HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE:INHAL:MAY BE IRRIT TO MUC MEMB &
CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP SYS & METAL FUME FEVER. SYMPS MAY INCLUDE COUGH, HDCH,
FEVER, CHILLS, SNEEZING, NAUSEA, VOMIT, DYSPNEA, CHEST PAIN & LEUKOCYTOSIS.
SKIN:MAY BE IRRIT. EYE:DUST MAY BE IRRIT. INGEST:S OME MAGNESIUM SALTS MAY
CAUSE PURGING W/VOMITING & WATERY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:DIARRHEA. SYSTEMIC EFTS ORDINARILY
ABSENT AFTER INGEST OF MAGNESIUM SALTS SINCE NORM KIDNEY ABLE TO REMOVE
MAGNESIUM ION MORE RAPIDLY THAN IT CAN BE ABSORBED FROM GI TRACT. IN CASES OF
KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT, MUCOSAL IRRIT & ABSORP OCCU R. CNS DEPRESS, AREFLEXIA,
RESP CONGEST & DEATH FROM RESP PARALYSIS (SUPP DATA)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS W/KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT MAY
BE AT AN INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM/AT
REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
LG AMTS OF WATER U NTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD
IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCSNLY LIFTING LIDS,
UNTIL NO EVID OF (SUPP DATA)
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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: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY/STANDARD
FOAM. LARGER FIRES:WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BRTHG
VAPORS/DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
(FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS
FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIM OF RESP & BE NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD. DUST & MIST RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE
RESP W/HEPA FILTER. POWERED AIR- (ING 11)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
REPEATED/PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygenic Practices: APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIPMENT TO
PREVENT REPEATED/PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP:MAY OCCUR
CHRONIC:INHAL/SKIN/EYE: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INGEST:PRLNGD EXPOS FROM INGEST OF
MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING CMPDS MAY CAUSE RENAL FAILURE FROM PRECIPITATION OF
MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE IN KIDNEY. FIRST AID PROC:CHEM REM AINS (APPROX
15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF KIDNEYS FUNCTIONING, (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
2116F,1158C
Melting/Freezing Point:
1292F,700C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 3.72 @ 25C
PH: NEUT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 101.5% @ 20C
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS TO WHITE LUSTROUS HEXAGONAL,VERY DELIQUESCENT
CRYSTALS W/BITTER TASTE
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 REPORTED.
Materials to Avoid: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE CORROSIVE
HYDROGEN BROMIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND 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