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: **CORROSIVE,MODERATELY TOXIC** EYES:MAY CAUSE
SEVERE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION.INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI TRACT
IRRITATION.INHAL:MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.CHRONIC:DAMAGE TO
MOUTH AND LUNGS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THERE ARE NO INGREDIENTS ABOVE 0.1% WHICH ARE
IDENTIFIED AS CARCINOGENS BY NTP,IARC OR OSHA.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INGEST:PAIN,BURNS,DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING AND
WITH SPEECH,EDEMA OF THE EPIGLOTIS AND
SHOCK.SKIN/EYES:DERMATITIS/CONJUCTIVITIS,PAIN AND
BURNS.INHAL:COUGHING,CHOKING,PAIN,BURNS.POSSIBLE PULMONARY EDEMA(5-72 HRS WITH
TIGHT CHEST,FRITHY SPUTUM,CY ANOSIS,DIZZINESS,LOW BLOOD PRESSURE,HIGH PULSE
RATE).
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT AND
WATER.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.EYES:FLUSH WITH NORMAL SALINE OR WATER FOR 15
MINUTES.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.MAINTAIN AIRWAY AND
BLOOD PRESSURE.GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED.INGEST:GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.IF CONSCIOUS,GIVE WATER OR MILK.FOR SPONTANEOUS VOMITING,KEEP
HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS.
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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: WATER FOG,DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.FIGHT FIRE FROM UPWIND.COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH
WATER.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: MAY BURN;DOES NOT READILY IGNITE.DO NOT USE WATER
DIRECTLY ON THIS MATERIAL.IF LARGE AMOUNTS OF COMBUST MATLS ARE INVOLVED USE
WATER SPRAY/FOG IN FLOODING AMTS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL.SOAK UP WITH
NON-COMBUSTIBLE INERT ADSORBANT(EG.CLAY);PLACE COLLECTED MATERIAL IN AN
APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL;CLEAN SPILL AREA TO REMOVE SLIPPERINESS.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE.KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN ENCLOSED
SPACES USE EITHER A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR DUST AND MISTS,DEPENDING ON THE AIRBORN CONCENTRATION.
Ventilation: LOCAL VENTILATION AT THE WORKSITE;MECHANICAL(GENERAL DILUTION)
VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN TLV/PEL.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICALLY RESISTANT GLOVES
Eye Protection: SPLASH OR DUST-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,AS NEEDED.PROVIDE A LOCAL EYE WASH STATION
AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,AS NEEDED.PROVIDE A LOCAL EYE WASH
STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety & Health: PH IS ACIDIC IN SOLUTION.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
417F,214C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: N/R
Specific Gravity: 2.322
PH: SUPPL.
Viscosity: N/R
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS CRYSTALLINE SOLID WITH SULFUR ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NIL
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AVOID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Materials to Avoid: ACIDS,ACID FUMES,ALKALI METALS,BASES,OXIDIZERS.CORRODES
STEEL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON DIOXIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/R
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals, Analytical
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