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: INHALATION/INGESTION: HARMFUL/DESTRUCTIVE OF
MUCOUS MEMBRANE/UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT TISSUE/FATAL/SPASM/INFLAMMATION/EDEMA
OF LARYNX/BRONCHI/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA/BURNING
SENSATION/COUGH/WHEEZING/LARYNGITIS/SHORTNESS OF BREAT
H/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMIT/CHEST PAIN. EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN: HARMFUL ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INHALATION/INGESTION: HARMFUL/DESTRUCTIVE
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE/UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
TISSUE/FATAL/SPASM/INFLAMMATION/EDEMA OF LARYNX/BRONCHI/CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA/BURNING
SENSATION/COUGH/WHEEZING/LARYNGITIS/SHORTNESS OF BREAT
H/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMIT/CHEST PAIN. EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN: HARMFUL ABSORPTION.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE
OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL AT TENTION IN ALL CASES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 21F
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.1% Upper Limits: 8.5%
Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAMMABLE LIQUID. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE
DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASH BACK. CORROSIVE. AUTOIGNITION: 599F.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER
& SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, LOCAL & STATE REGULATIONS.
CORROSIVE LIQUID.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, & OPEN FLAME. STORE IN A
COOL DRY PLACE. NO SMOKING.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: CHEMICAL FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT, HEAVY RUBBER
Eye Protection: GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD (8-INCH MIN)
Other Equipment: SAFETY SHOWER, EYE BATH, RUBBER BOOTS
Work Hygenic Practices: SAFETY SHOWER, EYE BATH, RUBBER BOOTS
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/K
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
183F
Melting/Freezing Point:
-77.88F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 50 Vapor Density: 3.5
Specific Gravity: 0.722
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID.
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: HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME & OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES
Materials to Avoid: ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CO, CO2 & NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT
EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, LOCAL & STATE REGULATIONS. CORROSIVE LIQUID.
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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