HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE:HARMFUL IF INGEST, INHAL/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. MATL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUC MEM & UPPER
RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHAL MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMM
& EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUM & PULM EDEMA. SYMPS OF
EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
BRTH, HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. CHRONIC:LAB EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC
EFTS. ZINC CHLORIDE & ITS AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS ARE CORR TO EYES & SKIN.
THEY CAUSE CONJ & CORNEAL BURNS IN EYES & PRODUCE CHEM B URNS,
PARTICULARLY ON AREAS WHERE SKIN IS BROKEN. INGEST PRODUCES A CORR(SUPDAT)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. EYES:IMMED FLUSH
W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPERATING
EYELIDS W/FIN GERS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTIF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
(ING 3)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO
SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER
BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP
IN A CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISP MUST BE I/A/W LOC/STATE/FED REGS (FP N). MATL
SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN WATER; ACID SOLUTION OR OXIDIZED TO A WATER-SOLUBLE
STATE. PRECIPITATE MATERIAL AS SULFIDE, ADJUSTING PH OF SOLUTION TO 7 TO
COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER INSOLUBLE & (ING 4)
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. CORROSIVE. CAUSES BURNS. POSS
MUTAGEN. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES/ON SKIN/ON CLOTHING.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LNGTH FCSHLD(FP N).
Other Equipment: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygenic Practices: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EFTS OF OVEREXPOS:ACTION TO MOUTH, THROAT AND
DIGESTIVE TRACT WHICH CAN INCL SYMPS OF STOMACH PAIN, NAUS, VOMIT, BLOODY
DIARR, SWELLING OF THROAT, BLOOD IN URINE & SHOCK. INHAL IRRIT NOSE &
THROAT PRODUCING COUGH, CHEST PAIN, BLUISH SKIN, F EVER, NAUS & VOMIT,
SHORTNESS OF BRTH, DFCLTY IN BRTHG. (ONSET (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
559F,293C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 1 @ 428C Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 2.910
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility in Water: NOT APPLICABLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE OR OFF-WHITE POWDER
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: PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, METAL OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISP MUST BE I/A/W LOC/STATE/FED REGS (FP N). MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN
WATER; ACID SOLUTION OR OXIDIZED TO A WATER-SOLUBLE STATE. PRECIPITATE MATERIAL
AS SULFIDE, ADJUSTING PH OF SOLUTION TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER
INSOLUBLE & (ING 4)
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media