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: N/K
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INHALATION: LOW HAZARD FOR USUAL LABORATORY
HANDLING. SKIN: LOW HAZARD FOR USUAL LABORATORY HANDLING. EYES: NO SPECIFIC
HAZARD KNOWN. CONTACT MAY CAUSE TRANSIENT IRRITATION. INGESTION: EXPECTED TO BE
A LOW INGESTION HAZARD.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS.IF IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING STOPS.IF DISCOMFORT OR
ILLNESS DEVELOPS GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD
LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN ME DICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY CHEMICAL; WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: IF DIASTASE OF MALT IS ALLOWED TO BECOME
AIR-BORNE AS DUST, EXPLOSIVE CONDITIONS MAY PREVAIL. AVOID CONDITIONS WHICH
PRODUCE DUST. CAN REACT WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VACUM OR SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER
FOR DISPOSALE. AVOID CAUSING DUSTY CONDITIONS. WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZNG MATERIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING.KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING
Ventilation: VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK.
Protective Gloves: NOT NEEDED
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Equipment: GOGGLES, LAB COAT,EYE WASH STATION, VENTILATION HOOD
Work Hygenic Practices: GOGGLES, LAB COAT,EYE WASH STATION, VENTILATION HOOD
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/K
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T6
Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
DECOMPOSES
Vapor Pressure: NEGLIGIBLE AS SOLID Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE IN WATERW/ TURBID
Appearance and Odor: YELLOWISH-WHITE OR TAN COLOR; CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
HYGROSCOPIC
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: CAN DECOMPOSE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE 85 C
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS
Hazardous Decomposition Products: COMBUSTION WILL PRODUCE CARBON OXIDES AND
PROBABLY CARBON MONOXIDE. OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND SULFUR MAY ALSO BE PRESENT.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & 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