LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC -- CARBENICILLIN, DISODIUM SALT, 10177 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6505 MSDS Date: 08/27/1998 MSDS Num: CJVRS LIIN: 00N092832 Product ID: CARBENICILLIN, DISODIUM SALT, 10177 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 091K5 Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC Box: 68 City: GRAND ISLAND NY 14072 Info Phone Number: 800-828-6686 Emergency Phone Number: 301-431-8585 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 10177 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 091K5 Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC Box: 68 City: GRAND ISLAND NY 14072 Phone: 800-828-6686 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 4800-94-6 RTECS #: ON9105000 Name: CARBENICILLIN, DISODIUM SALT Percent by Wt: 98. ----------------------------- Name: NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS Percent by Wt: 2. ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50 (ORAL,RAT): >10 G/KG Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: EYE: NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY ABSORBED. SURFACE-CNTCT EFTS ONLY ARE EXPECTED. MAY CAUSE IRRIT/REDDENING. SKIN: NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY ABSORBED. NOT LIKELY TO ENTER THROUGH CUT S/ABRASIONS IN HAZ AMTS. OCCUP EXPOS PRESENTS LITTLE/NO HLTH HAZ. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT SKIN EFTS (DERMATOSES). MAY CAUSE RASH. MAY CAUSE BLISTERING. INHAL: MAY CAUSE NASAL IRRIT. MAY CAUSE SNEEZ ING. MAY CAUSE RUNNY NOSE. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESP TRACT EFTS. MAY CAUSE BRTHG DIFFICULTY, WHEEZING/SHORTNESS/BLOCKAGE OF BRTH (DYSPNEA). MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC (EXTRINSIC) ASTHMA. INGEST: MAY CAUSE ALLE RGIC GI TRACT EFTS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: MAY CAUSE VOMITING. MAY CAUSE DIARRHEA. OTHER/SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: A CONSTITUENT(S) OF THIS PRODUCT IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE AN ELEVATED INCIDENCE OF HYPERSENSITIVITY IN HUMANS. A CONSTITUENT OF THI S PRODUCT IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE SERIOUS, SOMETIME POTENTIALLY FATAL HUMAN HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS. MAY CAUSE HARMFUL CHANGES IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL MICROORGANISMS. Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. NERVOUS SYSTEM PATHOLOGIES. HYPOTENSION. SODIUM-SENSITIVE CARDIAC DISEASE. ALLERGY OR HYPERSENSITIVITY TO ANTIBIOTICS. AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS (E.G. KANAMYCIN, STREPTOMYCIN). First Aid: EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER IN AN EYEWASH FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OF HYPERSENSITIVITY. INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS NATURALLY, WASH MOUTH OUT. NOTE TO ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: NO KNOWN SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. OBSERVE FOR 24 HOURS. SYSTEMIC DOSES SMALLER THAN THAT GIVEN BELOW MAY CAUSE A MINOR HEALTH HAZARD THROUGH INDIVIDUAL SENSITIVITY MAY VARY. 10 GM. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: (NOTE THAT ACCIDENTAL RELEASES MAY BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS & OTHER REGULATORY MANDATES. CHECK & COMPLY W/APPLIC LAWS & REGS). PERS PROT EQUIP FOR SPILL CNDTNS: SAFETY GLASSES SHOU LD BE MIN EYE PROT. GLOVES SHOULD BE USED IF CNTCT IS POSS. FOLLOWING CLTHG &/EQUIP MATL(S) SHOULD GENERALLY BE PROT: ANY WATERPROOF MATL. CLTHG SHOULD BE LAUNDERED BEFORE RE-USE. (SUPDAT) Waste Disposal Methods: WASTE NUMBER (RCRA HAZ CLASS): NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN D, F, K, P/ U WASTE TABLES OF US EPA RCRA, 40 CFR PART 261. TREATMENT & DISP: HNDL AS HAZ WASTE FOR DISP. KEEP IN SEALED CNTNR BETWEEN USE & FINAL DISP. PROD IS NOT RECYCLABLE/REUSABLE. HAZ CHARACT MAY BE DESTROYED BY USUAL INCIN METHODS. MA Y BE INCIN IN TYPICAL TRASH INCIN. (OTHER INFO) Handling And Storage Precautions: (STORAGE OF SOME MATERIALS IS REGULATED; IT IS PURHASER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT STORAGE COMPLIES W/ALL APPLIC LAWS & REGULATIONS.) STORAGE TEMP: REFRIGERATED (4-10 C). STORAGE PRESSURE: AMBIE NT (15-35 C). STORAGE & HANDLING PROC: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. HYGROSCOPIC - PROTECT FROM MOISTURE. Other Precautions: SPECIAL STORAGE CONSIDERATIONS: DRY SOLID STABLE UNDER PROPERLY STORAGE CONDITIONS. SOLUTIONS AND SUSPENSIONS OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE LESS STABLE THAN THE SOLID FORM KEEP AT PROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS. PROTECTIVE MEASURES: AVOID EYE CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING AIRBORNE PARTICULATES, AEROSOLS OR MISTS. