PROMEGA CORPORATION            -- BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL (48.7%), Z523           
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MSDS Safety Information 
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FSC: 6505
MSDS Date: 04/19/1999
MSDS Num: CJVRF
LIIN: 00N092843
Product ID: BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL (48.7%), Z523
MFN: 01
Responsible Party
Cage: 0K9T4
Name: PROMEGA CORPORATION
Address: 2800 WOODS HOLLOW ROAD
City: MADISON WI 53711
Info Phone Number: 800-356-9526; 608-274-4330
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary 
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Cage: 0K9T4
Name: PROMEGA CORPORATION
Address: 2800 WOODS HOLLOW ROAD
City: MADISON WI 53711
Phone: 800-356-9526; 608-274-4330
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Item Description Information 
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Ingredients 
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Cas: 60-24-2
RTECS #: KL5600000
Name: 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL
% low Wt: 25.
% high Wt: 50.
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)
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Name: NON-HAZARDOUS ADDITIONS
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)
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: SKIN: CAUSTIC EFFECT ON SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
  EYES: STRONG CAUSTIC EFFECT. SENSITIZATION: NO SENSITIZING EFFECTS KNOWN. THE
  PRODUCT SHOWED THE FOLLOWING DANGERS ACCORDING TO THE CALCULATIO N METHOD OF
  THE GENERAL EU CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATIONS AS ISSUED IN THE
  LATEST VERSION: POISONOUS, HARMFUL, CORROSIVE. SWALLOWING WILL LEAD TO A
  STRONG CAUSTIC EFFECT ON MOUTH AND THROA T AND TO THE DANGER OF PERFORATION
  OF ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
First Aid: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ANY CLOTHING SOILED BY THE PRODUCT. SYMPTOMS OF
  POISONING MAY EVEN OCCUR AFTER SEVERAL HOURS; THEREFORE MEDICAL OBSERVATION
  FOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. IN CASE OF IRRE GULAR BREATHING OR
  RESPIRATORY ARREST PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. INHALATION: IN CASE OF
  UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PLACE PATIENT STABLY IN SIDE POSITION FOR TRANSPORTATION.
  SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH WATE R & SOAP & RINSE THOROUGHLY. EYES:
  RINSE OPENED EYE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES UNDER RUNNING WATER. THEN CONSULT A
  DOCTOR. INGESTION: IMMEDIATELY CALL A DOCTOR. DRINK COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
  & PROVIDE F RESH AIR. IMMEDIATELY CALL A DOCTOR.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. KEEP UNPROTECTED PERSONS
  AWAY. PREVENT SEEPAGE INTO SEWAGE SYSTEM, WORKPITS AND CELLARS. DO NOT ALLOW
  TO ENTER SEWERS/SURFACE OR GROUND WATER. ABSORB WITH LIQUID-BINDING MAT ERIAL
  (SAND, DIATOMITE, ACID BINDERS, UNIVERSAL BINDERS, SAWDUST). USE NEUTRALIZING
  AGENT. DISPOSE CONTAMINATED MATERIAL AS WASTE ACCORDING TO DISPOSAL
  REGULATIONS. ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Waste Disposal Methods: MUST NOT BE DISPOSED OF TOGETHER WITH HOUSEHOLD
  GARBAGE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO REACH SEWAGE SYSTEM. DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE
  ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STAT
  E, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
Handling And Storage Precautions: KEEP RECEPTACLES TIGHTLY SEALED. ENSURE GOOD
  VENTILATION/EXHAUSTATION AT THE WORKPLACE. NO SPECIAL MEASURES REQUIRED FOR
  PROTECTION AGAINST EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES. NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY
  S TOREROOMS AND RECEPTACLES. NO INFORMATION REQUIRED ABOUT STORAGE IN ONE
  COMMON STORAGE FACILITY.
Other Precautions: KEEP RECEPTACLE TIGHTLY SEALED. CLASS ACCORDING TO
  REGULATION ON FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: A III.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point: >55.C, 131.F
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, EXTINGUISHING POWDER OR WATER SPRAY. FIGHT
  LARGE FIRES WITH WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: NO SPECIAL MEASURES REQUIRED. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
  SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: PRODUCT IS NOT SELF-IGNITING. PRODUCT DOES NOT
  PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
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Control Measures 
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Respiratory Protection: NOT REQUIRED. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
  FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N).
Ventilation: THE PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY RELEVANT QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS
  WITH CRITICAL VALUES THAT HAVE TO BE MONITORED AT THE WORKPLACE.
Protective Gloves: PROTECTIVE GLOVES. WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
  FACESHIELD (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
  CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygienic Practices: KEEP AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES & FEED. IMMED
  REMOVE ALL SOILED & CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS & AT END
  OF WORK. STORE PROT CLOTHING SEPARATELY. AVOID CONT W/EYES & SKIN.
