOSIS, MARKED HYPOTENSION, SUBNORM
TEMP, ABDOM PAIN, COLLAPSE & CONVLS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: DEATH FROM RESP FAILURE USUALLY
OCCURS W/IN FEW MINUTES IF LG AMT HAS BEEN INGESTED. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT
CHLORAMINE T CAN REACT W/SOME AMINO ACIDS IN GI TRACT TO FORM TOX CYANOGEN
CMPDS. CHRONIC: SKIN: RPTD & PRLNGD CNTCT W /IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE DERM.
EYES: RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE CONJ.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE 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 MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20
MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH EYES IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORM
SALINE, OCCASNLY (SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 378F,192C
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: NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). MOVE
CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS
WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE- (ING 19)
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 SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE
NUMBER D003. 100 LB CERCLA SECTION 1 03 RQ.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT STORE WHERE TEMPERATURES EXCEED 130F. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECD BASED ON PHYSICAL DATA, TOX
& HLTH EFTS INFO. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. RESP
SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE, SPECIFIC OPERATION,
MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING (ING 15)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE
EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). APPROP PROT
(IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CNTCT.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CNTCT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: PH: 8-10 (5% WATER). CNDTNS TO AVOID:
ESOTROPIC DISTILLATION OF TOTAL WATER CONTENT. FIRST AID PROC: LIFTING UPPER
& LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
IMMED. INGEST:REMOVE BY IPECAC EMESIS FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATED CHARCOAL OR
EVAPORATED MILK. AIRWAY-PROTECTED GASTRIC LAVAGE (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
>333F,>167C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: 0.6
Specific Gravity: 1.43
PH: SUPDAT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: REACTS
Appearance and Odor: WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER WITH A WEAK CHLORINE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: NO
Stability Conditions to Avoid: UNSTABLE UNDER HUMID CNDTNS. DECOMPOSED
VIOLENTLY AT TEMPS ABOVE 130C(266F). EXPLO RXN MAY OCCUR FOLLOWING (SUPDAT)
Materials to Avoid: ACIDS: INCOMPATIBLE. ISONITRILES + CALCIUM CARBONATE:
EXPLOSION ON WARMING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES
OF NITROGEN, SULFUR & CARBON & TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES OF
CHLORIDES.
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 STORING OR DISPOSING OF
THIS SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D003. 100 LB CERCLA
SECTION 1 03 RQ.
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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