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: EXPOS TO SKIN/EYES CAN CAUSE CHEM
BURNS. INHAL OF VAPOR/MIST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION/CHEMICAL BURNS TO MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. INGESTION MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS AS WELL AS
INJURY BY INGESTION OF THE ESOPHAGUS OR STOMAC H DUE TO THE SUDDEN EVOLUTION OF
GASES. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEATLH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN/EYES:FLUSH W/LGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. QUICKLY REMOVE CONTAM
CLTHG & SHOES. FLUSH CLTHG W/LGE AMTS OF WATER. CONT MD IN CASE OF EYE CONT
W/PEROXIDE. INGEST:DRINK LGE AMTS OF WATER TO DILUTE. SIT UPRIGHT. CONT MD.
NOTE TO M D:IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO INSERT GASTRIC TUBE TO RELIEVE/PVNT INCR
PRESS THAT MAY RSLT FROM RAPID EVOLUTION OF OXYGEN UPON DECOMP. INHAL:MOVE TO
FRESH (SUP DAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/A
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: STRONG OXIDIZER. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS NOT FLAM
BUT CAN INITIATE SPONT COMBUST OF PAPER, WOOD, CLOTH, & OTHER ORG MATLS.
IGNIT MAY BE RAPID, BUT CAN BE (SUP DAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DO NOT
RETURN SPILLED MATERIAL TO ORIGINAL CONTAINER. PREVENT UNDILUTED HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE FROM ENTERING SEWAGE SYSTEM. COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS ON REPORTING SPILLS.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DILUTE WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER THEN FLUSH TO SEWER.
COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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AVOID BREATHING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND STORE AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLES. DO NOT
CONTAMINATE 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 GOGGS (FP N).
Other Equipment: BOOTS, PVC SLICKER SUIT. EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER
MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: BOOTS, PVC SLICKER SUIT. EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE
SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXPLO HAZ:DELAYED FOR SEVERAL HRS. RAPID
OXYGEN EVOLUTION FROM DECOMP HYDROGEN PEROXIDE MAY INCR INTENSITY OF FIRE. OXYGEN
ENRICHMENT OF POORLY VENT ORG ATM INCR POTENTIAL OF VAP PHASE EXPLO. MATLS TO
AVOID:PARTICULATE SOLIDS WILL CAUSE DEC OMP. CONSULT MFR ON HNDLG & MATLS
OF CONSTRUCTION. FIRST AID PROC:AIR. CONT MD.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
214F,101C
Melting/Freezing Point:
23.0F,-5.0C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 17.9 @ 70F Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 1.025 (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. CONCENTRATIONS OVER 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 INCR W/INCR TEMP & MAY BE
VERY VIGOROUS W/RAPID GENERATION OF LGE VOL OF OXYGEN & STEAM.
Materials to Avoid: CONTAM BY MANY SUBSTANCES INCL HEAVY METALS & THEIR
SALTS, REDUCING AGENTS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALKALIS & (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXYGEN, STEAM, PEROXIDE VAPOR AND HEAT.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DILUTE WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER THEN FLUSH TO SEWER. COMPLY WITH 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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