Supplemental Safety and Health: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: DENSITY: 1.056
  G/CM3 @ 20C; SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NOT MISCIBLE OR DIFFICULT TO MIX; ORGANIC
  SOLVENTS: 0.0%; WATER: 51.3%. TRANSPORTATION INFO: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOX
  LI Q, ORG, N.O.S., 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL.
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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Boiling Point: =100.C, 212.F
Vapor Pres: 3.6 HPA @ 20C
PH: 0.0 @ 20C
Solubility in Water: SEE SUP DAT
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS FLUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Condition To Avoid: NO DECOMPOSITION IF USED ACCORDING TO
  SPECIFICATIONS.
Materials To Avoid: NO DANGEROUS REACTIONS KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NO DANGEROUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS KNOWN.
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Toxicological Information 
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Toxicological Information: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION.
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Ecological Information 
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Ecological: GENERAL NOTES: WATER DANGER CLASS 3 (GERMAN REGULATION)
  (SELF-ASSESSMENT): EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR WATER. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO
  REACH GROUND WATER, WATER COURSE OR SEWAGE SYSTEM, EVEN IN SMALL QUANT ITIES.
  MUST NOT REACH BODIES OF WATER OR DRAINAGE DITCH UNDILUTED OR UNNEUTRALIZED.
  DANGER TO DRINKING WATER IF EVEN EXTREMELY SMALL QUANTITIES LEAK INTO THE
  GROUND.
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MSDS Transport Information 
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Transport Information: DOT REGS: HAZ CLASS: 6.1; IDENTIFICATION #: UN2810;
  PACKING GROUP: II; PROPER SHIPPING NAME (TECHNICAL NAME): TOX LIQ, ORG,
  N.O.S., 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL. LAND TRANSPORT ADR/RID (CROSS-BORDER): ADR/RID CL
  ASS: 6.1 POISONOUS SUBSTANCES; ITEM: 25B; DANGER CODE (KEMLER): 60; UN-#:
  2810; DESCRIPTION OF GOODS: TOX LIQ, ORG, N.O.S., THIOGLYCOL. MARITIME
  TRANSPORT IMDG: IMDG CLASS: 6.1; PAGE: 6270-1; UN #: 28 10; PACKAGING GROUP:
  II; EMS NUMBER: 6.1-02; MARINE POLLUTANT: NO; PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOX LIQ,
  ORG, N.O.S., 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL. AIR TRANSPORT ICAO-TI & IATA-DGR:
  ICAO/IATA CLASS: 6.1; UN/ID #: 2810;	PACKAGING GROUP: II; (SUP DAT)
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Regulatory Information 
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Federal Regulatory Information: MARKINGS: THE PROD HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED &
  MARKED I/A/W EU DIRECTIVES/ORDINANCE ON HAZ MATLS. CODE LETTER & HAZ
  DESIGNATION OF PROD: T TOX. HAZ-DETERMINING COMPONENTS OF LABELLING:
  2-MERCAPTOETHANOL. RI SK PHRASES: 22 - HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED; 24 - TOX IN CONT
  W/SKIN; 34 - CAUSES BURNS. SFTY PHRASES: 1/2 - KEEP LOCKED UP & OUT OF
  REACH OF CHILDREN; 26 - IN CASE OF CONT W/EYES, RINSE IMMED W/PLENTY OF W
  ATER & SEEK MED ADVICE; 36/37/39 - WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG, GLOVES &
  EYE/FACE PROT; 45 - IN CASE OF  ACCIDENT/IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MED ADVICE
  IMMED. (OTHER INFO)
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Other Information 
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Other Information: NFPA RATINGS (SCALE 0-4): HEALTH = 3; FIRE = 2; REACTIVITY =
  0. --FEDERAL REGULATIONS: WATER HAZARD CLASS: WATER DANGER CLASS 3
  (SELF-ASSESSMENT): EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR WATER. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION :
  HAZARD DESCRIPTION: T TOXIC. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO PARTICULAR DANGERS FOR
  MAN AND ENVIRONMENT: R 22 - HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED; R 24 - TOXIC IN CONTACT
  WITH SKIN; R 34 - CAUSES BURNS.
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HAZCOM Label 
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Product ID: BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL (48.7%), Z523
Cage: 0K9T4
Company Name: PROMEGA CORPORATION
Street: 2800 WOODS HOLLOW ROAD
City: MADISON WI
Zipcode: 53711
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 11/15/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: Moderate
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: SKIN: CAUSTIC EFFECT ON SKIN AND MUCOUS
  MEMBRANES. EYES: STRONG CAUSTIC EFFECT. SENSITIZATION: NO SENSITIZING EFFECTS
  KNOWN. THE PRODUCT SHOWED THE FOLLOWING DANGERS ACCORDING TO THE CALCULATIO N
  METHOD OF THE GENERAL EU CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATIONS AS ISSUED
  IN THE LATEST VERSION: POISONOUS, HARMFUL, CORROSIVE. SWALLOWING WILL LEAD TO
  A STRONG CAUSTIC EFFECT ON MOUTH AND THROA T AND TO THE DANGER OF PERFORATION
  OF ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. CHRONIC: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
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