BIO-RAD LABORATORIES -- BINDING BUFFER, 9703001 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 MSDS Date: 05/11/1999 MSDS Num: CJRPS LIIN: 00N092299 Product ID: BINDING BUFFER, 9703001 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 0UCZ8 Name: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES Address: 2000 ALFRED NOBEL DR City: HERCULES CA 94547 Info Phone Number: 510-741-1000 Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 0UCZ8 Name: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH Address: 2000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE City: HERCULES CA 94547 Phone: 510-741-1000 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 7783-20-2 RTECS #: BS4500000 Name: AMMONIUM SULFATE % low Wt: 50. % high Wt: 100. ------------------------------ Cas: 7732-18-5 RTECS #: ZC0110000 Name: WATER % low Wt: 35. % high Wt: 50. ------------------------------ Cas: 77-86-1 RTECS #: TY2900000 Name: TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)AMINOMETHANE ------------------------------ Name: ADDITIVES; (NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS) ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: NO Ingestion: NO Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. First Aid: GENERAL INFORMATION: NO SPECIAL MEASURES REQUIRED. INHALATION: SUPPLY FRESH AIR; CONSULT DOCTOR IN CASE OF COMPLAINTS. SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD (FP N). GENERALLY THE PRODUCT DOE S NOT IRRITATE THE SKIN. EYES: RINSE OPENED EYE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES (AT LEAST 15 MINUTES) UNDER RUNNING WATER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING AND CALL FOR MEDICAL HELP. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: PERSON-RELATED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: NOT REQUIRED. DILUTE WITH PLENTY OF WATER. DO NOT ALLOW TO ENTER SEWERS/SURFACE OR GROUND WATER. ABSORB WITH LIQUID-BINDING MATERIAL (SAND, DIATOMITE, ACID BINDERS, UNIVERSAL BINDERS, SAWDUST). NO DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ARE RELEASED. Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N). PRODUCT: HAND OVER TO HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSERS. UNCLEANED PACKAGINGS: DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REGULATIONS. RECOMM ENDED CLEANSING AGENT: WATER, IF NECESSARY WITH CLEANSING AGENTS. Handling And Storage Precautions: THE USUAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR HANDLING CHEMICALS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. NO SPECIAL MEASURES REQUIRED. NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY IF USED CORRECTLY. NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY S TOREROOMS & RECEPTACLES. INFO ABOUT STORAGE IN ONE COMMON STORAGE FACILITY: NOT REQUIRED. Other Precautions: NO FURTHER INFO ABOUT STORAGE CONDITIONS. STORAGE CLASS ACCORDING TO REGULATION ON FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: VOID. THE PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY RELEVANT QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS WITH CRITICAL VALUES THAT HAVE TO BE MONITORED AT THE WORKPLACE. THE LISTS THAT WERE VALID DURING THE CREATION WERE USED AS BA SIS. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Autoignition Temp Text: SUPDAT Extinguishing Media: CO*2, EXTINGUISHING POWDER OR WATER SPRAY. FIGHT LARGER FIRES WITH WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). NO SPECIAL MEASURES REQUIRED. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. INFORMATION ABOUT PROTECTION AGAINST EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES: NO SPECIAL MEASURES REQUIRED. NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH = 0; FIRE = 0; REACTIVITY = 0. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N). NOT REQUIRED. Protective Gloves: SYNTHETIC GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: THE USUAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRE & EXPLO INFO: AUTO-IGNITION TEMP: PRODUCT IS NOT SELFIGNITING. -- PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: SOLVENT CONTENT: ORGANIC SOLVENTS: 0.0%; WATER: 46.8%; SOLIDS CONTENT: 53.2%. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Boiling Point: =100.C, 212.F M.P/F.P Text: UNDETERMINED Vapor Pres: 23.0 HPA @ 20C Spec Gravity: 1.096 G/M3 @ 20C PH: 5.5 @ 20C Solubility in Water: FULLY MISCIBLE Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS FLUID; ODORLESS. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: NO DECOMPOSITION IF USED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. Materials To Avoid: NO DANGEROUS REACTIONS KNOWN. Hazardous Decomposition Products: NO DANGEROUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS KNOWN. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: ACUTE TOXICITY: PRIMARY IRRITANT EFFECT: NO IRRITANT EFFECT ON SKIN OR EYE. NO SENSITIZING EFFECTS KNOWN. ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: THE PRODUCT IS NOT SUBJECT TO CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING T O THE CALCULATION METHOD OF THE GENERAL EU CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATIONS AS ISSUED IN THE LATEST VERSION: WHEN USED AND HANDLED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, THE PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE ANY HARMFUL EFFECTS ACCORDING TO OUR EXPERIENCE AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: WATER HAZARD CLASS 1 (GERMAN REGULATION) (SELF-ASSESSMENT): SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS FOR WATER. DO NOT ALLOW UNDILUTED PRODUCT OR LARGE QUANTITIES OF IT TO REACH GROUND WATER, WATER COURSE OR SEWAGE SYSTEM. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: DOT REGULATIONS: HAZARD CLASS: N/P. LAND TRANSPORT ADR/RID (CROSS-BORDER): ADR/RID CLASS: N/P. MARITIME TRANSPORT IMDG: IMDG CLASS: N/P. MARINE POLLUTANT: NO. AIR TRANSPORT ICAO-TI AND IATA-DGR: ICAO/ IATA CLASS: N/P. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: SARA (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 - USA): SECTION 302/304 (40 CFR 35.30 / 40 CFR 355.40): NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED. SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372.65): 7783-20-2 - AMMONIUM SULFATE. Federal Regulatory Information: TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT): 7783-20-2 - AMMONIUM SULFATE; 7732-18-5 - WATER; 77-86-1- TRIS (HYDROXYMETHYL) AMINOMETHANE. MARKINGS ACCORDING TO EU GUIDELINES: OBSERVE THE GENERAL SAFETY REGULA TIONS WHEN HANDLING CHEMICALS. THE PRODUCT IS NOT SUBJECT TO IDENTIFICATION REGULATIONS UNDER EU DIRECTIVES & THE ORDINANCE ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (GEFSTOFFV). NATIONAL REGULATIONS: CLASSIFICATION ACC ORDING TO VBF: VOID. WATER HAZARD CLASS: WATER HAZARD CLASS 1 (SELF-ASSESSMENT): SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS FOR WATER. State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER: THE PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN LISTED COMPONENTS. CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THE PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN LISTED COMPONEN TS. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS: AMMONIUM SULFATE - CAS #7783-20-2: EINECS: 231-984-1; WATER - CAS #7732-18-5: EINECS: 231-791-2. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: BINDING BUFFER, 9703001 Cage: 0UCZ8 Company Name: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH Street: 2000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE City: HERCULES CA Zipcode: 94547 Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 09/25/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: NONE Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: None Contact Hazard: None Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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