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/ABSORBED
THRU SKIN. CAUSES SEV IRRIT. HIGH CONCS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS OF
MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH,
NAUS & VOMIT. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: REACTION. CHRONIC: PRLNG EXPOS
CAN CAUSE LUNG IRRIT, CHEST PAIN & EDEMA WHICH MAY BE FATAL. TARGET ORGAN
DATA: SENSE ORGANS & SPECIAL SENSES (OTHER OLFACTION EFTS; OTHER EYE EFTS);
BEHAVIORAL (SOMNOLENCE, TREMORS); LUNGS, THORAX/R ESP (DYSPNEA, OTHER CHANGES).
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN: IMMED WASH W/SOAP & COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES: IMMED FLUSH
W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY
SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING,
GIVE ARTIFICIA L RESP. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT
MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. REMOVE & WASH CONTAM CLTHG PROMPTLY.
DISCARD CONTAM SHOES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 44.0F,6.7C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 2.1% Upper Limits: 14.5%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS. WARNING:
FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAP MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO SOURCE OF
IGNIT & FLASH BACK. MAY UNDERGO AUTOPOLYM. CONTR EXPLO MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE
CNDTNS. FORMS EXPLO MIXTS IN AIR.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. EVACUATE AREA. WEAR
NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/ACTIVATED
CARBON ABSORB, TAKE UP & PLACE IN CLSD CONTRS. TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENT
AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED
OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. SEVERE IRRITANT. TOXIC. LACHRYMATOR.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG (SUP DAT)
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N). WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N). WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
176F,80C
Melting/Freezing Point:
-103F,-75C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 67.5 @ 20C Vapor Density: 3
Specific Gravity: 0.956
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID
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: AVOID HEAT.
Materials to Avoid: ACIDS, BASES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, PEROXIDES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: YES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: MAY POLYMERIZE ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.
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DISPOSAL
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BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT
EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL 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