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: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION,
INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. TARGET ORGAN DATA:
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (LACRIMATION, COR NEAL DAMAGE); BEHAVIORAL
(CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: THRESHOLD); LUNGS, THORAX OR
RESPIRATION (CYANOSIS, RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, OTHER CHANGES); GASTROINTESTINAL
(CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS).
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING
IS DIF FICULT GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON
IS CONSCIOUS. 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: USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY
GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND
HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM CARBONATE
& SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE MIXED W/VERMICULITE
& THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER & BURNED IN CHEM INCIN EQUIPPED
W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL (SUP DAT)
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. IRRITANT. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC. STORE IN A CCOL DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N).
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUP DAT)
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: WASTE DISP METH: FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMETAL REGULATIONS. EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
>577F,>303C
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: N/K
Appearance and Odor: MOIST WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID
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: MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, STRONG BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS,
NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM CARBONATE & SLAKED LIME
(CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE MIXED W/VERMICULITE & THEN W/DRY
CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER & BURNED IN CHEM INCIN EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER
& SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL (SUP DAT)
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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