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: LOW HAZ FOR NORMAL INDUSTRIAL HNDLG.EYE:MAY
CAUSE EYE IRRIT.SKIN:MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT.INGEST:MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRIT W/NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA.INHAL:IF HEATED/DUST/FUME MAY CAUSE RESP TRACT
IRRIT.CHRONIC:NO INFO FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: PER MSDS:NOT LISTED BY
ACGIH,IARC,NTP,OSHA,NIOSH.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYE IRRIT, SKIN IRRIT, GI IRRIT, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRIT.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:NONE.
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FIRST AID
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EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS,OCCASIONALLY LIFTING
UPPER/LOWER LIDS.GET MED AID.SKIN:IRRIT DEVELOPS/PRESISTS GET MED AID.FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF SOAP/WATER.INGEST:CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER.NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSC PERSON.GET MED AID.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP;DIFFI BREATH GIVE OXY.GET MED AID.DR:TREAT SYMPT/SUPPORTIVELY.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT AVAILABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/AVAI Upper Limits: N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media: IN CASE OF FIRE USE WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CHEMICAL FOAM, OR
ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: AS IN ANY FIRE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IN PRESSURE-DEMAND,MSHA/NIOSH(APPROVED/EQUIVAL)& FULL PROTECTIVE
GEAR.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: DUST MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME/OXIDIZING AGENTS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQPMT AS INDICATED IN
MSDS.SWEEP UP,THEN PLACE INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT W/LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.NOT LISTED AS MATL BANNED FROM LAND DISPO ACCORDING TO
RCRA.NO CERCLA/SARA CHEMS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES.AVOID INGEST/INHAL.STORE
IN COOL DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND 29 CFR
1910.134. ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation: USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS LOW.
Protective Gloves: APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: SAF GLASSES,CHEM GOGG IF SPLASHING.
Other Equipment: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTH TO MIN CONTACT/EXPO W/SKIN.
Work Hygenic Practices: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTH TO MIN CONTACT/EXPO
W/SKIN.
Supplemental Safety & Health: PH OF 0.05M SOLN:4.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/AVAI
Melting/Freezing Point:
DECOMPOSES
Decomposition Temp:
N/AVAI
Vapor Pressure: NEGLI Vapor Density: NEGLI
Specific Gravity: 1.64
PH: SUPPLE
Viscosity: N/AVAI
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NEGLIGIBLE.
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS OR WHITE ADHERING CRYSTALLINE SOLID,ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NP
Corrosion Rate: NP
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDZING AGENTS, NITRIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF
POTASSIUM, POTASSIUM FUME.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT W/LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.NOT
LISTED AS MATL BANNED FROM LAND DISPO ACCORDING TO RCRA.NO CERCLA/SARA CHEMS.
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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