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point: >140.C, 284.F Autoignition Temp Text: BELOW Extinguishing Media: ANY MEANS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: WILL DECOMPOSE BEFORE REACHING FLASHPOINT UPON HEATING. FLASHPOINT IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 140C. COMBUSTIBLE: YES. THIS PRODUCT QUANTITY SOLD IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT COMBUSTION HAZ ARD. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR CANISTERS/CARTRIDGES: DUSTS, FUMES, AND MISTS (RED OR GRAY STRIPE ANSI COLOR CODE, NIOSH APROVED). HEPA-TYPE DUSTS/RADIONCLIDES (MAGENTA ANSI COLOR CODED, NIOSH APPROVED). Protective Gloves: ANY WATERPROOF MATERIAL. WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). ANY WATERPROOF MATERIAL. Work Hygienic Practices: BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR HYPERSENSITIVITY. HAND WASHING IS RECOMMENDED AFTER WORKING WITH THIS PRODUCT. Supplemental Safety and Health: SPILL PROC: NO RESP PROT WILL BE NEEDED FOR MOST OPERATIONS. HALF-FACE AIR-PURIFYING RESP SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE IF NEEDED FOR LOW-TO-MOD EXPOS. (SEE SECTION 8 FOR REC ON PROT MATLS ON CONSTRUCTION.) SPI LL CLEANUP: FOR SPILLS INVOLVING SOLID POWDERED MATL... REMOVE/SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP (SARA REGS) ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: OTHER INFO M.P/F.P Text: NO INFO FOUND Vapor Pres: NO INFO FOUND Spec Gravity: NO INFO FOUND Evaporation Rate & Reference: OTHER INFO Solubility in Water: (G/100G): HIGH Appearance and Odor: WHITE POWDER; NO ODOR. Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0 ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: DRY SOLID STABLE UNDER PROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS. SOLUTIONS AND SUSPENSIONS OF PRODUCT MAY BE LESS STABLE THAN SOLID FORM KEPT AT PROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG ACIDS, ONLY STRONG ALKALI. Hazardous Decomposition Products: HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: SULFUR OXIDES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, SILICON OXIDES (SI OX). Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR. HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF SPONTANEOUS DEOMPOSITION: WILL NOT OCCUR. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: HUMAN DATA FROM THERAPEUTIC USE. TARGET ORGANS: KIDNEYS, NERVOUS SYSTEM. LIVER. MUTAGENICITY & REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS: NONE EXPECTED. CARCINOGENICITY STATUS: CARCINOGENICITY: NONE EXPE CTED. NTP, IARC, OSHA: NOT LISTED. TOXICOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS: MICE LD50 ORAL MOUSE: >12 G/KG; DETAILS OF TOXIC EFFECTS NOT REPORTED; CARBENICILLIN DISODIUM SALT. RATS: LD50 ORAL RAT: >10 G/KG; DETA ILS OF TOXIC EFFECTS NOT REPORTED; CARBENICILLIN DISODIUM SALT. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: ECOTOX INFO: NO TOX EFTS EXPECTED UPON ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE. ANY EFTS EXPECTED TO BE MOST PRONOUNCED IN MICROORGANISMS. TOX EFTS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO IMMED AREA OF ENVIRON RELEASE. ENVIRON MOVEM ENT & PARTITIONING: SHORT-TERM MOVEMENTS COULD BE RAPID DUE TO HIGH H*2O SOLUBILITY. MOVEMENT EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED BY RELATIVELY RAPID ENVIRON DETOXIFICATION. EXPECTED TO PARTITION STRONGLY INTO AQ UEOUS ENVIR COMPONENTS. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE (DEGRADATION, TRANSFORMATION, & PERSISTENCE): MICROBIAL DECOMP MAY BE INHIBITED BY TOX. DILUTION/DISPERSION MECHANISMS SHOULD REDUCE CONCS BELOW TOX LEVS. MI CROBIAL DECOMP EXPECTED.