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MSDS Safety Information 
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NAME: RDO

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RDO
APEX ENGINEERING PRODUCTS CORPORATION
1241 Shoreline Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60504
Phone: 800-451-6291 FAX: 630-820-8886
Emergency Telephone Number: 630-820-8888
For the Preparation of Histological Materials
www.rdodecal.com
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET REVISED SEPTEMBER 2006
PRODUCT INFORMATION___________________________________________________________________
APEX ENGINEERING PRODUCTS CORPORATION Phone: 630-820-8888
1241 SHORELINE DRIVE Fax: 630-820-8886
AURORA, IL 60504 Toll Free: 800-451-6291
PRODUCT TRADE NAMES: RDO
FORMULA: PROPRIETARY, CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRED
CHEMICAL FAMILY: DECALCIFIER FOR THE IN VITRO PREPARATION OF
HISTOLOGICAL MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS_________________________________________________________________
THE ACTIVE INGREDIANT IN RDO IS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, AQUEOUS.
MATERIAL AS A WHOLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
NONE OF THE INGREDIANTS FOUND IN RDO ARE KNOWN TO BE CARCINOGENIC.
PHYSICAL DATA____________________________________________________________________________
MATERIAL IS TRANSLUCENT LIQUID WITH A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF SUSPENDED DARK PRECIPITATE.
FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA__________________________________________________________
HMIS_____________________________________________________________________________________
FLASH POINT:
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
NO FLASH POINT, EXTINGUISHES FLAME
DOES NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION
NONE – WATER WILL CONTROL, OR CO2/DRY CHEMICALS
NON-COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE. BREATHING
APPARATUS IS RECOMMENDED IN A FIRE SITUATION
BOILING POINT:
VAPOR PRESSURE:
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR= 1):
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
SPECIFY GRAVITY (H20=1):
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME:
EVAPORATION RATE (H20=1):
APPEARANCE & ODOR:
101ºC / 213ºF
30 TORR.
Greater than 1
Complete
1.022
99.6
Less than 1
Light Liquid, Mild Odor
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE:
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
EMERGENCY & FIRST AID PROCEDURE:
NONE ESTABLISHED BY ACGIH OR OSHA.
RDO MAY CAUSE ITCHING TO SENSITIVE SKIN AND
CAUSE EYE BURNS. NOT TO BE TAKEN INTERNALLY,
INGESTION MAY CAUSE DIARRHEA.
IF EYE/SKIN CONTACT, COPIUS WATER RINSE. CONSULT
PHYSICIAN. IF INGESTED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITINGDRINK
MILKS, EGG WHITES, ETC. AS DIRECTED BY
PSYSICIAN.
REACTIVITY DATA_________________________________________________________________________
SPILL & DISPOSAL PROCEDURES____________________________________________________________
SPECIAL HANDLING INFORMATON_______________________________________________________
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ______________________________________________________________
FOR ADDITIONAL INORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICES AT 1-800-451-6291.
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This data is furnished independent of any sales of the product only for your investigation and independent verification. While information is
believed to be correct, APEX ENGINEERING PRODUCTS CORPORATION shall in no event be responsible for any damage whatsoever,
directly or indirectly, resulting from the publication or use of reliance upon data contained herein. No warranty, either expressed or implied, of
merchantability, of fitness, or of any nature with respect to the product, or to the data, is made herein.
ACTION TO TAKE FOR SPILLS:
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
RINSE WITH COPIUS AMOUNTS OF WATER TO DILUTE:
SODIUM BICARBONATE MAY ALSO BE USED TO SOAK UP
LIQUID, IF NECESSARY. EXPENDED OR USED MATERIAL
MAY BE DISPOSED OF DOWN SWERES WITH WATER
FLUSH. MATERIAL IS BIODEGRADABLE IN AS RECEIVED
FORM
VENTILATION:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTON:
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
EYE PROTECTION:
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
USE EXHAUST HOODS WHEN WORKING WITH HIGH
VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS OF FORMALDEHYDE. .
NONE
ONLY OR THOSE WITH SENSITVE OR DRY SKIN.
RECOMMENDED, SUCH AS SAFETY GOGGLES. AS
RECOMMENDED BY SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
HANDLING & STORAGE:
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
IS MATERIAL FREEZABLE:
PRESERVE INTEGRIY OF CONTAINER.
USE MATERIAL AS DIRECTED. SOME
ADVERSE REACTIONS MAY OCCUR WITH
SOME ALLOYS OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM,
CHROME AND/OR ZINC.
STABILITY:
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
INCOMPATIBILTY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
STABLE
NONE
WILL NOT OCCUR.
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND FORMALDEHYDE GASES
ARE REPORTED TO FORM A CARCINOGENIC
COMPOUND, BISCHLOROMETHYL ETHER.