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: INHALATION: IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. MAY BE ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM & DEPOSITIED INTO THE
LIVER, SPLEEN, BRAIN & OTHER ORGANS. MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER. SKIN: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION, CONJUNCTI VITIS. INGESTION:
ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: IRRITATION, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHILLS,
FEVER, MUSCULAR PAINS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, PROSTRATION, REDNESS, GASTROINTESTINAL
DISTURBANCES W/ABDOMINAL PAIN. CHRONIC EXPOSURE: APATHY, ANOREXIA, ASTHENIA,
HEADACHE, HYPERSOMNIA, SPASM, WEAKNESS OF THE LEGS, ARTHRALGIAS, IRRITABILITY,
PSYCHOIS, VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS. (SEE SUPP)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PERFORM CPR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS
OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD
<HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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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, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGER FIRES:
WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: MOVE CONTAINER W/O RISK. DON'T SCATTER MATERIAL
W/HIGH-PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER. USE AGENTS FOR TYPE OF
SURROUNDING FIRE. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: STOP LEAK W/O RISK. SMALL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER
ABSOBENT & PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP PEOPLE
AWAY. ISOLATE AREA & DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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N/K
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: 10 MG/CUM-ANY DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR EXCEPT SINGLE-USE
& QUARTER-MASK RESPIRATORS. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR. ANY SCBA. 25
MG/CUM-ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/A DUST & MIST
FILTER/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR OPERATED IN A FLOW MODE.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: REQUIRED
Eye Protection: REQUIRED
Other Equipment: SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES, EYEWASH
Work Hygenic Practices: SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES, EYEWASH
Supplemental Safety & Health: SYMPTOMS CONT'D: DOUBLE VISION, IMPAIRED
HEARING, UNCONTROLLABLE IMPULSES, MENTAL CONFUSION, EUPHORIA, SALIVATION,
MASKLIKE FACES, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, MUSCLE RIGIDITY, TREMOR OF UPPER EXTREMITIES,
HEAD & IMPAIRED GAIT.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
176F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.589
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: PALE, RED MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS.
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: EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS/OPEN FLAME
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS
Hazardous Decomposition Products: BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: MAY RELEASE ACRID
SMOKE & FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & 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