HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: MAY BE POISONOUS IF INGESTED. MAY
CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS ON SKIN OR EYE CONTACT. INHALATION MAY CAUSE
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
DISCOLORATION OF SKIN, CONJUNCTIVA & MUCOUS MEM BRANES, MAY CAUSE LUNG
DISEASE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NO INGREDIENT OF A CONCENTRATION OF 0.1% OR
GREATER IS LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SKIN: BLUISH TINT TO SKIN, IRRITATION,
PAIN. EYES: PAIN, IRRITATION, EYE DAMAGE. INGESTION: PAIN, BURNING IN MOUTH,
BLACKENING OF SKIN/MUCOUS MEMBRANES/THROAT/ABDOMEN, SALIVATION, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, COLLAPSE, SHOCK, COMA, DEATH. INHALED: C OUGHING, SORE THROAT,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NO DATA.
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FIRST AID
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INGESTED-OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. FLOOD WITH
WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTED-OBTAIN
MEDICA L ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures: NO SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES NEEDED.
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. COVER SPILL WITH DRY SAND OR DRY
GROUND VERMICULITE, MIX WELL AND CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A WELL MARKED CONTAINER.
CLOSE CONTAINER TIGHTLY. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: RCRA CODE: DO11 (SILVER) AND/OR D003 (REACTIVE). TSCA
REGISTERED. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS FAIL OR NON-ROUTINE USE OR
EMERGENCY OCCURS; USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR
OR SCBA, AS REQUIRED. USE IAW 29 CFR 1910.134 AND MANUFACTURER'S
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Ventilation: LABORATORY FUME HOOD IS ACCEPTABLE. A GLOVE BOX, BAG WITH DRY,
INERT ATMOSPHERE IS PREFERRED.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Equipment: LAB COAT & APRON. FLAME & CHEMICAL RESITANT COVERALLS,
EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER, HYGENIC WASH FACILITIES.
Work Hygenic Practices: LAB COAT & APRON. FLAME & CHEMICAL RESITANT
COVERALLS, EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER, HYGENIC WASH FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
831F,444C
Melting/Freezing Point:
414F,212C
Decomposition Temp:
831F,444C
Vapor Pressure: UNKNOWN Vapor Density: 4.4
Specific Gravity: 4.352
PH: N/K
Viscosity: UNKNOWN
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.
Materials to Avoid: ALKALIS,ANTIMONY
SALTS,ARSENITES,BROMIDES,CARBONATES,CHLORIDES,IODIDES,THIOCYANATES,FERROUS
SALTS,OILS,CRESOL,ETHANOL,..
Hazardous Decomposition Products: WHEN HEATED TO THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;
NITROGEN OXIDES, EXPOSIVE SILVER CMPOUNDS & OTHER TOXIC FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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RCRA CODE: DO11 (SILVER) AND/OR D003 (REACTIVE). TSCA REGISTERED. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE 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