INVITROGEN CORPORATION -- SODIUM ACETATE, 46-0043
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJWWD
MSDS NAME: SODIUM ACETATE, 46-0043
Responsible Party
Name: INVITROGEN CORPORATION
Address: 1600 FARADAY AVENUE
City: CARLSBAD CA 92008
Info Phone: 800-955-6288
Emergency Phone Number: 800-451-8346
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 240, 28-0152
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: INVITROGEN BV (EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS)
Address: 9704 CH GRONINGEN
Box: 2312
City: THE NETHERLANDS NK 00000
Phone: +31 (0) 50 5299 299
Name: INVITROGEN CORPORATION (U.S. HEADQUARTERS)
Address: 1600 FARADAY AVENUE
City: CARLSBAD CA 92008
Phone: 800-955-6288
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 6131-90-4
RTECS #: AJ4580000
Name: SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATE; (SODIUM ACETATE)
Percent by Wt: 27.2
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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: MILD IRRITATION OF SKIN, EYES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT. CHRONIC: MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE ADVERSE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. TARGET ORGAN
DATA: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE MILD
IRRITATION. INHALATION OF DUST MAY BE MILDLY IRRITATING TO UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT.
First Aid: INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY. CONTACT MD IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES AND UNDER EYELIDS WITH
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CONTACT MD.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL. ELIMINATE
ANY IGNITION SOURCES UNTIL AREA IS DETERMINED TO BE FREE FROM EXPLOSION OR
FIRE HAZARDS. WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,
SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A
BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH
SPILL SITE AFTER PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF I/A/W ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER IN A
COOL, DRY AREA. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES. AVOID PROLONGED OR
REPEATED EXPOSURE. POSSIBLE MUTAGEN.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NO DATA AVAIL
Autoignition Temp Text: N/AV
Lower Limits: NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits: NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR APPROPRIATE
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCES ACRID FUMES.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHILE HANDLING.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety and Health: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VAP DENS: NO
DATA AVAILABLE (AIR=1). WATER REACTIVE: NO DATA AVAILABLE. CHEMICAL FORMULA:
NACL*2H*3O*23H*2O.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt: =58.C, 136.4F
Vapor Pres: NO DATA AVAIL (MM HG)
Vapor Density: SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity: 1.45 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/AV (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS CRYSTALS; ODORLESS.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: EXTREME HEAT.
Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS, FLUORINE, POTASSIUM NITRATE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE AND SODIUM OXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: ANIMAL TOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE. IRRITANT DATA:
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
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Other Information
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Other Information: MFR'S FAX NUMBER: (760) 603-7201; EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS FAX
NUMBER: +31 (0) 50 5299 280; EMERGENCY NUMBERS - THE NETHERLANDS: 060220091;
JAPAN: 006633800185.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: SODIUM ACETATE, 46-0043
Company: INVITROGEN CORPORATION (U.S. HEADQUARTERS)
Street: 1600 FARADAY AVENUE
City: CARLSBAD CA
Zipcode: 92008
Health Emergency Phone: 800-451-8346
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 12/08/1999
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: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: MILD IRRITATION OF SKIN, EYES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC: MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE ADVERSE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS.
TARGET ORGAN DATA: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
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