HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INGEST/SKIN:NONE KNOWN. EYE/INHAL:DUST/
POWDER MAY CAUSE IRRIT. CHRONIC:INGEST/SKIN:NONE KNOWN. EYE:POWDER/DUST MAY
CAUSE IRRIT, CONJUNCTIVITIS. INHAL:POWDER/DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE KNOWN.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST:NO DATA AVAIL BUT ONE SHOULD OBTAIN MED ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING, FLOOD SKIN WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS SEEK MED
ATTN. EYE:IMMED FLUSH EYES, INCLUDING UNDER EYELIDS, WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL MD. INHAL:NO SPECIFIC INFO AVAIL, ONE
SHOULD OBTAIN MED ATTN.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/A
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: FLAM SOLID IN POWDERED FORM. IF INVOLVED IN FIRE, DO NOT
USE H20, C02/HALOGENATED EXTINGUISHING AGENTS. (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). IF WITHOUT RISK, REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE AREA.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: WHEN HEATED, WILL REACT WITH WATER OR STEAM TO
PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEARING FULL PROT EQUIP, COVER SPILL W/DRY
SAND/VERMICULITE. MIX WELL & CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: RCRA CODE:D001. CONSULT STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL EPA
REGULATIONS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F8
Boiling Point:
4856F,2680C
Melting/Freezing Point:
2570F,1410C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: ESSNTL 0 Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 2.329(H20=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: DARK BROWN POWDER, 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: INCOMPATIBLES.
Materials to Avoid: ALKALI CARBONATES, ALUMINUM & LEAD OXIDE, CALCIUM,
CESIUM CARBIDE, CHLORINE, FLUORINE, SODIUM-POTASSIUM ALLOY, (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: SIO2, H2. WHEN HEATED WILL REACT W/WATER/
STEAM TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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RCRA CODE:D001. CONSULT STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL EPA REGULATIONS FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL.
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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