HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: EYE/SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INHAL: MAY
CAUSE IRRIT OF NASAL & RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. INGEST: MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CNS DEPRESS & KIDNEY DMG WHICH MAY BE FATAL.
CHRONIC: OVEREXP TO MATL(OR ITS COMPONENTS) HAS APP ARENTLY BEEN FOUND TO CAUSE
THE FOLLOWING EFTS IN LAB ANIMALS:(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: LIVER ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY
DAMAGE. OVEREXP TO MATL (OR IS COMPONENTS) HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS A CAUSE OF
FOLLOWING EFTS IN HUMANS: LIVER ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY DAMAGE, LUNG DAMAGE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:THORO WASH EXPOS AREA W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. LAUNDER
CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE. EYES: FLUSH W/LGE AMTS OF WATER, LIFTING UPPER
& LOWER LIDS OCCAS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IMMED DRINK 2 GLASSES OF WATER
& INDUCE VOMIT BY EITHER GIVING IPECAC SYRUP/BY PLACING FINGER AT BACK OF
THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 242F,117C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.7% Upper Limits: 10.6%
Extinguishing Media: ALCOHOL FOAM OR WATER FOG OR CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP(FP
N). WATER/FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING WHICH CAN BE VIOLENT & POSS ENDANGER LIFE
OF FIREFIGHTER. WATER MAY(SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SMALL SPILL: ABSORB LIQUID ON VERMICULITE, FLOOR
ABSORB/OTHER ABSORB MATL & TRANSFER TO HOOD. LGE SPILL: PERS NOT WEARING
PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE EXLUDED FROM AREA OF SPILL UNTIL CLEAN-UP HAS BEEN
COMPLETED. STOP SPILL AT SOURCE, DIKE AREA OF (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: SMALL SPILL: DESTROY BY INCINERATION IN ACCORDANCE
W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. LGE SPILL: DESTROY BY LIQUID
INCINERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF OVEREXP HAS BEEN DETERMINED/DOCUMENTED. A NIOSH/MSHA
JOINTLY APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESP IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRON
CONTROL. OSHA REGS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH/MSHA RESP UNDER SPEC CNDTNS.(SEE
YOUR SAFETY EQUIP SUPPLIER)(SUPDAT)
Ventilation: PROVIDE SUFF MECH(GENL &/LOC EXHST) VENT TO MAINTAIN EXPOS
<LEVEL OF OVEREXP(FROM KNOWN, SUSPECT/APPARENT ADVERSE EFTS.
Protective Gloves: NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(FP N).
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA(FP N). IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS.
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA(FP N). IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: SPEC GRAV: 1.114-1.117 @ 77F. FIRE FIGHT
PROC: BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL UNTIL FIRE IS OUT. SPILL PROC:
SPILL TO PVNT SPREADING, PUMP LIQ TO SALV TANK. REMAINING LIQ MAY BE TAKEN UP
ON SAND, CLAY, EARTH, FLOOR ABSORB/OTHER AB SORB MATL & SHOVELED INTO
CNTNRS. RESP PROT: ENGINEERING/ADMIN CONTROLS(ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
>468F,>242C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: <0.01 @ 68 Vapor Density: 3.6
Specific Gravity: SUPDAT
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: <1.00 (N-BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, APHA COLOR 15 MAX LIQUID W/NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/A
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: AVOID CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS,
STRONG BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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SMALL SPILL: DESTROY BY INCINERATION IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. LGE SPILL: DESTROY BY LIQUID INCINERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media