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: NUISANCE DUST. MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION TO
THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. FUNCTIONS AS ANTACID
AT 600 MG LEVEL; AS LAXATIVE AT 8 MG LEVEL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:WASH EXPOSED AREA W/SOAP & WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS. EYES:WASH THOROUGHLY W/RUNNING WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS. INHAL:DO NOT INHALE DUST. MOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION F OR ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGEST:GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF MILK OR
WATER TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE INGESTED INDUCE VOMITING & SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: TRY TO REUSE OR SWEEP UP & RETAIN.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: USE LICENSED WASTE HAULER TO DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERALK,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/A Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 2.16
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: MAX 0.7%(COLD WATER)
Appearance and Odor: FINE WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: SUPDAT
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Materials to Avoid: AVOID CONTACT W/ACIDS. REACTS W/ACIDS TO FORM EFFERVESCENT
CARBON DIOXIDE. INCOMPATIBLE W/FORMALDEHYDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: FORMS MAGNESIUM OXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE
WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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USE LICENSED WASTE HAULER TO DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERALK, 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