BIO-RAD LABORATORIES -- 40% ACRYLAMIDE/BIS SOLUTION 19:1, 1610145 -- - ===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:40% ACRYLAMIDE/BIS SOLUTION 19:1, 1610145 MSDS Date:05/11/1999 FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN Status Code:A MSDS Number: CJVKQ === Responsible Party === Company Name:BIO-RAD LABORATORIES Address:2000 ALFRED NOBEL DR City:HERCULES State:CA ZIP:94547 Country:US Info Phone Num:510-741-1000 Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300 CAGE:0UCZ8 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH Address:2000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE Box:City:HERCULES State:CA ZIP:94547 Country:US Phone:510-741-1000 CAGE:0UCZ8 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:WATER CAS:7732-18-5 RTECS #:ZC0110000 Minumum % Wt:50. Maxumum % Wt:100. Ingred Name:ACRYLAMIDE. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 124 MG/KG. NIOSH REL: STEL 0.03 MG/M3 (M). CAS:79-06-1 RTECS #:AS3325000 Minumum % Wt:35. Maxumum % Wt:50. OSHA PEL:0.3 MG/M3 OSHA STEL:0.3 MG/M3, S ACGIH TLV:0.03 MG/M3 ACGIH STEL:0.03 MG/M3, S EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS Ingred Name:N,N'-METHYLENEDIACRYLAMIDE CAS:110-26-9 RTECS #:AS3678000 Code:F Minumum % Wt:1. Maxumum % Wt:2.5 Ingred Name:ADDITIVES; (NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS) ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS & TOXICOLOGICAL INFO. Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE CANCER. MAY CAUSE HERITABLE GENETIC DAMAGE. TOXIC IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED. TOXIC: DANGER OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HEALTH BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE THROUGH INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH S KIN AND IF SWALLOWED. THE CLASSIFICATION WAS MADE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST EDITION OF THE EU LISTS, AND EXPANDED UPON FROM COMPANY AND LITERATURE DATA. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ACRYLAMIDE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 60 PG 389, 1994: GROUP 2A. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. ANIMAL: CNS TOXIN, NEOPLASMS. Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARD. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:5. === Fire Fighting Measures === Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:SUPDAT Extinguishing Media:CO*2, EXTINGUISHING POWDER OR WATER SPRAY. FIGHT LARGER FIRES WITH WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. KEEP NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE AVAILABLE. NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH = 2; FIRE = 0; REACTIVITY = 0. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Neutralizing Agent: ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES AND FEED. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. OPEN AND HANDLE RECEPTACLE WITH CARE. NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY IF USED CORRECTLY. Other Precautions:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY STOREROOMS AND RECEPTACLES. INFORMATION ABOUT STORAGE IN ONE COMMON STORAGE FACILITY: NOT REQUIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT STORAGE CONDITIONS. STORAGE CLASS ACCORDING TO REGULATION ON FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: VOID. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF BRIEF EXPOSURE OR LOW POLLUTION USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY FILTER DEVICE. IN CASE OF INTENSIVE OR LONGER EXPOSURE USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF CIRCULATING AIR. Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE, SYNTHETIC GLOVES. Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . Work Hygienic Practices:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ALL SOILED AND CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND AT END OF WORK. STORE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SEPARATELY. Supplemental Safety and Health FIRE & EXPLO INFO: AUTO-IGNITION TEMP: PRODUCT IS NOT SELFIGNITING. