LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC -- LIPOFECTIN REAGENT, 18292 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 MSDS Date: 08/27/1998 MSDS Num: CJVGB LIIN: 00N092827 Product ID: LIPOFECTIN REAGENT, 18292 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 091K5 Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC Address: 35 EXECUTIVE WAY City: FREDERICK MD 21704 Info Phone Number: 800-828-6686 Emergency Phone Number: 301-431-8585 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 18292 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 091K5 Name: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC Box: 68 City: GRAND ISLAND NY 14072 Phone: 800-828-6686 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 2462-63-7 Name: DIOLEOYL PHOSPHATIDYETHANOLAMINE (DOPE) Percent by Wt: 1. Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N) OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N) ----------------------------- Name: N-[1-2,3-DIOLEYLOXY)PROPYL)-N, N,N-TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE (DOTMA) Percent by Wt: 3. Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N) OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N) ----------------------------- Name: NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS Percent by Wt: 96. Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N) OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N) ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: EYES: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM CONTACT. SKIN: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM CONTACT. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT SKIN EFFECTS (DERMATOSES). INHALATION: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM INHALATION. INGESTION: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM INGESTION. OTHER/SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED. A CONTITUENT OF THIS PRODUCT CAUSES ELEVATED INCIDENCES OF HUMAN HYPERSENSITIVI TY. BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR HYPERSENSITIVITY. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: ALLERGY OR HYPERSENSITIVITY TO AMINES. First Aid: EYES: WASH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH WITH WATER. BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR HYPERSENSITIVITY. INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR HYPERSENSITIVITY. INGESTION: WASH MOUTH OUT. GIVE PLENTY OF WATER IF CONSCIOUS. NOTE TO ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: NO KNOWN ANTIDOTE. OBSERVE FOR 24 HOURS. TREAT SYMPTO MATICALLY. BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR HYPERSENSITIVITY. HAZARDS NOT THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE SECONDARY EFFECTS FROM NUCLEIC ACID EXPRESSION. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: NOTE THAT ACCIDENTAL RELEASES MAY BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REPORTING REQS & OTHER REGULATORY MANDATES. CHECK & COMPLY W/APPLIC LAWS & REGS. GLOVES SHOULD BE USED IF CONT IS POSS. SFTY GLASSES SHOULD BE M IN EYE PROT. CHEM GOGGS SHOULD BE USED WHERE POTENTIAL FOR SPLASHING EXISTS. CHEM GOGGS SHOULD BE USED TO REDUCE CONT WHERE POTENTIAL FOR AIRBORNE AEROSOLS/MISTS EXISTS. (SUP DAT) Waste Disposal Methods: EPA WASTE # (RCRA HAZ CLASS): NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN D, F, K, P, OR U WASTE TABLES OF US EPA RCRA, 40 CFR PART 261. PROD IS NOT RECYCLABLE/REUSABLE. PROD IS NOT HARMFUL TO ENVIRON & MAY BE RELEASE D TO SEWERS. HAZ CHARACTS MAY BE DESTROYED BY USUAL INCIN METHS. MAY BE INCIN IN HAZ WASTE INCIN. PR OD SHOULD BE REMOVED TO HAZ WASTE (OTHER INFO) Handling And Storage Precautions: (STORAGE OF SOME MATERIALS IS REGULATED; IT IS THE PURCHASER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT STORAGE COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.) STORAGE TEMPERATURE: REFRIGERATED (4-10C). STOR AGE PRESSURE: ATMOSPHERIC. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. SUITABLE FOR MOST GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREAS. Other Precautions: PRODUCT CONTAINERS WHICH BECOME SEPTIC SHOULD BE DISCARDED IMMEDIATELY. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: USE MEANS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS. Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR CANISTERS/CARTRIDGES: DUSTS, FUMES, AND MISTS (RED OR GRAY STRIPE ANSI COLOR CODE, NIOSH APPROVED). IF PROTECTION IS NEEDED, A DISPOSABLE NIOSH APPROVED DISPOSABLE-TYPE HALF-F ACE MASK SHOULD BE EFFCTIVE FOR LOW EXPOSURE. Ventilation: USE OF A LABORATORY EXHAUST HOOD SHOULD PROVIDE EXPOSURE CONTROL. AREA VENTILATION IS GENERALLY ADEQUATE. Protective Gloves: GLOVES SHOULD BE USED IF CONTACT IS POSSIBLE. ANY WATERPROOF MATERIAL. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). LONG-SLEEVED LABORATORY COATS OR JACKETS ARE RECOMMENDED AS THE MINIMUM BODY PROTECTION WHEN HANDLING CHEMICALS. Work Hygienic Practices: HAND WASHING IS RECOMMENDED AFTER WORKING WITH THIS PRODUCT. DO NOT ALLOW SKIN CONTACT. AVOID INGESTION. DO NOT PIPETTE BY MOUTH. AVOID BREATHING AIRBORNE PARTICULATES, AEROSOLS OR MISTS. Supplemental Safety and Health: SPILL PROC: THE FOLLOWING CLTHG &/OR EQUIP MATLS SHOULD GENERALLY BE PROTECTIVE: ANY WATERPROOF MATL. NO RESP PROT WILL BE NEEDED FOR MOST OPERATIONS. (SEE CTL MEASURES SECTION FOR RECS ON PROT MATLS OF CONSTRUCTION.) DECONTAMINATE SPILL AREA W/10% HYPOCHLORITE (BLEACH) SOLUTION. (OTHER INFO) ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Boiling Point: =100.C, 212.F Melt/Freeze Pt: =0.C, 32.F Vapor Pres: 23 MM HG @ 25C Vapor Density: STATE REGS Spec Gravity: 1 Viscosity: 0.9 CP @ 25C Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0.99 Solubility in Water: A SOLUTION Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID; NO ODOR. