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: MAY INCREASE INCIDENCE OF UPPER RESPIRATORY
INFECTIONS. WHEN INGESTED, MANGANESE SALTS MAY PRODUCE HYPOGLYCEMIA AND
DECREASED CALCIUM BLOOD LEVELS. MAY CAUSE EYE AND SKIN PAIN. CHRONIC MANGANESE
POISONING CAN RESULT FROM EXCESSIVE INHALATIO N EXPOSURE TO MANGANESE DUST AN
INVOLVES IMPAIRMENT OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYST.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED
BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.
ABDOMINAL PAIN AND NAUSEA. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH REDNESS, PAIN.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED
RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECT OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
WITH SOAP A ND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:
INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/R
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A FULL
FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. INCREASES THE
FLAMMABILITY OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE SUBST.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: STRONG OXIDIZER AND ITS HEAT OF REACTION WITH
REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION. CONTACT W/ OXIDIZABLE
SUBSTS. MAY CAUSE VIOLENT COMBUSTION.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AND EVACUATE AREA. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. ALLOW ONLY
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO HANDLE THE SPILL. WHERE POSSIBLE RECOVER UNCONTAMINATED
MATERIAL FOR USE. AVOID DUST GENERAT ION.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN
NOT IN USE. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION EXPOSURES
BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE AND DUST/MIST
PRE-FILTER RESPIRATORS AS PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS
AND NIOSH-RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES BELOW THE
AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: YES
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE
WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety & Health: AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT
GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/R
Melting/Freezing Point:
995F,535C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 5.0
PH: N/P
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: GRAY LUMPS OR FINE, BLACK TO BROWNISH-BLACK POWDER. IT IS
ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/P
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND
STORAGE.
Materials to Avoid: EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, SULFUR, SULFIDES, PHOSPHIDES,
CHLORATES, PEROXIDES, ALUMINUM POWDER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: UPON HEATING IT DECOMPOSES TO MANGANESE
SESQUIOX AND OXYGEN WHICH FACILITATES COMBUSTION.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL LAWS AND 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