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DATE PREPARED: 2/28/2005
REVISION: 2
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1. IDENTIFICATION:
PRODUCT NAME: STARLINE COLOSCAN TAPE
PRODUCT NO: 175079
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2. INGREDIENTS (THE ABOVE KIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS):
PRODUCT NUMBER PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION (LABEL NAME) COMMENTS
500391 COLOSCREEN TAPE NON-HAZARDOUS
551531 STARLINE COLOSCAN DEVELOPER
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT CAS # %
*ETHANOL 190 PROOF MIXTURE 70.0 MSDS ATTACHED
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS MIXTURE 13.0 MSDS ATTACHED
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ATTACHED ARE THE MSDSs FOR THE ABOVE NAMED HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS.
*THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A TOXIC CHEMICAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND
AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372. THIS
CHEMICAL IS REFERENCED BY AN ASTERISK.
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DATE PREPARED: 7/19/2004
REVISION: 5
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1. IDENTIFICATION:
NAME: SPECIALLY DENATURED ALCOHOL (SDA) 3A, 190 PROOF
CAS #: MIXTURE
CHEMICAL FAMILY: ALCOHOL
SYNONYMS: DENATURED ALCOHOL
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2. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS:
CHEMICAL NAME/COMMON NAME % EXPOSURE LIMITS
CAS # OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
*ETHYL ALCOHOL 88.1 1000 PPM 1000 PPM
64-17-5
METHANOL 4.7 200 PPM 200 PPM
67-56-1
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3. PHYSICAL DATA:
BOILING POINT: 173掳F* SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 0.8150 @
60/60掳F*
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM HG.); MELTING POINT: -173掳F*
44.6 MM HG @ 68掳F*
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
1.59* COMPLETE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: CLEAR AND COLORLESS
* FOR PURE ETHYL ALCOHOL
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NA = Not Applicable NE = Not Established
NL = Not Listed NIF = No Information Found
*FOR PURE ETHYL ALCOHOL
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4. HEALTH HAZARD DATA:
PRIMARY ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY:
INHALATION? YES SKIN? INGESTION?
YES YES
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP? IARC?
NO NO
ACUTE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
EYES: LIQUID OR VAPOR MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND DEFATTING OF SKIN ON
PROLONGED CONTACT.
INHALATION: EXPOSURE TO OVER 1000 PPM MAY CAUSE HEADACHE,
DROWSINESS AND LASSITUDE, LOSS OF APPETITE, AND
INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE. IRRITATION OF THE
THROAT.
INGESTION: CAN CAUSE DEPRESSION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA.
CHRONIC EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE: NIF
TOXICITY DATA: ORAL RAT LD50:5628 MG/KG. SKIN RABBIT: 20 GM/KG.
AQUATIC TOXICITY RATING TLM 96: OVER 1,000.MUTATION
DATA CITED.REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA CITED.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING
SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER OR KIDNEY FUNCTION
MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
EYE CONTACT: WASH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH
COOL WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS.
INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF VICTIM
HAS STOPPED BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
INGESTION: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS AND ABLE TO SWALLOW, HAVE
VICTIM DRINK WATER OR MILK TO DILUTE. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS OR
HAVING CONVULSIONS. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
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5. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA:
FLASH POINT (METHOD USE): 60掳F ASTM D-56 (TAG CLOSED CUP)
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL UEL
3.3* 19*
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SPECIALLY DENATURED ALCOHOL (SDA) 3A, 190 PROOF
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL, "ALCOHOL" FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: (NOTE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD PERFORM
ONLY THOSE FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED.)
USE DRY CHEMICAL, "ALCOHOL" FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE, BUT WATER SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS
COOL. IF A LEAK OR SPILL HAS NOT IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE
THE VAPORS AND TO PROTECT MEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP A LEAK. WATER SPRAY
MAY BE USED TO FLUSH SPILLS AWAY FROM EXPOSURES AND TO DILUTE SPILLS
TO NONFLAMMABLE MIXTURES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE WITH A
FULL FACEPIECE WHEN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE TO SMOKE, FUMES
OR HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
* FOR PURE ETHYL ALCOHOL
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6. REACTIVITY DATA:
STABILITY: UNSTABLE: STABLE: X
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): CONTACT WITH ACETYL CHLORIDE
AND A WIDE RANGE OF OXIDIZING AGENTS MAY REACT VIOLENTLY.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: CARBON OXIDES AND
FORMALDEHYDE MAY FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
MAY OCCUR: WILL NOT OCCUR: X
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7. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES:
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: AVOID
UNCONTROLLED RELEASES OF THIS MATERIAL. WHERE SPILLS ARE POSSIBLE, A
COMPREHENSIVE SPILL RESPONSE PLAN SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED.
WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS
DESCRIBED IN SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION. CONTAIN SPILLED
MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO SECURE CONTAINERS. WHERE NECESSARY, COLLECT
USING ABSORBENT MEDIA. IN THE EVENT OF AN UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF
THIS MATERIAL, THE USER SHOULD DETERMINE IF THE RELEASE IS REPORTABLE
UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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7. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES (CONT):
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS
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8. SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE): WHERE EXPOSURE IS LIKELY TO
EXCEED ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE
FORM AND CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANT IN AIR AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MSDS: SPECIALLY DENATURED ALCOHOL (SDA) 3A, 190 PROOF Page 5 of 11
OSHA (29 CFR 1910.134).
VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST: MECHANICAL:
X
OTHER:
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: WEAR GLOVES WHICH ARE IMPERVIOUS TO THE PRODUCT
FOR THE DURATION OF THE ANTICIPATED EXPOSURE IF
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN
CONTACT.
EYE PROTECTION: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES MEETING THE SPECIFICATIONS OF
ANSI STANDARD Z87.1 WHERE NO CONTACT WITH THE EYE
IS ANTICIPATED. CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES MEETING
THE SPECIFICATIONS OF ANSI STANDARD Z87.1 SHOULD
BE WORN WHENEVER THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
SPLASHING OR OTHER CONTACT WITH THE EYES.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHICH IS IMPERVIOUS
TO THE PRODUCT FOR THE DURATION OF THE ANTICIPATED EXPOSURE IF THERE
IS POTENTIAL FOR PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
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9. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE: PROTECT CONTAINER
AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. DETACHED OR OUTSIDE STORAGE IS PREFERRED.
INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE IN AN NFPA APPROVED FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE
ROOM OR CABINET. ALL IGNITION SHOULD BE ELIMINATED. SMOKING SHOULD
BE PROHIBITED IN STORAGE AREAS. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS SHOULD BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 501 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. NFPA 30,
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE, SHOULD BE FOLLOWED FOR ALL
STORAGE AND HANDLING. FREQUENT CAREFUL LEAKAGE INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE
DONE. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHOULD BE PROVIDED. ISOLATE FROM
OXIDIZERS, CHEMICALS CAPABLE OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING, MATERIALS
REACTING WITH AIR OR MOISTURE TO LIBERATE HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES AND
EXPLOSIVES. CONSULT LOCAL FIRE CODES FOR ADDITIONAL STORAGE
INFORMATION.
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9. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS (CONT):
WHEN CONTENTS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED, THE METALLIC CONTAINER MUST BE
BONDED TO THE RECEIVING CONTAINER AND GROUNDED TO AVOID STATIC
DISCHARGES. NEVER USE PRESSURE TO EMPTY. REPLACE CLOSURE SECURELY
AFTER EACH OPENING.
KEEP MATERIAL PACKAGED IN DRUMS OR BOTTLES OUT OF SUN AND AWAY FROM
HEAT. REMOVE CLOSURE CAREFULLY; INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY BE PRESENT.
KEEP CLOSURE UP TO PREVENT LEAKAGE.
CONTAINER HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN
RESIDUAL PRODUCT (VAPOR AND LIQUID), ALL PRECAUTIONS DESCRIBED ON THIS
MSDS MUST BE OBSERVED.
CAUTION: FOR MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, REPACKING OR INDUSTRIAL USE.
NOT FOR HOUSEHOLD USE.
MSDS: Page 6 of 11
SPECIALLY DENATURED ALCOHOL (SDA) 3A, 190 PROOF
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: NA
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10. OTHER INFORMATION: NIF
The information herein is given in good faith but no warranty,
expressed or implied, is made.
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DATE PREPARED: 7/19/2004
REVISION: 4
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1. IDENTIFICATION:
NAME: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS, 30-50%
CAS #: MIXTURE
CHEMICAL FAMILY: PEROXIDE
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: H2-02
MOLECULAR FORMULA: 34.01
SYNONYMS: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION 30-50%, HYDROGEN DIOXIDE
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2. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS:
CHEMICAL NAME/COMMON NAME % EXPOSURE LIMITS
CAS # OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30-50% 1 PPM 1 PPM
7722-84-1 (1.4 MG/M3) (1.4 MG/M3)
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3. PHYSICAL DATA:
BOILING POINT: SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1):
108掳C 1.1
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM HG.): MELTING POINT: -33掳C
23 @ 30掳C
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): 1.1
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS,
SOLUBLE
CLEAR LIQUID/SLIGHTLY ACID ODOR
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NA = Not Applicable NE = Not Established
NL = Not Listed NIF = No Information Found
MSDS: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS, 30-50% Page 8 of 11
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4. HEALTH HAZARD DATA:
PRIMARY ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY:
INHALATION? SKIN? INGESTION?
