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: ACUTE:INHAL:IRRITANT/SENSITIZER. MAY CAUSE
SORE THROAT, COUGH, PHARYNGITIS, LARYNGITIS, DYSPNEA, LABORED BRTHG &
DELAYED PULM EDEMA. SKIN:IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE:IRRIT, REDNESS, PAIN,
BLURRED VISION, CONJ & CORNEAL BURNS. INGEST:MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN,
GASTRITIS, VOMIT, DIARR, HDCH, HYPOTENSION, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:DROW, MENTAL DEPRESS, CYANOSIS,
ANEMIA, KIDNEY & LIVER DMG, CONVLS & COMA. CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG
EXPOS MAY CAUSE BRONCH ASTHMA, ANEMIA, WEAK & IRRITABILITY. DMG TO CNS
& LIVER & KIDNEY MAY ALSO OCCUR. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNG CONT MAY CA USE DERM.
EYE:PRLNG CONT W/SUBSTANCE MAY CAUSE KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, (SUPP DATA)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL. KEEP
AFFECTED PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
ADMIN OF OXYGEN SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT
& LG AMTS OF WATER(SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: COMBUSTIBLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM. FOR
LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS OR DUST. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT
W/OUT RISK. FOR SM SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO
CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR SM DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN,
DRY CNTNR & COVER. MOVE CNTNRS (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: 5 MG/M3 - NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL
FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. 25 MG/M3 -
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESS-DEMAND MODE OR W/FULL (ING 5)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT (ING 6)
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT
RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE. WHERE THERE IS ANY (ING 7)
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO
PVNT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE. WHERE THERE IS ANY (ING 7)
Supplemental Safety & Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP:SWOLLEN CONJ & ECZEMA OF
EYELIDS. FIRST AID PROC:UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET
MED ATTN. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
LIDS (APPROX 15-20 MINS) UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS. IN CASE OF BURNS, APPLY
STERILE BANDAGES LOOSELY W/OUT (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
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: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE OR SLIGHTLY RED CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR COLORLESS
NEEDLES.
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: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY RELEASE
VERY TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE & OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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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