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: EXPOSURE TO SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
BURNS. INHALATION OF VAPOR OR MIST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR CHEMICAL BURNS TO
MUCOUS MEMBRANES & RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. INGESTION MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS
AS WELL AS INJURY BY DISTENTION OF THE ESOPHA GUS OR STOMACH DUE TO THE SUDDEN
EVOLUTION OF GASSES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. QUICKLY REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG
& SHOES. FLUSH CLTHG W/LG AMTS OF WATER. EYES:FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR
AT LST 15 MINS. CONTACT MD IN CASE OF CONTACT W/PEROXIDE. INGEST:DRINK LG AMTS
OF WATER TO DILUTE. SIT UPRIGHT. CONTACT MD. INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR.
CONTACT MD. NOTE TO MD:IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO INSERT GASTRIC TUBE TO RELIEVE/
(SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: STRONG OXIDIZER:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS NOT FLAMM
BUT CAN INITIATE SPONT COMBUST OF PAPER, WOOD, CLOTH & OTHER ORG MATLS.
IGNIT MAY BE RAPID, BUT CAN BE (SUPDAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: FLUSH SPILL AREA W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DO NOT RETURN
SPILLED MATERIAL TO ORIGINAL CONTAINER. COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS ON REPORTING SPILLS.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DILUTE W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER THEN FLUSH TO SEWER.
COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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CONSULT MFR ON HNDLG & MATLS OF CONSTRUCTION. AVOID HEATING HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE & STORE AWAY FROM COMBUSTS. DO NOT CONTAM HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Ventilation: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: BOOTS, PVC SLICKER SUIT. WATER SOURCE & SFTY SHOWER/EYE
WASH SHLD BE LOCATED CLOSE TO WHERE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS HNDLD.
Work Hygenic Practices: BOOTS, PVC SLICKER SUIT. WATER SOURCE & SFTY
SHOWER/EYE WASH SHLD BE LOCATED CLOSE TO WHERE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS HNDLD.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXPLO HAZ:DELAYED FOR SEVERAL HRS. RAPID
OXYGEN EVOLUTION FROM DECOMPOSING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE MAY INCR INTENSITY OF FIRE.
OXYGEN ENRICHMENT OF POORLY VENTED ORG ATMS INCRS POTNTL OF VAP PHASE EXPLOS.
MATLS TO AVOID:PARTICULATE SOLIDS WILL CA USE DECOMP. FIRST AID PROC:PVNT INCR
PRESS THAT MAY RSLT FROM RAPID (ING 4)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
237F,114C
Melting/Freezing Point:
-61F,-52C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 18 @ 86F Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 1.195 (H*2O=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: <1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID. CONCENTRATONS >35% MAY HAVE
SHARP 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: RATE OF DECOMP INCREASES W/INCREASING TEMP &
MAY BE VERY VIGOROUS W/RAPID GEN OF LG VOLS OF OXYGEN & STEAM.
Materials to Avoid: CONTAM BY MANY SUBSTANCES INCLUDING HEAVY METALS &
THEIR SALTS, REDUCING AGENTS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALKALIES & (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXYGEN, STEAM, PEROXIDE VAPOR & HEAT.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DILUTE W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER THEN FLUSH TO SEWER. COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE
& 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