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 FATAL IF INHALED, SWALLOWED, OR
ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES BURNS. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFL AMMATION & EDEMA OF
LARYNX & BRONCH, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: PULMONARY EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF
EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ
FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS
OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. DISCARD
CONTAMD SHOES. I NHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL PHYS.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 36.0F,2.2C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
DO NOT USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAMMABLE LIQUID. VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE
DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR
UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON
SAND/VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA
& WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. OPEN CAREFULLY. DO NOT BREATHE VAP. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLTHG. HIGHLY TOX. CORR. LACHRYMATOR. MOISTURE SENSITIVE.
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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 GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD(FP N).
Other Equipment: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLTHG, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. RUBBER
BOOTS.
Work Hygenic Practices: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLTHG, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
RUBBER BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: OTHER PREC: AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED
EXPOSURE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F5
Boiling Point:
199F,93C
Melting/Freezing Point:
-114F,-81C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 3.42@20C Vapor Density: 3.74
Specific Gravity: 1.135
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: ACIDS. MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR/WATER. STRONG
BASES, ALCOHOLS, AMINES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, PHOSGENE GAS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT
EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF
I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media