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: INHALATION:MAY CAUSE HEADACHE,
DROWSINESS & LASSITUDE, LOSS OF APPETITE & INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE.
IRRITATION OF THE THROAT. INGESTION:CAN CAUSE DEPRESSION OF CNS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING & DIARRHEA. EYE:LIQUID OR VAPOR MAY CAUSE IRRITATIO N. SKIN:MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION AND DEFATTING OF SKIN ON CONTACT. CAN STAIN SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED
BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO METHYL ALCOHOL VARY. INGESTION OF LESS THAN
30 ML HAS BEEN FATAL TO HUMANS. IN GENERAL, A FEW OUNCES MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS
AND DEATH; AS LITTLE AS 4 ML MAY BE TOXIC I F INGESTED. MAY CAUSE HEADACHE,
DROWSINESS, CNS DEPRESSION, NAUSEA, & DIARRHEA.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
AILMENTS OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE SKIN, EYE, RESPIRATORY
TRACT, LIVER OR KIDNEY MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FLUSH WITH WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSI STS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 60.0F,15.6C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 5.5 Upper Limits: 36.5
Extinguishing Media: USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A FULL
FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS. VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL TO
A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CONTAIN SPILLED MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO SECURE CONTAINERS.
WHERE NECESSARY, COLLECT USING ABSORBENT MEDIA. ELIMINATE ANY SOURCE OF
IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA. WASH RESIDUE WITH WA TER.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods: ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PACKAGED, LABELED,
TRANSPORTED, AND DISPOSED OR RECLAIMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH GOOD
ENGINEERING PRACTICES.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE ROOM OR CABINET. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY
CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION EXPOSURES
BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS. RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE
SELECTED BASED ON THE FORM AND CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANT IN AIR & IN
ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA (29 CFR 1910.134).
Ventilation: MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS NORMALLY ADEQUATE. LOCAL
EXHAUST MAY BE REQUIRED IF WORK AREA NOT VENTED.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE, NITRILE, PVC OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE
WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety & Health: AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT
GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS. AVOID RUNOFF OF SPILLS
INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES LEAD TO NATURAL WATERWAYS.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F5
Boiling Point:
298F,148C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: 96 Vapor Density: >1 AIR=1
Specific Gravity: 1 APPROX
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: DEEP BLUE SOLUTION
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 99
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES OF
IGNITION
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE CAN FORM ON INCOMPLETE
COMBUSTION.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PACKAGED, LABELED, TRANSPORTED, AND DISPOSED
OR RECLAIMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES.
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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