YES YES YES
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP? IARC?
NO NO
ACUTE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
EYES: CONTACT WITH LIQUID IS CORROSIVE TO THE EYES AND
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. CONTACT WITH THE EYES MAY
CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE.
SKIN: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE BURNS.
MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION, ERYTHEME (REDNESS),
SWELLING, AND THE FORMATION OF PAPULES AND VESICLES
(BLISTERS).
INGESTION: CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA,
VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT BURNS. MAY CAUSE VASCULAR COLLAPSE AND
DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE RED BLOOD CELLS.
MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING, STOMACH
DISTENSION, POSSIBLE CEREBRAL SWELLING AND DEATH.
INGESTION MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION OF THE
ESOPHAGUS, BLEEDING OF THE STOMACH AND ULCER
FORMATION.
INHALATION: CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY
CAUSE ULCERATION OF NASAL TISSUE, INSOMNIA, NERVOUS
TREMORS WITH NUMB EXTREMITIES, CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AND DEATH. AT HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS, RESPIRATORY EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE
ACUTE LUNG DAMAGE AND DELAYED PULMONARY EDEMA.
CHRONIC EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS HAVE RESULTED IN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. REPEATED
CONTACT MAY CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE.
TOXICITY DATA: CAS # 7722-84-1:
INHALATION, RAT: LC50 = 2 GM/M3/4H;
ORAL, MOUSE: LD50 = 2 GM/KG;
ORAL, RABBIT: LD50 = 820 MG/KG;
ORAL, RAT: LD50 = 1518 MG/KG;
ORAL, RAT: LD50 = 910 MG/KG;
ORAL, RAT: LD50 = 376 MG/KG;
SKIN, RAT: LD50 = 3 GM/KG;
SKIN, RAT: LD50 = 4060 MG/KG;
CARCINOGENICITY:
CAS# 7732-18-5: NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH,
NTP, OR OSHA. CAS # 7722-84-1:
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4. HEALTH HAZARD DATA (CONT):
ACGIH: A3 鈥? ANIMAL CARCINOGEN
IARC: GROUP 3 CARCINOGEN
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MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NIF
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
EYE CONTACT: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM
TO RUB OR KEEP EYES CLOSED. EXTENSIVE IRRIGATION
WITH WATER IS REQUIRED (AT LEAST 30 MINUTES).
SKIN CONTACT: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DESTROY
CONTAMINATED SHOES.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS
AND ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. WASH MOUTH
OUT WITH WATER. VOMITING MAY OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY.
IF VOMITING OCCURS AND THE VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS,
GIVE WATER TO FURTHER DILUTE THE CHEMICAL.
INHALATION: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE
TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. DO NOT USE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION. IF BREATHING HAS CEASED APPLY
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION USING OXYGEN AND A SUITABLE
MECHANICAL DEVICE SUCH AS A BAG AND A MASK.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY. ATTEMPTS
AT EVACUATING THE STOMACH VIA EMESIS INDUCTION OR GASTRIC LAVAGE
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE DISTENSION OF THE STOMACH
OR ESOPHAGUS DUE TO GAS FORMATION, INSERTION OF A GASTRIC TUBE MAY BE
REQUIRED. TO TREAT CORNEAL DAMAGE, CAREFUL OPTHALMOLOGIC EVALUATION
IS RECOMMENDED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
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5. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA:
FLASH POINT (METHOD USE): NON-COMBUSTIBLE
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: LEL UEL
40 VOL% 100 VOL%
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE WATER ONLY. DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE. DO
NOT USE DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. CONTACT
PROFESSIONAL FIRE-FIGHTERS IMMEDIATELY. COOL CONTAINERS WITH FLOODING
QUANTITIES OF WATER UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR LARGE FIRES,
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5. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA (CONT):
FLOOD FIRE AREA WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER, WHILE KNOCKING DOWN
VAPORS WITH WATER FOG.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
GENERAL INFORMATION: AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IN PRESSURE-DEMAND, MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT), AND
FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. WATER RUNOFF CAN CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
DIKE AND COLLECT WATER USED TO FIGHT FIRE. STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT
WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DURING A FIRE,
IRRITATING AND HIGHLY TOXIC GASES MAY BE GENERATED BY THERMAL
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DECOMPOSITION OR COMBUSTION. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS COOL. SUBSTANCE IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE WATER WITH CAUTION
AND IN FLOODING AMOUNTS. VAPORS MAY BE HEAVIER THAN AIR. THEY CAN
SPREAD ALONG THE GROUND AND COLLECT IN LOW OR CONFINED AREAS. SOME
OXIDIZERS MAY REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH HYDROCARBONS (FUEL). MAY
DECOMPOSE EXPLOSIVELY WHEN HEATED OR INVOLVED IN A FIRE. MAY
ACCELERATE BURNING IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE.
