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 BE HARMFUL BY INHAL/INGEST/SKIN
ABSORPTION.MAY CAUSE EYE/SKIN IRRIT.FOOD/DRUG ADMIN & CENTER FOR DISEASE
CONTROL HAVE ESTABLISHED LINK BETWEEN L-TRYPTOPHAN & SOMETIMES FATAL BLOOD
DISORDER CALLED EOSINOPHILA-MYALGIA SYNDROME WHICH IS MA RKED BY SERVERE MUSCLE
& JOINT PAIN,SWELLING OF ARMS/LEGS,SKIN RASH,(SUPPLEMENT)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN NO EVIDENCE.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION ABOVE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPEC BY
MFG.TARORG:BEHAVIORAL(EXCITEMENT,ANTIANXIETY),LUNGS,THORAX,RESPIRATION,KID/URETER,BLADDER(BLADDER
TUMORS),BLOOD(EOSINOPHILIA),MUSCULO-SKELETAL,SKIN/APPENDAGES,MATERNAL
EFFECTS,NUTR,TUMORG
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FIRST AID
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IN CASE OF CONTACT IMMED FLUSH EYE W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.IN
CASE OF CONTACT IMMED WASH SKIN W/SOAP/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.IF INHAL REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR.IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN.IF SWALLOWED WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSC.CALL PHYSICIAN.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: NP Upper Limits: NP
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR RESPIRATOR,CHEM SAF GOGGLES,RUBBER BOOTS &
HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.SPILLED MATL SHOULD BE CAREFULLY WIPED UP OR MOSITENED
W/WATER AND REMOVE.VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE OR MIX MATL W/COMBUSTIBLE SOLVT & BURN IN
CHEM INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER.OBSERVE ALL
FED/STATE/LOC ENVIRO REGS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves: COMPATIBLE CHEM-RESIST GLVOES.
Eye Protection: CHEM SAF GOGGLES
Other Equipment: SAF SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Work Hygenic Practices: SAF SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: HEALTH:SOMETIMES FEVER.ITS CHARACTERIZED BY
SEVERE EOSINOPHILLIA,A BLOOD DISORDER IN WHICH WHITE BLOOD CELLS INCR TO
ABNORMALLY HIGH LEVEL.L-TRYPTOPHAN OCCURS NATURALLY IN MANY FOODS.INVESTIGATION
HAS NOT ESTABLISHED WHETHER IT OR IMPURITY INTRO DURING MFG OR DISTRIBUTION IS
CAUSE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
NP
Melting/Freezing Point:
536F,280C
Decomposition Temp:
NP
Vapor Pressure: NP Vapor Density: NP
Specific Gravity: NP
PH: NP
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NP
Solubility in Water: NP
Appearance and Odor: WHITE POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NP
Corrosion Rate: NP
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: N/P
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON
DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: N/P
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals, Analytical
Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media