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: TOXIC. ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. ACUTE:
IRRITATION AND PAIN TO SKIN, EYES, LUNGS AND MUCOUS MEMBARNES, AND GI TRACT.
CHRONIC: DERMATITIS, BLINDNESS, LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, CNS
DEPRESSION, VISION IMPAIRMENT, STAIN SKIN.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN,
EYE, RESPIRATORY, OR KIDNEY/LIVER DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN-REMOVE CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR 15 MIN.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE-WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
CPR. IF BR EATHING IS HARD, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION-INDUCE
VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STCKING FINGER DOWN
THROAT. CALL PHYSICIAN.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 51.8F,11.0C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 6.7 Upper Limits: 36
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE. WATER MAY BE USED TO DILUTE AND COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
& NIOSH APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE
PRESSURE DEAMND OR POSITIVE MODE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAMMABLE! ABOVE FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES
ARE EXPLOSIVE. VAPORS CAN FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANT IGNITION SOURCES AND
FLASH BACK.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. REMOVE SOURCES OF
IGNITION. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION FROM VAPORS. SMALL SPILLS MAY BE ABSORBED ON PAPER TOWELS &
EVAPORATED IN FUME HOOD. IGNITE PAPER IN AUIT ABLE AREA.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE
Waste Disposal Methods: CAN BE LIQUID INCINERATED IN RCRA APPROVED COMBUSTION
CHAMBER OR ABSORBED WITH VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH OR SIMILIAR MATERIAL.
SCOOP UP WITH NON-SPARKING TOOL & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINER & DISPOSE
IN A RCRA APPROVED FACILITY. DO NOT FLU SH SEWER.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
IN USE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: ORGANIC CARTRIDGE OR SELF CONTAINED.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves: VINYL OR RUBBER.
Eye Protection: GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: LAB COAT.
Work Hygenic Practices: LAB COAT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND TOXIC!
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F5
Boiling Point:
149F,65C
Melting/Freezing Point:
208F,98C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 97 Vapor Density: 1.1
Specific Gravity: 0.8
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/K
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 5.9 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: 99.7
Appearance and Odor: YELLOW-GREEN SOLUTION, METHYL ALCOHOL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 99.7
Corrosion Rate: N/R
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AVOID HEAT AND IGNITION SOURCES.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALUMINUM, SULFURIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON OXIDES, FORMALDEHYDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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CAN BE LIQUID INCINERATED IN RCRA APPROVED COMBUSTION CHAMBER OR ABSORBED WITH
VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH OR SIMILIAR MATERIAL. SCOOP UP WITH NON-SPARKING
TOOL & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINER & DISPOSE IN A RCRA APPROVED FACILITY.
DO NOT FLU SH SEWER.
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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