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: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
MAY CONVERT HEMOGLOBIN TO METHEMOGLOBIN, PRODUCING CYANOSIS. MAY ALSO CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE, HEADACHE, VERTIGO,
RINGING IN EARS, SHORTNESS OF BREAATH, SEVERE B LOOD OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,
CONVULSIONS, CIRCULATORY COLLASPE, SKIN/EYE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT CARCINOGENS.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, CYANOSIS,
NAUSEEA, VOMITING, FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE, HEADACHE, VERTIGO, RINGING IN EARS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, SEVERE BLOOD OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, CONVULSIONS, COMA, DEATH,
SKIN IRRITATION, EYE IRRITATION.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP WARM AND QUIET. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT.
CALL PHYSICIAN.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: COMBUSTIBLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: NOT GIVEN Upper Limits: NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND FULL
FACE-PIECE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS MAY CAUSE
EXTREMELY VIOLENT COMBUSTION. MAY EXPLODE WHEN HEATED TO 140C.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. REMOVE ALL SOURCES
OF IGNITION. CLEANUP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR
DISPOSAL. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP IN TIGHLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY
FROM HEAT OR IGNITION. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION EXOSURES
BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER CURRENT 29 CFR
1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation: A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT THE SOURCE IS
RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION INTO WORKPLACE.
Protective Gloves: RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFEETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: MAINTAIN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH SHOWER FACILITIES
IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygenic Practices: MAINTAIN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH SHOWER
FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Supplemental Safety & Health: CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN
WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
NOT GIVEN
Melting/Freezing Point:
DECOMPOSES
Decomposition Temp:
306F,152C
Vapor Pressure: NOT GIVEN Vapor Density: NOT GIVEN
Specific Gravity: 1.67
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: HYGROSCOPIC, COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW-GREEN CRYSTALS
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: SLOWLY DECOMPOSES WHEN MOIST.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE. WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT,
RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL 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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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media