HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: INGEST: MAY CAUSE EFTS SIMILAR TO
THOSE OF INHAL. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT & DERM. SOLUBLE TELLURIUM CMPDS MAY
BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN. EYE: DUST/POWDER MAY CAUSE IRRIT, CONJ. INHAL: MAY CAUSE
GARLIC-LIKE ODOR TO BREATH & SWEAT, DIGESTIVE DISTRESS, LOSS OF APPETITE,
DIZZ, NAUS, CNS DEPRESS. CHRONIC: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SKIN/EYE: NONE KNOWN. INHAL: MAY CAUSE
DECREASED SWEATING, NAUSEA, SLEEPLESSNESS, GARLIC ODOR ON BREATH, LIVER AND
KIDNEY DAMAGE. BIRTH DEFECTS (HYDROCEPHALUS) REPORTED IN LAB ANIMAL STUDIES.
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 CONTAMD
CLTHG, FLOOD SKIN W/LG AMTS OF WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS SEEK MED ATTN. EYE:
IMMED FLUSH EYES, INCL UNDER LIDS, W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
CALL A PHY S. INHAL: NO SPEC INFO AVAIL, ONE SHOULD OBTAIN MED ATTN.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE DO NOT USE WATER, CO2/ HALOGENATED
EXTING. USE DRY CHEM EXTING AGENTS, DRY SAND/DRY GROUND(SUPDAT
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). IF W/OUT RISK, REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE AREA.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, COVER SPILL WITH
DRY SAND/VERMICULITE. MIX WELL AND CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICLE
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LABORATORY FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: LAB COAT & APRON, FLAME AND CHEMICAL RESISTANT COVERALLS,
EYEWASH CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLUSHING, SFTY DRENCH (SUPP DATA)
Work Hygenic Practices: LAB COAT & APRON, FLAME AND CHEMICAL RESISTANT
COVERALLS, EYEWASH CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLUSHING, SFTY DRENCH (SUPP DATA)
Supplemental Safety & Health: VP: ESSENTIALLY 0. EXTING MEDIA: DOLOMITE.
OTHER PROT EQUIP: SHOWER AND HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
1814F,990C
Melting/Freezing Point:
841F,450C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: SUPP DATA Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 6.24(H2O=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: SILVERY-WHITE ELEMENT WITH METAL CHARACTERISTICS, 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: STRONG OXIDIZERS, HALOGENS, INTERHALOGENS, METALS,
HEXALITHIUM DI-SILICODE, ACIDS STRONG BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXIDES OF TELLURIUM.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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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