HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE- INHALE:IRRITANT DUE TO WEAK ACIDIC
NATURE. ORAL:LOW TOXICITY IN SMALL QUANTITIES. LIVER DAMAGE, COMA & DEATH
HAS BEEN RECORDED FROM IRON POISONING. SKIN:MAY CAUSE REDNESS & SORENESS.
EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION & PAIN. CHRONIC- UNKNOWN. TARGET ORGANS:LIVER,
EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY & GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR
OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY AND
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS IRRITATION, COUGHING, SNEEZING, REDNESS, SORENESS AND
DISCOLORATION OF SKIN, REDDENING AND TEARING OF EYES, DIARRHEA, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, PINK URINE AND BLACK STOOL
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY
BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS PRODUCT.
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FIRST AID
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CALL A DOCTOR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. INHALED:REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. ORAL:IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY . DRINK TWO GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. CALL A PHYSICIAN/POISON CONTROL
CENTER IMMEDIATELY. TREATMENT SHOULD BE ADMINSTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL
PERSONNEL.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS. VENTILATE
AREA. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST.
WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPING
MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST DISP ERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT RELEVANT
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLES. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF DUSTY SITUATION, USE NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS OR DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LOCAL
Protective Gloves: RUBBER OR LATEX
Eye Protection: DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Equipment: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. INDUSTRIAL TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND
APRON AS REQUIRED TO AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Work Hygenic Practices: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. INDUSTRIAL TYPE WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED TO AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: MSDS FM MFR DATED 04SEP86 CONFORMS TO OSHA
HAZ COMM STD.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T6
Boiling Point:
N/R
Melting/Freezing Point:
DECOMPOSES
Decomposition Temp:
896F,480C
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: N/R
Specific Gravity: 3.097
PH: N/R
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT RELEVANT
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: TAN TO LIGHT GREENISH-YELLOW POWDER - ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/R
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AVOID MOISTURE (VERY HYGROSCOPIC).
Materials to Avoid: UNKNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXIDES OF SULFUR AND IRON
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
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