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: CORROSIVE. ACUTE: INHAL:ACID FUMES MAY CAUSE
SEV MUC MEMB IRRIT, COUGH, CHOKING, DYSPNEA, HDCH, DIZZ & WEAK. DELAYED
SYMPS MAY INCL PULM EDEMA, CHEST TIGHTNESS, FROTHY SPUTUM, CYANOSIS, RALES
& HYPOTENSION. SKIN:CNTCT W/ACIDS MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT & PAIN W/BURNS,
VESICULATION & BROWNISH/YELLOWISH STAINS.(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: EYES:LIQ/FUMES OF ACIDS MAY CAUSE
CORNEAL & CONJ EDEMA, IRITIS, CORNEAL EROSION & OPACITY, PAIN, LACRIM,
BLURRED VISION & PHOTOPHOBIA. INGEST:ACIDS MAY CAUSE SEV BURNING PAIN IN
MOUTH, THROAT & ABDOMEN FOLLOWED BY NAUS, VOMIT, HEM ATEMESIS, DIARR,
BLOODY STOOLS, HEMATURIA, ALBUMINURIA & POSS ASPHYXIA. (ING 4)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPS, GIVE ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN
AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN O*2 IF AVAIL. KEEP WARM & AT REST.
TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF OXYGEN SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED
PERS. GET MED ATTN. SKIN:R EMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MIN). IN (ING 9)
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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 ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. FOR
LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS
EXPOS TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL(SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME.
OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED TO YIELD OXYGEN/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL
INCR BURNING RATE OF COMBUST (ING 2)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: KEEP COMBUSTS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY FROM
SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. SM DRY SPILLS:W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE
MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER; MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. SM LIQ
SPILLS:TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH/OTHER ABSORB (I NG 16)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N). DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE
NUMBER D001. 100 LB CERCLA SECTION 1 03 RQ.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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CONSULT NFPA PUBLICATION 43A, STORAGE OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXIDIZING MATERIALS,
FOR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECD BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED FROM MINIMUM TO
MAX RESP PROT. RESP SELECTION MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN
WORKPLACE, SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT (ING 18)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 23)
Other Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR APPROP
PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT POSS SKIN CNTCT.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR
APPROP PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT POSS SKIN CNTCT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR
MASSIVE FIRES IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZS; IF IMPOSS,
W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING
AMTS OF WATER FROM AS FAR A DIST AS POSS. AVOID B RTHG VAPS/DUSTS. EVACUATE TO
RADIUS OF 2500 FEET FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
230F,110C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 5.0 @ 0C
PH: ACIDIC
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS OR PALE YELLOW CRYSTALS.
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: BORON: VIGOROUS RXN FORMING INCANDESCANT MASS BELOW 40C.
GRAPHITE GASKETS, PACKINGS & LUBRICANTS: REACTS. (ING 3)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF IODIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP
N). DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001. 100 LB CERCLA
SECTION 1 03 RQ.
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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