PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY -- GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION, 0024115B
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CKFWM
MSDS NAME: GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION, 0024115B
Responsible Party
Name: PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Box: 117
City: ROCKFORD IL 61105
Info Phone: 815-968-0747
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 259
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Box: 117
City: ROCKFORD IL 61105
Phone: 815-968-0747
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Ingredients
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Cas: 50-01-1
RTECS #: MF4300000
Name: GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Percent by Wt: 98.7
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Health Hazards Data
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO
Skin: NO
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE/CHRONIC: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
First Aid: EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD WATER MAY BE USED. SKIN: NO KNOWN EFFECT ON SKIN
CONTACT, RINSE WITH WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES. INHALATION: ALLOW THE VICTIM TO
REST IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:
REMOVE DENTURES IF ANY. WATCH FOR AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE VICTIM'S MOUTH.
REMOVE IF POSSIBLE WHAT IS CAUS ING THE OBSTRUCTION BUT DO NOT FORCE FINGERS
OR A HARD OBJECT BETWEEN THE VICTIM'S TEETH. HAVE CONSCIOUS PERSON DRINK
SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK. INDUCE VOMITING BY STICKING FINGER IN
THROAT. SE EK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: SMALL SPILL & LEAK: DILUTE W/H*2O & MOP
UP/ABSORB W/INERT DRY MATL & PLACE IN AN APPROP WASTE DISP CNTNR. LRG
SPILL & LEAK: COMBUST MATL. POISONOUS LIQ. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY
FROM SOURCES OF IGNIT. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE
CNTNR. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. PVNT
ENTRY INTO SEWERS, BASEMENTS/CONFINED AREAS; DIKE IF NEEDED. (SUPDAT)
Waste Disposal Methods: CONSULT YOUR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR REGIONAL
AUTHORITIES.
Handling And Storage Precautions: HANDLING: NOT AVAILABLE. STORAGE: KEEP
CONTAINER DRY. KEEP IN A COOL PLACE. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT CONTAINING
MATERIAL. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE. HIGHLY TOXIC OR INFECTIOUS MATERIALS SHOULD BE STORED IN A SEPARATE
LOCKED SAFETY STORAGE CABINET OR ROOM.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Extinguishing Media: SMALL FIRE: USE DRY CHEMICALS, CO*2, WATER SPAY OR FOAM.
LARGE FIRE: USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR FOAM. DO NOT USE WATER JET.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAMM OF PROD: COMBUST. PRODS OF COMBUST: NOT
AVAIL. FIRE HAZS IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: NO SPECIFIC INFO IS AVAIL
IN MFR'S DATABASE REGARDING FLAMM OF THIS PROD IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS MATLS.
EXPLO HAZS IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: RISK OF EXPLOSION OF PROD IN
PRESENCE OF MECH IMPACT: NOT AVAIL.(SUPDAT)
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED VAPOR RESPIRATOR. A NIOSH APPROVED SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID INHALATION OF THE
PRODUCT.
Ventilation: PROVIDE EXHST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE
CONCS OF VAPS BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N)
PROXIMAL TO WORK-STATION LOC. SPLASH GOGGLES, FULL SUIT, BOOTS, GLOVES.
SUGGESTED PROT CLTHNG MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT; CONSULT SPECIALIST BEFORE
HNDLG PROD.
Supplemental Safety and Health: EXPLO HAZ: RISKS OF EXPLO OF PROD IN PRESENCE
OF STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT AVAIL. NO SPECIFIC INFO IS AVAIL IN MFR DATABASE
REGARDING PROD'S RISKS OF EXPLO IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS. SPECIAL
REMARK S ON FIRE/EXPLO HAZS: NO ADDNL REMARK. SPILL PROC: ELIM ALL SOURCES OF
IGNIT. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON DISP.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Boiling Point: =100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text: WATER
Vapor Pres: 17.535 MM HG @ 20C(H*2O)
Vapor Density: OTHER INFO
Spec Gravity: 1 (WATER =1)
PH: OTHER INFO
Solubility in Water: EASILY SOL IN COLD H*20
Appearance and Odor: LIQUID; ODOR: NOT AVAILABLE.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE.
CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY: NO ADDITIONAL REMARK.
Materials To Avoid: NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN MFR'S DATABASE
REGARDING TO REACTIVITY OF THIS MATERIAL IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS OTHER
MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NOT AVAILABLE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT AVAILABLE.
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: CHRONIC ORAL TOXICITY (LD50):
500 MG/KG (MOUSE (GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE). CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS:
TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCT TO THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER
TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN MFR'S
DATABASE REGARDING THE OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS OF THIS MATERIAL FOR HUMANS.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: NO ADDITONAL REMARKS. SPECIAL
REMARKS ON CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMAN: PASSES THROUGH THE PLACENTAL BARRIER IN
HUMAN, (WATER). SPECIAL REMARKS ON OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: NO
ADDITIONAL REMARK.
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Ecological Information
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Ecological: ECOTOXICITY & BOD5 AND COD: NOT AVAILABLE. POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS
SHORT TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER, LONG TERM
DEGRADATION PRODUCTS MAY ARISE. TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADA TION:
NOT AVAILABLE. SPECIAL REMARKS ON THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: NO
ADDITIONAL REMARKS.
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: DOT CLASSIFICATION: DOT CLASS 6.1: POISONOUS MATERIALS.
TOXIC LIQUIDS N.O.S. UNM2810 NOT AVAILABLE. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES REPORTABLE
QUANTITY: NOT AVAILABLE. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR TRANSPORT: NO ADDITIO NAL
REMARK. TDG CLASSIFICATION: TDG CLASS 6.1: POISONOUS MATERIAL. IMO/IMDG
CLASSIFICATION: IMDG CLASS 6.1: POISONOUS MATERIAL. ICAO/IATA CLASSIFICATION:
IATA CHALL 6.1: POISONOUS MATERIAL.
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Regulatory Information
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Federal Regulatory Information: INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: W (CANADA): W CLASS
D-1B: MATERIAL CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND SERIOUS TOXIC EFFECTS (TOXIC). DSCL
(EEC): R28-VERY TOXIC IF SWALLOWED.
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION, 0024115B
Company: PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY
PO Box: 117
City: ROCKFORD IL
Zipcode: 61105
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/31/2000
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: CAUTION
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: None
Contact Hazard: None
Fire Hazard: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: COMBUSTIBLE. ACUTE/CHRONIC: NONE LISTED BY
MANUFACTURER.
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