HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INHALE: CORROSION OF MOUTH, THROAT, AND
STOMACH, HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIFFICULT BREATHING, CHEST PAINS, SEVERE LUNG
IRRITATION, PULMONARY EDEMA, & MAY BE FATAL; SKIN/EYES: SEVERE BURNS;
INGEST: HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IR RITATION, CONVULSIONS,
BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH, & MAY BE FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: N/R
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE "HEALTH HAZARDS"
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE,
KIDNEY DISORDERS, SKIN DISORDER.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER, MILK, OR MILK OF
MAGNESIA; INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. RINSE MOUTH OR GARGLE
REPEATEDLY WITH C OLD WATER; SKIN: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES; EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: USE PROPER MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY METAL
CONTAINER AND COVER WITH DRY SAND, LIME OR SODA ASH. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
COVERED.
Neutralizing Agent: N/P
Waste Disposal Methods: EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE). TO
COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ISOLATE FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 10 PPM, A HIGH-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.
Ventilation: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE APRONS.
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE APRONS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: C2
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: 4.3
Specific Gravity: 1.65
PH: <7
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HEAT.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES, SILVER AND SILVER
COMPOUNDS, MOST COMMON METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE STATED.
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DISPOSAL
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EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE). TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE
AND 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