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:UNDETERMINED Vapor Pres:23.0 HPA @ 20C Spec Gravity:1.005 G/M3 @ 20C pH:5.5 @ 20C Solubility in Water:FULLY MISCIBLE Appearance and Odor:YELLOW FLUID; CHARACTERISTIC ODOR. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES NO DANGEROUS REACTIONS KNOWN. Stability Condition to Avoid:NO DECOMPOSITION IF USED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE. =================== Toxicological Information =================== Toxicological Information:ACUTE TOX: LD/LC50 VALUES FOR HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS PER OSHA CRITERIA: ACRYLAMIDE - CAS # 79-06-1: LD50:(DERMAL,RAT) 400 MG/KG. PRIMARY IRRITANT EFFECT: NO IRRITANT EFFECT ON SKIN/EYE. NO SENSITIZING E FFECTS KNOWN. ADDNL TOX INFO: PRODUCT SHOWS FOLLOWING DANGERS ACCORDING TO CALCULATION METHOD OF THE GENERAL EU CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATIONS AS ISSUED IN THE LATEST VERSION: POISONOUS; C ARCINOGENIC; THE PRODUCT CAN CAUSE INHERITABLE DAMAGE. ===================== Ecological Information ===================== Ecological:WATER DANGER CLASS 3 (INTERNAL CALCULATION) (SELF-ASSESSMENT): EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR WATER. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO REACH GROUND WATER, WATER COURSE OR SEWAGE SYSTEM, EVEN IN SMALL QUANTITIES. DANGE R TO DRINKING WATER IF EVEN EXTREMELY SMALL QUANTITIES LEAK INTO THE GROUND. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS . PRODUCT: MUST NOT BE DISPOSED OF TOGETHER WITH HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO REACH SEWAGE SYSTEM. HAND OVER TO HAZ WASTE DISPOSERS. UNCLEANED PACKAGINGS: DISP MUST BE MADE ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REGS. REC CLEANSING AGENT: WATER, IF NEC W/CLEANSING AGENTS. =================== MSDS Transport Information =================== Transport Information:DOT REGULATIONS: HAZARD CLASS: 6.1. ID #: UN2074. PACKING GROUP: III. PROPER SHIPPING NAME (TECHNICAL NAME): ACRYLAMIDE, SOLUTION. LAND TRANSPORT ADR/RID (CROSS-BORDER): ADR/RID CLASS: 6.1 POISONOUS S UBSTANCES. ITEM: 12C. DANGER CODE (KEMLER): 60. UN-NUMBER: 2074. LABEL: 6.1. DESCRIPTION OF GOODS: ACRYLAMIDE, SOLUTION. MARITIME TRANSPORT IMDG: IMDG CLASS: 6.1. PAGE: 6054. UN #: 2074. PACKING GROUP : III. EMS #: 6.1-02. MFAG: 323. MARINE POLLUTANT: NO. PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ACRYLAMIDE, SOLUTION. AIR TRANSPORT ICAO-TI & IATA-DGR: ICAO/IATA CLASS: 6.1. UN/ID #: 2074. PACKING GROUP: III. PROPER SHI PPING NAME: ACRYLAMIDE, SOLUTION. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== SARA Title III Information:SARA (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 - USA): SECTION 302/304 (40 CFR 35.30 / 40 CFR 355.40): 79-06-1 - ACRYLAMIDE; SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372.65): 79-06-1 - ACRYLAMIDE. Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA (TOX SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT): 7732-18-5 - WATER; 79-06-1- ACRYLAMIDE; 110-26-9 - N,N'-METHYLENEDIACRYLAMIDE. MARKINGS ACCORDING TO EU GUIDELINES: PROD HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED & MARKED I/A/W EU DIRECT IVES/ORDINANCE ON HAZ MATLS. CODE LETTER & HAZ DESIGNATION OF PROD: T - TOX. HAZ-DETERMINING COMPONENTS OF LABELLING: ACRYLAMIDE. RISK PHRASES: 45 - MAY CAUSE CANCER; 46 - MAY CAUSE HERITABLE GENETIC DMG; 24/25 - TOX IN CONT W/SKIN & IF SWALLOWED; 48/23/24/25 - TOX:DANGER OF SERIOUS DMG TO HLTH BY P RLNG EXPOS THRU INHAL, IN CONT W/SKIN & IS SWALLOWED. SFTY PHRASES: 53 - AVOID EXPOS - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. (OTHER INFO) State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER: 79-06-1 - ACRYLAMIDE; CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THE PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN LISTED COMPONENTS. ======================= Other Information ======================= 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 this information to be accurate and disclaims all liability for its use. 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