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. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHALATION MAY
BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF THE LARYNX &
BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY & SKIN
REACTIONS. REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ASTHMA. CHRONIC: L ABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES/SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS WHILE
REMOVING CONTAMD CLOTHING & SHOES. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY
SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. WASH CONTAMD CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD
CONTAMD SHOES. INHAL:RE MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON
IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 229F,109C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 4% Upper Limits: 14%
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). PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID
RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL W/A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT
& BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. CORR. SENSITIZER. POSS
MUTAGEN. LIGHT SENSITIVE. HYGROSCOPIC. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD.
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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: SAFETY GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
>293F,>145C
Melting/Freezing Point:
>226F,>108C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 0.8 @ 20C Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: MOIST WHITE CRYSTALS.
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: MAY DISCOLOR ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT. PROTECT FROM
MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, ACID CHLORIDES &
ACID ANHYDRIDES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE & NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL W/A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL,
STATE & 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