6. REACTIVITY DATA:
STABILITY: UNSTABLE: STABLE: X
CHEMICAL STABILITY: DECOMPOSES SLOWLY TO RELEASE OXYGEN. UNSTABLE
WHEN HEATED OR CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, REDUCING AGENTS, RUST,
DIRT OR ORGANIC MATERIALS. STABILITY IS REDUCED WHEN pH is above 4.0.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MECHANICAL SHOCK, INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, LIGHT,
IGNITION SOURCES, DUST GENERATION, EXCESS HEAT, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,
REDUCING AGENTS, ALKALINE MATERIALS, STRONG OXIDANTS, RUST, DUST, pH >
4.0.
INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH OTHER MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ACETIC ACID, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ALCOHOLS,
BRASS, COPPER, COPPER ALLOYS, FINELY POWDERED METALS, GALVANIZED IRON,
HYDRAZINE, IRON, MAGNESIUM, NITRIC ACID, SODIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM
PERMANGANATE, CYANIDES (E.G. POTASSIUM CYANIDE, SODIUM CYANIDE),
ETHERS (E.G. DIOXANE, FURFURAN, TETRAHYDROFURAN (THF)), UREA,
CHLOROSULFONIC ACID, ALKALIES, LEAD, NITROGEN COMPOUNDS,
TRIETHYLAMINE, SILVER, NICKEL, PALLADIUM ORGANIC MATTER, CHARCOAL,
SODIUM BORATE, ANILINE, PLATINUM, FORMIC ACID, CYCLOPENTADIENE,
ACTIVATED CARBON, TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL, HYDROGEN SELENIDE, MANGANESE
DIOXIDE, MERCUROUS CHLORIDE, RUST, KETONES, CARBOXYLIC ACIDS,
GLYCERINE, SODIUM FLUORIDE, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SOLUBLE FUELS
(ACETONE, ETHANOL, GLYCEROL), WOOD, ASBESTOS, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
COMPOUNDS, SALTS OF IRON, COPPER, CHROMIUM, VANADIUM, TUNGSTEN,
MOLYBDEUM, AND PLATINUM.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXYGEN, HYDROGEN GAS, WATER, HEAT,
STEAM.
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6. REACTIVITY DATA (CONT):
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
MAY OCCUR: WILL NOT OCCUR: X
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7. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES:
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: AVOID
RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO WATERWAYS. CLEAN
UP SPILLS IMMEDIATELY, OBSERVING PRECAUTIONS IN THE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SECTION. USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE THE GAS/VAPOR. REMOVE
ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. ABSORB SPILL USING AN ABSORBENT, NON-
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL SUCH AS EARTH, SAND, OR VERMICULITE. DO NOT USE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS SAWDUST. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
PROVIDE VENTILATION. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. KEEP
COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
MSDS: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS, 30-50% Page 11 of 11
REGULATIONS.
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8. SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE): APPROPRIATE NIOSH
VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST: MECHANICAL:
X
OTHER:
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES TO PREVENT CONTACT.
EYE PROTECTION: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES OR CHEMICAL
SAFETY GOGGLES.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
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9. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE:
HANDLING: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. USE ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
CONTENTS MAY DEVELOP PRESSURE UPON PROLONGED STORAGE. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. AVOID
CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT INGEST
OR INHALE. STORE PROTECTED FROM LIGHT. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES.
UNUSED CHEMICALS SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO THE CONTAINER. RINSE EMPTY
DRUMS AND CONTAINERS THOROUGHLY WITH WATER BEFORE DISCARDING.
STORAGE: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND FLAME. DO NOT STORE NEAR
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE
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9. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS (CONT):
IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES. STORE PROTECTED FROM LIGHT. KEEP AWAY FROM ALKALIES,
OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, FINELY DIVIDED METALS, ALCOHOLS, AND
PREMANGANATES. STORE BELOW 35掳C. STORE ONLY IN LIGHT-RESISTENT
CONTAINERS FITTED WITH A SAFETY VENT.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: NA
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10. OTHER INFORMATION: NA
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The information herein is given in good faith but no warranty,
expressed or implied, is made.
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