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: SEVERE PULMONARY IRRITANT.PRIMARY SKIN
IRRITANT & SENSITIZER. TOXIC TO BLOOD,LIVER,KIDNEY. SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED
1-7 DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: N/P
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure:
EYE:IRRITATION,CONJUNCTIVITIS.SKIN:IRRITATION,DERMATITIS,ECZEMA,SENSITIZATION.
INHALE:RHINITIS,NOSEBLEED,DYSPNEA,COUGH, PULMONARY EDEMA;LIVER,KIDNEY DAMAGE.
INGESTION:METALLIC TASTE,NAUSEA,VOMITING,ABDOMINAL SPASMS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS,DEATH.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: ANY PREEXISTING CHRONIC
DYSFUNCTION, ALLERGY OR SENSITIVITY.
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FIRST AID
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EYE:FLUSH 15 MINUTE W/AMPLE WATER. SKIN:REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER UNTIL CLEAN. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AS REQUIRED. INGESTION:IF CONSCIOUS GIVE
2-4 GL ASSES WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. CALL
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY ALL EXPOSURES. TRY TO DETERMINE DOSAGE RECEIVED.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/R
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE SCBA PP MODE. REMOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS OR COOL
W/WATER SPRAY. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL. DIKE FIREWATER FOR LATER
DISPOSAL IAW ALL LAWS & REGS.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD FROM HEAT OR
FLAME. DUST, MIST, FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC!
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR ALL PRESCRIBED PROTECTIVE GEAR. REMOVE
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND AVOID ALL CONTACT. EVACUATE SPILL AREA AND ESTABLISH
VENTILATION. COLLECT SPILL W/ABSORBENT OR SHOVEL. CAREFULLY PLACE IN CLOSABLE
CONTAINER.MARK "POISON". WIPE UP RESID UE.
Neutralizing Agent: N/P
Waste Disposal Methods: DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWERS OR WATEWAYS. RECLAIM OR LANDFILL
IAW ALL LAWS & REGS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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HANDLE AS POISON B MATERIAL!!
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE, PP MODE; OR HIEF FULL
FACEPIECE RESP WITH HI-EFF DUST FILTER; OR SAFHIE SUPPLIED AIR RESP W/FULL
FACEPIECE AND HI-EFF PARTICULATE FILTER.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE NITRILES, PVC
Eye Protection: DUST RESTANT SAFETY GOGGLES.NO CONTACTS!
Other Equipment: EYEWASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygenic Practices: EYEWASH FOUNTAIN
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T4
Boiling Point:
3182F/1750C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/A
Decomposition Temp:
N/A
Vapor Pressure: N/P Vapor Density: N/P
Specific Gravity: 3.4
PH: N/R
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/P
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS RED-YELLOW POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NONE
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: TEMPERATURES ABOVE 700C-LOSES OXYGEN,W/TOXIC
VANADIUM TRIOXIDE RESIDUE.
Materials to Avoid: OXIDIZABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS FORMS EXPLOSIVE
PRODUCTS WITH, CA, S,WATER IGNITION W/CLF*2,EXOTHEM REACT W/LITHIUM
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXYGEN, DUSTS, FUMES, MISTS OF VANADIUM
OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/P
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DISPOSAL
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DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWERS OR WATEWAYS. RECLAIM OR LANDFILL IAW ALL LAWS &
REGS.
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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