HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: TARGET ORGANS:EYE, SKIN, RESPIRATORY & GI
TRACTS. ACUTE- MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY
BE HARMFUL BY INGESTION, INHALATION OR SKIN ABSORPTION. THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL
AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BE EN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. CHRONIC-
UNKNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: IRRITATION
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS PRODUCT.
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FIRST AID
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GET MEDICAL HELP IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INHALED:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER. ORAL:IF CONSCIOUS,
WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: NOT RELEVANT Upper Limits: NOT RELEVANT
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, SAND, FOAM/DRY CHEMICAL.
WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE
FORMED.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP SPILL. AVOID CREATING DUST. PLACE IN A BAG.
HOLD FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT RELEVANT
Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT
AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. KEEP CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
HIGH, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation: GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT FOR MOST CONDITIONS (10
ROOM VOLUMES PER HOUR).
Protective Gloves: LATEX RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES RECOMMENDED
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND/OR
UNIFORM
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND/OR
UNIFORM
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/R
Melting/Freezing Point:
DECOMPOSES
Decomposition Temp:
>572F,>300C
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: N/R
Specific Gravity: UNKNOWN
PH: N/K
Viscosity: NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT RELEVANT
Solubility in Water: UNKNOWN
Appearance and Odor: WHITE POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/R
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: EXCESSIVE HEAT
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF
NITROGEN
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL 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