(TRANSPORT INFO) ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK #: 151. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY: DOT. ICAO/IATA. SHIPPING DESIGNATION: DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL" FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES (US DOT). (CARBENICILLIN DISODIOUM SALT). HAZARD CLASS: NONE ASSIGNED. UN #: NONE ASSIGNED. PACKING GROUP: NONE ASSIGNED. REGUIRED LABEL DESCRIPTION: NONE ASSIGNED. --ECOL INFO: EXPECTED TO READILY DETOXI FY AT ELEVATED TEMPS. ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS: NO SPECIFIC INFO FOUND. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY: SECTION 302, SECTION 304, SECTION 313: NOT LISTED. --SUPDAT: GENTLY TO AVOID GENERATING DUST. A SPECIAL VACUUM CLEANER EQUIPPED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A HEPA FILTERED DI SCHARGE CAN BE EFTIVE IN CLEANING UP SPILLS. FLUSH AREA W/WATER. DEPOSIT IN APPROP CONTRS FOR REMOVAL & DISP. FOR SPILLS INVOLVING AQUEOUS SOLNS/SUSPENSIONS OF PROD... ABSORB SPILL USING FOLLOWING MAT L(S): MOST ABSORBENT MATLS SHOULD BE EFTIVE. FLUSH AREA W/WATER. DEPOSIT IN APPROP CONTRS FOR REMOVAL & DISP. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: DO NOT BREATHE DUST. CLTHG SHOULD BE LAUNDERED BEFORE REUSE. AVOID D UST GENERATION. MAY CAUSE DUST EXPLOS. Federal Regulatory Information: OSHA: NOT A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" UNDER US OSHA HAZCOM REGULATIONS (29 CFR PART 1910.1200). TSCA: INCLUDED ON THE US EPA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA: 40 CFR PART 710) INVENTORY. REGULATED BY THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA). State Regulatory Information: CA PROPOSITION 65: NONE. CANADIAN REGULATIONS: WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (CPR SECTION (33)) THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED P RODUCTS REGULATIONS, AND THE MSDS. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: WASTE DISP METH: MAY BE INCINERATED IN HAZ WASTE INCINERATOR. PROD SHOULD BE REMOVED TO HAZ WASTE LANDFILL ONLY IF NO OTHER DISP METHOD IS AVAIL. (NOTE THAT TREATMENT & DISP ACTIVITIES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LAWS & REGS THAT MAY INCLUDE BEFORE-THE-FACT PERMITTING AS WELL AS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. IT IS PURCHASER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY.) PHYSICAL DATA: EVAP RATE: VOLATILITY EXTREMELY LOW (V.P. LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 100 MICROMETERS HG) AT AMBIENT TEMPS. PARTITION COEFFICIENT (KNOW): <0. VISCOSITY (CP): N/A. HEATING COEFFICIENT (CAL/G), CONDUCTIVITY (MHOS/CM 3): NO INFO FOUND. BP: WILL DECOMPOSE BEFORE REACHNG BOILING UPON HEATING. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: CARBENICILLIN, DISODIUM SALT, 10177 Cage: 091K5 Company Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC PO Box: 68 City: GRAND ISLAND NY Zipcode: 14072 Health Emergency Phone: 301-431-8585 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 12/07/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: Slight Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION/REDDENING. SKIN: NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY ABSORBED. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT SKIN EFFECTS (DERMATOSES). MAY CAUSE RASH. MAY CAUSE BLISTERING. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTY, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OR BLOCKAGE OF BREATH(DYSPNEA), NASAL IRRIT, SNEEZING, RUNNY NOSE AND ALLERGIC RESP TRACT EFTS. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC (EXTRINSIC) ASTHMA. INGEST: MAY CAUS E ALLERGIC GI TRACT EFTS, VOMITING & DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: A CONSTITUENT OF THIS PRODUCT IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE AN ELEVATED INCIDENCE OF HYPERSENSITIVITY IN HUMANS. MAY CAUSE HARMFUL CHANGES IN THE GASTROIN TESTINAL MICROORGANISMS. MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION. ======================================================= 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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