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. SEE EXPIRATION DATE FOR STABILITY UNDER PROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS. Materials To Avoid: NO KNOWN CHEMICAL INCOMPATIBILITIES. Hazardous Decomposition Products: ACIDIC GASES, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, OXIDES OF PHOSPHOROUS, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, OXIDES OF CARBON. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: ACUTE: EYES: DATA NOT FOUND ON PROD FORMULATION AS SOLD. NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM CONT. SKIN: DATA NOT FOUND ON PROD FORMULATION AS SOLD. NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM CONT. ABSORBED THRU SKIN. INHAL/ING EST: NO SPECIFIC INFO FOUND. SENSIT: DATA NOT FOUND ON PROD FORMULATION AS SOLD. HUMAN DATA FROM OCCUP EXPOS EXPERIENCE. A CONSTITUENT OF THIS PROD CAUSES ELEVATED INCIDENCES OF HUMAN HYPERSENSITIVITY . CHRONIC: SYSTEMIC EFTS: DATA NOT FOUND ON PROD FORMULATION AS SOLD. TARGET ORGANS: SKIN. MUTAGENICITY, REPRO HAZARDS, CARCINOGENICITY: NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR. TOXICOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS: MICE, RATS , HUMAN: NO SPECIFIC INFO FOUND. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: NO TOXIC EFFECTS EXPECTED UPON ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE. ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT & PARTITIONING: SHORT-TERM MOVEMENT COULD BE RAPIDLY DUE TO HIGH WATER SOLUBILITY. MOVEMENT E XPECTED TO BE LIMITED BY RELATIVELY RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL DETOXIFICATION. EXPECTED TO PARTITION STRONGLY INTO AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE (DEGRADATION, TRANSFORMATION, & PERSIST ENCE): LOW TOXICITY TO MAMMALS. DOES NOT BIOCONCENTRATE IN AQUATIC SPECIES. EXPECTED TO READILY DETOXIFY AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. PRODUCT WILL NOT PERSIST IN THE ENVIRONMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGAT IONS: NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOUND. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK #: NONE ASSIGNED. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY: ICAO/IATA. SHIPPING DESIGNATION: DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL" FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES (U.S. DOT). HAZARD CLASS: NONE ASSIGNED. UN #: NONE ASSIGNED. PACKING GROUP: NONE ASSIGNED. REQUIRED LABEL DESCRIPTION: NONE ASSIGNED. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: SARA: NOT LISTED. CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY: SECTIONS 302, 304, 313: NOT LISTED. Federal Regulatory Information: OSHA: NOT A "HAZ CHEM" UNDER US OSHA HAZCOM REG (29 CFR PART 1 1910.1200). TSCA: SOLD UNDER TSCA RESEARCH & DEVEL SML QTYS EXEMPTION ONLY. MAY BE USED ONLY FOR RESEARCH & DEVEL PURPOSES IN SML QTYS BY /UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF, TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPLIANCE W/40 CFR SECTION 720.36. CANADIAN REGS: WORKPLACE HAZ MATLS INFO SYS (CPR SECTION (33)): THIS PROD HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDI NG TO HAZ CRITERIA OF CONTROLLED PRODS REGS, & MSDS. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS ALL REQUIRED INFO. EUROP EAN UNION, MAC (GERMANY): NOT LISTED. EINICS #, RISK PHRASES, SFTY PHRASES, SFTY SYMBOL: NOT DETERMINED. State Regulatory Information: N/P --PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): 0.62; VOLATILES: 8.4 LBS/GAL @ 25C; HEATING COEFFICIENT: 1.0 CAL/G @ 25C. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: NFPA 704M RATING: FIRE=1; HLTH=1; REACTIVITY=0; SPECIAL=NONE. RATINGS NOT REVIEWED BY NFPA. --SUP DAT: ABSORB SPILL USING FOLLOWING MATLS: MOST ABSORB MATLS SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE. DEPOSIT IN APPROP CONT RS FOR REMOVAL & DISP. FLUSH AREA W/WATER. IN CASE OF CONT, IMMED REMOVE PROD FROM SKIN TO MIN INJURY. WASH EYES & SKIN W/WATER. WASTE DISP METH: LANDFILL ONLY IF NO OTHER METH IS AVAIL. (TREATMENT & DISP ACTIVITIES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LAWS & REGS THAT MAY INCL BEFORE-THE-FACT PERMITTING AS WELL AS REPORTING REQS. IT IS PURCHASER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY.) DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOC, STATE, & FED REGS ( FP N). ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: LIPOFECTIN REAGENT, 18292 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: 11/11/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: CAUTION Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: None Contact Hazard: Slight Fire Hazard: Slight Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: EYES: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM CONTACT. SKIN: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM CONTACT. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT SKIN EFFECTS (DERMATOSES). INHALATION: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM INHALATION. INGESTION: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED FROM INGESTION. OTHER/SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: NO TOXICITY EXPECTED. CHRONIC: A CONTITUENT OF THIS PRODUCT CAUSES ELEVATED INCIDENCES OF HUMAN HYPER SENSITIVITY. BE ALERT TO EARLY INDICATIONS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR HYPERSENSITIVITY. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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