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: SEV IRRIT TO RESP TRACT. MAY
CAUSE BURN PAIN. INGEST: BURN PAIN IN MOUTH & ESOPHAGUS. SEV CORR
GASTROENTERITIS EVIDENCED BY VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN, & DIARR. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
BURNS TO TISS UPON CONT. EYES: HIGHLY TOX TO TISS. MAY CAU SE BURNS TO MUC MEMB
& PERM EYE DMG. CHRONIC: PROBABLE BRONCHIAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG DFCLT GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT! GIVE LGE QTYS OF WATER/MILK IF
AVAIL. CALL MD IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. SKIN: IMMED
FLUSH W/ PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG &
SHOES. CALL MD. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING LOWER
& (SUP DAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY CAN BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRES AND COOL
FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NON-COMBUSTIBLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS. CAN
REACT WITH METALS TO RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. RELEASES HYDROGEN UPON
CONTACT WITH COMMON METALS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CONTAIN & RECOVER LIQUID WHEN POSSIBLE. LARGER
SPILLS: ABSORB W/VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH/SIMILAR MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE IN RCRA APPROVED FAC ILITY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CONTR. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENT
AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE VAPOR IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HALF MASK CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR MAY BE
WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation: LOC EXHAUST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS REC TO
PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOG &/FULL FSHLD.
Other Equipment: WEAR PROT CLTHG (BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS). CONTACT
LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. ANSI APPRVD EYEWASH AND (SUP DAT)
Work Hygenic Practices: WEAR PROT CLTHG (BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS).
CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. ANSI APPRVD EYEWASH AND (SUP DAT)
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRST AID PROC: UPPER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. GET
MD ATTN IMMED. IN ALL CASES CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. (DELUGE SHOWER MEEING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
260F,127C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.5
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: INFINITELY
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS SOLUTION WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
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: STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND
STORAGE. DARKENS ON EXPOSURE TO AIR OR LIGHT.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALKALIES, FLUORINE, POTASSIUM, NITRIC
ACID, SOME METALS, WATER, AND STEAM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION EMITS HIGHLY
TOXIC IODIDE FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS
(FP N).
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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