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CAS # 75-12-7 FORMAMIDE

Blulux Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
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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: INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO MUC MEMBS W/HDCH, DIZZ, NAUS, VOMIT & ABDOM SPASMS. MAY CAUSE DMG TO LIVER & KIDNEYS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN & MAY BE ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN. MAY CA USE DMG TO CORNEAS. INGEST: MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF GI TRACT, HDCH, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: DIZZ, NAUS, VOMIT, WT LOSS & ABDOM SPASMS. EFTS ON FERTILITY REPORTED FROM SINGLE EXPOS DURING PREGNANCY IN RATS. EFTS ON EMBRYO/FETUS REPORTED FROM SINGLE EXPOS DURING PREGNANCY IN RATS. CHRONIC: INHAL:EXCESS INHAL MAY CAUSE SYMP S VARYING FROM HDCH, IRRIT & NAUS TO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, DEPENDING (ING 3)

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PREGNANT WOMEN ARE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM ARTF RESP IF NEC. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORM SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVID (ING 10)

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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 310F,154C

Auto Ignition Temperature Text: 

Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K

Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.

Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). MOVE CNTNR FROM AREA IF W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-(SUPDAT)

Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. FOR SMALL SPILLS, TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE; KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE AT CONTROLLED ROOM TEMPERATURE. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOLLOWING RESP ARE RECD BASED ON INFO FOUND IN PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE, SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST (ING 13)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: PH: 7.1 (0.5 M SOLN). FIRE FIGHT PROC: CTL WATER FOR LATER DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SOURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS; KEEP UPWIND. WATER/FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING. MATL TO AVOID: ALUMINUM PWDR IMPROVES PERFORMANCE AS BLAST IC EXPLO. BASES, SODIUM: INCOMPAT. BRASS, COPPER: ATTACKED. IODINE, (ING 2)

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point: 
>379F,>193C
Melting/Freezing Point: 
37.0F,2.8C
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 1 @ 21C Vapor Density: 1.6
Specific Gravity: 1.133
PH: SUPDAT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: <1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: A CLEAR, COLORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC, OILY LIQUID WITH A FAINT AMMONIA ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
Corrosion Rate: N/K

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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: STABLE UNDER NORM TEMPS & PRESS, HOWEVER, IT MAY DECOMPOSE SLOWLY TO FORM AMMONIA & CO*2 AT STD ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
Materials to Avoid: MIX CNTNG 51% CALCIUM NITRATE, 12% AMMONIUM NITRATE, 27% FORMAMIDE, 10% WATER IS DETONABLE AT -20C. ADDN OF (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN AND FUMES OF AMMONIA AND FORMIC ACID.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT

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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P

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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P

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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P

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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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