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:ING 1:MILDLY IRRIT TO NOSE &
THROAT. DROW, VOMIT, UNCON. DEATH MAY RSLT. ING 2 (500-10,000 PPM):NOSE IRRIT
& COUGH; 15,000 PPM:CONTINUOUS LACRIM & COUGH; >20,000
PPM:INTOLERABLE & SUFFOCATING, CNS DEPRESS. ING 3:NO TOX DATA. SPO NT
DECOMP RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN WHICH (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:ARE HIGHLY TOX METHEMOGLOBIN
FORMERS & MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS, HDCH, DIZZ, WEAK, DYSPNEA, STUPOR, RESP
DEPRESS, CHOCOLATE-COLORED BLOOD & POSS DEATH. RELEASES HYDROGEN CYANIDE
WHICH IS HIGHLY TOX CHEM ASPHY & MAY CAUSE DIZZ, RAPID RESP , VOMIT,
FLUSHING, HDCH, DROW, HYPOTENSION, RAPID PULSE, UNCON, CONVLS, (ING 11)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTF RESP) (FP N). SKIN:
FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. SEE MD (FP N). EYES: FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEE MD (FP N). INGEST: REMOVE ETHYL ALCOHOL BY GASTRIC LAVAGE
W/T AP WATER/EMESIS/BY GASTRIC LAVAGE W/WARM WATER/3-5% SODIUM BICARBONATE SOLN
UNLESS 2 HRS/MORE HAVE PASSED SINCE INGEST. SYRUP OF IPECAC MAY BE SAFE (ING 9)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: <0F,<-18C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.9% Upper Limits: 48%
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM.
FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTRS
EXPOSED TO FLAMES (SUP DAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: DANGEROUS FIRE & EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. DUE TO LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY OF SUBSTANCE, FLOW/AGITATION MAY
GENERATE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES (ING 7)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. USE
WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SML SPILLS: TAKE UP W/ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO
CONTRS FOR DISP. LGE SPILLS: DIKE FOR LATER DISP. NO SMKNG, FLAMES/FLARES IN
HAZ AREA. CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFO ( FP N).
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO
GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001. 100
POUND CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORTABLE QUANTITY. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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VAPS MAY BE EXPLO & POIS; DO NOT ALLOW UNNEC PERS IN AREA. DO NOT OVERHEAT
CONTRS, THEY MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE & TRAVEL LONG DIST IN HEAT OF FIRE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH AN
ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE. NIOSH APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR. NIOSH APPROVED
SCBA. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION (FP N).
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EHXAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS
OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED
HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; IF THIS IMPOSS, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE
BURN. WITHDRAW IMMED IN CASE OF RISING SOUND F ROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE/ANY
DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE. (ING 4)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
95.0F,35.0C
Melting/Freezing Point:
-177F,-116C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: 2.6
Specific Gravity: 0.77
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: ING 3 PRECIPITATES
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, CLEAR OR OPALESCENT, SYRUPY
LIQUID; ETHER ODOR
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 HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES, SOURCES
OF IGNITION.
Materials to Avoid: ACETYL PEROXIDE, BORON TRIAZIDE, BROMINE. CONTACT NEHC FOR
A COMPLETE LIST OF MATERIALS TO AVOID (FP N).
Hazardous Decomposition Products: HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN CYANIDE AND
TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE,
40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001. 100 POUND CERCLA SECTION 103
REPORTABLE QUANTITY. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
DISPOSING.
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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