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: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. CORROSIVE, CAUSES BURNS. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHALATION MAY
BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF THE LARYNX &
BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, BURNS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED
PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 200F
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 2.5 Upper Limits: 17
Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WATER MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT
EFFECT EXTINGUISHMENT. WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE WATER SPRAY TO
COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 1436F.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. COVER W/DRY LIME/SODA ASH, PICK UP,
KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINER & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA &
WASH SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE/MIX THE MATERIAL W/COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT &
BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. DISPOSE
OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. UN2491.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE BATH, FACESHIELD (8-IN
MINIMUM)
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE BATH,
FACESHIELD (8-IN MINIMUM)
Supplemental Safety & Health: INCOMPATIBILITIES CONT'D: ABSORBS CO2 FROM
AIR. REACTS VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS, ACROLEIN, ACRYLONITRILE, EPICHLOROHYDRIN,
BETA-PROPIOLACTONE, VINYL ACETATE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
338F
Melting/Freezing Point:
50.9F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 0.2 Vapor Density: 2.1
Specific Gravity: 1.012
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: VISCOUS 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: MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: ALUMINUM, GALVANIZED IRON, ACID ANHYDRIDES, OXIDIZING
AGENTS, ACID CHLORIDES, COPPER & ITS ALLOYS. (SEE SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES: CO, CO2, NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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DISSOLVE/MIX THE MATERIAL W/COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. UN2491.
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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