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. VAPOR OR MIST IS
IRRITATING TO EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. TARGET ORGAN
DATA: LUNG THORAX/RESPIRATION (TUMORS) SKIN & APPENDAGES (TUMORS). EFTS ON
EMBRYO/FETUS (FEXTOTOXICITY) (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL
ABNORMALITIES: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYS, EYE, EAR, CRANIOFACIAL, BODY WALL,
MUSCULOKELETAL SYSTEM.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES
WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BREATHING GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH
OUT MOUT H W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL PHYSICIAN. REMOVE AND WASH
CONTAMD CLOTHING PROMPTLY.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 77.0F,25.0C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROP FOAM. WATER MAY
BE EFTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT EFT EXTINGUISHMENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). FLAMMABLE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAP MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO SOURCE OF
IGNIT & FLASH BACK. CNTNR EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. FORMS
EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES IN AIR.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR
NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, RUBB BOOTS & HEAVY RUBB GLOVES. COVER W/ACTIVATED CARBON
ABSORBENT, TAKE UP & PLACE IN CLSD CNTNRS. TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENTILATE
AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN CHEM INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER
& SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATL IS HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS. DO NOT BREATHE VAP. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN &
CLTHG. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
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DISPOSAL
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BURN IN CHEM INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT
EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL 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