FMC CORP -- SEAKEM ME, 9012-36-6 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 NIIN: 01-286-5105 MSDS Date: 07/01/1997 MSDS Num: CJLVW Product ID: SEAKEM ME, 9012-36-6 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 61382 Name: FMC CORP Address: 191 THOMASTON ST City: ROCKLAND ME 04841 Info Phone Number: 207-594-3400; 800-521-0390 Emergency Phone Number: 303-595-9048 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 61382 Name: FMC CORPORATION Address: 191 THOMASTON STREET City: ROCKLAND ME 04841 Phone: 800-521-0390; 207-594-3400 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= Item Name: AGAROSE,SEA KEM GTG ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 9012-36-6 Name: AGAROSE ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO Skin: NO Ingestion: NO Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARD EXPECTED. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SKIN CONTACT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. SKIN ABSORPTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INHALATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INGESTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. EYE CONTACT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. First Aid: EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULTY OR DISCOMFORT OCCURS AND PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF ANY DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTETO MD: AGAROSE IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE LOW TOXICITY, AS NOTED UNDER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP POWDER. COLLECT AND PLACE IN SOLID TRASH. DISPOSE OF IN SOLID TRASH I/A/W APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR INERT NUISANCE WASTE MATERIAL. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N). DISPOSE OF POWDER OR GEL IN SOLID TRASH. Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. Other Precautions: NOTE: AGAROSE IS GENERALLY USED AFTER DISSOLUTION BY BOILING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS STEP ARE AVAILABLE FROM FMC UPON REQUEST. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Lower Limits: SUPP DATA Extinguishing Media: WATER, CO*2 OR DRY CHEMICAL. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FINE, AIRBORNE ORGANIC DUSTS AT OR ABOVE LEL VALUE (0.40 OZ/CU FT) HAVE EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL IN PRESENCE OF IGNITION SOURCE. NFPA DESIGNATION 704: FIRE - 1; HEALTH - 0; REACTIVITY - 0. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N). NOT REQUIRED. Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). SPECIAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT NOT REQUIRED. Supplemental Safety and Health: AIR EXPLO LIMS: LEL: DUST LAYER 205 C, LEL: 0.40 OZ/CU FT/0.36 KG/M3; DUST CLOUD 440 C, LEL: 0.40 OZ/CU FT. -- PHYSICAL DATA: EXPLO PROERTIES: N/A. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: N/A. FAT SOLUBILITY: NO DATA A VAIL. MOLECULAR WT: >50,000. PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NO DATA AVAIL. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Spec Gravity: 1.49 GM/CM3 Solubility in Water: 10% W/DFCLTY ON HEATING Appearance and Odor: WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER (SOLID); ODORLESS. Percent Volatiles by Volume: 10% H*2O ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDANTS AND ACIDS. Hazardous Decomposition Products: BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: ACUTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR FORMULATION. A RELATED MATERIAL, AGAR, HAS VERY LOW ORAL TOXICITY AND IS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS) BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. CHRONIC: NO DATA AVA ILABLE FOR FORMULATION. AGAR, A RELATEDMATERIAL, WAS NEGATIVE IN A NTP CARINOGENISIS RODENT BIOASSAY. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: NO DATA AVAILABLE. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: U.S. SARA TITLE III: NOT LISTED. SECTION 311/312: NOT LISTED. SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372): NOT LISTED. Federal Regulatory Information: U.S. TSCA INVENTORY: NOT LISTED. CANADA W: NOT A CONTROLLED PRODUCT UNDER THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (W). EEC FINECS NO: NONE. EEC RISK PHRASES: NOT CLASSIFI ED AS DANGEROUS. EEC SYMBOLS: NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. EEC SAFETY ADVISE PHRASES: NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: NONE. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200; THE EEC DIRECTIVE, 91 /155/EEC AND OTHER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS CURRENTLY ON THE CALIFORNIA LIST OF KNOWN CARCINOGENS AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXINS. ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 61382 Trans ID NO: 150561 Product ID: SEAKEM ME, 9012-36-6 MSDS Prepared Date: 07/01/1997 Review Date: 12/06/1999 MFN: 1 Multiple KIT Number: 0 ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN Code: ZZZ DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN Code: ZZZ IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: ZZZ IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: ZZZ AFI Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: SEAKEM ME, 9012-36-6 Cage: 61382 Company Name: FMC CORPORATION Street: 191 THOMASTON STREET City: ROCKLAND ME Zipcode: 04841 Health Emergency Phone: 303-595-9048 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 09/01/1999 Status Code: C 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 Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE/CHRONIC: NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARD EXPECTED. ======================================================= 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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