SIGMA CHEMICAL CO -- L-VALINE, V0500 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6505 MSDS Date: 07/01/1999 MSDS Num: CJTTP LIIN: 00N092633 Product ID: L-VALINE, V0500 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL CO Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Info Phone Number: 314-771-5765 Emergency Phone Number: 314-771-5765 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Phone: 1-314-771-5765 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 72-18-4 RTECS #: YV9361000 Name: L-VALINE ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION. Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION OR SKIN ABSORPTION. MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC: THE LEVOROTARY (L) FORMS OF LEUCINE , ISOLEUCINE AND VALINE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE TUMOR-PROMOTING ACTIVITY FOR BLADDER CARCINOMAS. (SCIENCE 231, 843, 21 FEBRUARY 1986). Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. First Aid: EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 1 5MINUTES. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND S HOES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SPILLED MATERIAL SHOULD BE CAREFULLY WIPED UP OR MOISTENED WITH WATER AND REMOVED. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS CO MPLETE. Waste Disposal Methods: DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. Handling And Storage Precautions: AVOID INHALATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. Supplemental Safety and Health: MFR'S INFORMATION OF INGREDIENTS: MOLECULAR FORMULA: C5H11NO2. EC NO: 200-773-6. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: N/P' Melt/Freeze Pt: >295.C, 563.F M.P/F.P Text: 295-300C (SUBLIMES) Appearance and Odor: WHITE SHINY POWDER. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTSS. Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: TO THE BEST OF MFR'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. TOXICITY DATA: LD50:(IPR,RAT) 5390 MG/KG - ABBIA4 58,253,1955. ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL S UBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Federal Regulatory Information: REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS: OEL=MAK. NOHS 1974: HZD 81870; NIS 2; TNF 86; NOS 3; TNE 882. NOES: HZD 81870; NIS 4; TNF 811; NOS 16; TNE 19343; TFE 14342. EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: L-VALINE, V0500 Cage: 21076 Company Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY PO Box: 14508 City: ST LOUIS MO Zipcode: 63178 Health Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 11/24/1999 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: Slight Contact Hazard: Slight Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION OR SKIN ABSORPTION. MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC: THE LEVOROTARY (L) FORMS OF LEUCINE , ISOLEUCINE AND VALINE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE TUMOR-PROMOTING ACTIVITY FOR BLADDER CARCINOMAS. (SCIENCE 231, 843, 21 FEBRUARY 1986). ======================================================= 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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