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:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES BURNS. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAM MATION & EDEMA OF THE
LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. THE CHEMIAL,
PHYSICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY
SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. DISCARD CONTAM
CLTHG & SH OES. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESP. IF BRTHG DFCLT GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF PERS
CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: >230F,>110C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER
BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH. PICK UP, KEEP
IN CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISP. VENT AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: MATL SHOULD BE IGNIT IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM
BICARBONATE/SLAKED LIME(CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBS SHOULD BE MIXED
W/VERMICULITE/THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER/BURNED IN CHEM INCIN
W/AFTERBURNER/SCRUBBER. DISP MUST BE I/A/W LOC, STATE/FED R EGS(FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD (FP N)
Other Equipment: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygenic Practices: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety & Health: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: C1
Boiling Point:
333F,167C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 1 @ 20C Vapor Density: 3.3
Specific Gravity: 1.481
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS VISCOUS LIQUID OR SOLID
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: BASES, AMINES, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, CORRODES STEEL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE, SULFUR OXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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MATL SHOULD BE IGNIT IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM BICARBONATE/SLAKED LIME(CALCIUM
HYDROXIDE). SUBS SHOULD BE MIXED W/VERMICULITE/THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN
PAPER/BURNED IN CHEM INCIN W/AFTERBURNER/SCRUBBER. DISP MUST BE I/A/W LOC,
STATE/FED R EGS(FP N).
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media