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: BIOSTAT FOR PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: BIOSTAT FOR PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCTS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K
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FIRST AID
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INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH W/WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: WASH
W/LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. EYES: IRRIGATE COPIOUSLY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 10
MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CO2, DRY POWDER, WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures: N/K
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: N/K
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SOAK UP IN ABSORBENT MATERIAL, SAND/SAWDUST. WASH
SITE THOROUGHLY. DON'T ALLOW ENTRY INTO DRAINS, STORM WATER/SOIL.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: DON'T LANDFILL. USE A REGISTERED WASTE CONTRACTOR. BE
AWARE OF YOUR LOCAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. UN2025
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN DRY AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS AWAY FROM LIGHT. KEEP COOL.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: REQUIRED
Ventilation: USE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Other Equipment: OVERALLS
Work Hygenic Practices: OVERALLS
Supplemental Safety & Health: ALL DONORS OF HUMAN MATERIALS SUPPLIED IN
THESE KITS HAVE BEEN TESTED & FOUND NEGATIVE FOR BOTH HEPATITIS B SURFACE
ANTIGEN & HIV ANTIBODY. THESE TESTS CAN'T GUARANTEE ABSENCE OF INFECTIVE
AGENTS. HANDLE & DISPOSE OF AS POTENTIALLY INFECTIV E MATERIAL.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
449.6F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE LIGHT POWDER W/ALKYL MERCURY COMPOUND SMELL.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: SOURCES OF IGNITION
Materials to Avoid: OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALUMINUM
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC MERCURY VAPOR
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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DON'T LANDFILL. USE A REGISTERED WASTE CONTRACTOR. BE AWARE OF YOUR LOCAL
REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UN2025
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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