HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
==============================================================================
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE:MILD IRRITATANT TO EYES. ALTHOUGH NO
EXPOSURE LIMIT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PRODUCT, THE OSHA-PEL FOR NUISANCE
DUST OF 15 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST, 5 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE DUST IS RECOMMENDED. IN
ADDITION, THE ACGIH-TLV FOR NUISANCE DUST OF 10 MG/M3 IS RECOMMENDED. PROLONGED
CONTACT MAY CAUSE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:IRRITATION. CHRONIC:EFFECTS ARE
UNKNOWN.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: ALTHOUGH MFR HAS NO DATA
AVAILABLE ON EFFECTS OF INHALING THIS PRODUCT, PERSONS W/IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF INHALING ANY TYPE OF DUST
MATERIAL.
==============================================================================
FIRST AID
==============================================================================
EYES:FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET PROMPT MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSEE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING IN A CONSCIOUS PERSON. GET PROMPT
MEDICAL ATTENTION . INHALATION:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. AID IN BREATHING IF NECESSARY
& GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
==============================================================================
FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
==============================================================================
Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, FOAM. DRIED POWDER WILL SUPPORT
COMBUSTION.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: AVOID DUSTING - MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN
AIR.
==============================================================================
RELEASE MEASURES
==============================================================================
Spill Release Procedures: FIRST CONSULT W/YOUR SUPERVISOR. RECLAIM WHERE POSS.
IF UNCONTAM RETURN TO ORIGINAL CNTNR. IF CONTAM, SPILLS SHOULD BE TAKEN UP
W/SUITABLE ABSORB & PLACED IN RESTRICTED WASTE CNTNR. SPILL AREA CAN THEN
BE WASHED W/DETERGENT & WATER; COLLECT (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: THIS PRODUCT, IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SOLD, ALONG
W/ABSORBANT & CLEAN-UP WATER SHOULD BE DISCARDED I/A/W EXISTING FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS. CONSULT YOUR SUPERVISOR
BEFORE DISPOSAL.
==============================================================================
HANDLING AND STORAGE
==============================================================================
STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE, AWAY FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT, IN ORIGINAL OR SIMILAR
WATER-PROOF CONTAINERS. RESEAL CONTAINERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE.
==============================================================================
EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
==============================================================================
Respiratory Protection: USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST:RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL):FINE PART. SCRUBBER.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: SPILL PROC:WASTE WATER & PRODUCT FOR
APPROVED DISPOSAL.
==============================================================================
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
==============================================================================
Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/A Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: N/A
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: BROWN POWDER; NO APPRECIABLE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/A
Corrosion Rate: N/K
==============================================================================
STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
==============================================================================
Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: EXTREME HEAT.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING & REDUCING AGENTS. OXIDIZING &
REDUCING AGENTS MAY DESTROY COLOR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: BURNING MAY RELEASE CO, CO*2 & OXIDES OF
NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
==============================================================================
DISPOSAL
==============================================================================
THIS PRODUCT, IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SOLD, ALONG W/ABSORBANT & CLEAN-UP
WATER SHOULD BE DISCARDED I/A/W EXISTING FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS. CONSULT YOUR SUPERVISOR BEFORE DISPOSAL.
==============================================================================
REGULATORY
==============================================================================
SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
==============================================================================
OTHER
==============================================================================
Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media