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: INHALATION: CAN CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION: CAUSES BURNS OF GI TRACT, CEREBRAL DEPRESSION/EXCITATION, DEATH.
SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. CAN BE ASBORBED & PRODUCE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
MAY CAUSE IODISM ON PROLONGED ABSORPTION. EYES: SEV ERE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: COUGH, BURNS, VOMITING, DELIRIUM,
HALLUCINATIONS, COMA, FEVER, PARALLEL INGESTION. IODISM-SKIN RASH, HEADACHE,
SKIN ERUPTIONS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS/IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: INDUCE
VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK IF AVAILABLE &
STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. SKIN: IM MEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. EYES: WASH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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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: USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A EXPLOSION HAZARD.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AREA. CLEAN UP REQUIRES PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
& RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. PICK UP & PLACE IN A SUITABLE
CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION/DISPOSAL IN A METHOD THAT DOESN'T GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: WHATEVER CAN'T BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE DISPOSED
IN A RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN A
COOL, DRY VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBLES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR
W/CHEMICAL GOGGLES MAY BE WORN, IN GENERAL, UP TO 10 TIMES THE TLV.
ALTERNATIVELY, A SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR/AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE
WORN.
Ventilation: LOCAL/GENEREL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES
BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES, IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING, BOOTS LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES, IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING, BOOTS LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
248F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor: YELLOW POWDER/CRYSTALS W/CHARACTERISTIC, DISAGREEABLE
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: HEAT, MOISTURE
Materials to Avoid: MERCURIC OXIDE, SILVER NITRATE, TANNIN, CALOMEL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CORROSIVE IODINE FUMES. FIRE: TOXIC GASES
& VAPORS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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WHATEVER CAN'T BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED
HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. DISPOSE OF IAW/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