LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL-RATS LD50: 27 MG/KG SODIUM AZIDE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: HARMFUL. SKIN: ABSORPTION,
IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITAION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SODIUM AZIDE MAY ALTER GENETIC MATERIAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: HARMFUL. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
PASSAGES. SKIN: IRRITATION, & ABSORPTION. EYES: IRRITATION. SOIDUM
AZIDE MAY ALTER GENETIC MATERIAL.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN/EYES: FLUSH AREA W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:FOR DRY UNRECONSTITUTED POWDER, USE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER FOR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PURE SODIUM AZIDE IS EXPLOSIVE WHEN
HEATED.
Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK RECOMMENDED WHEN WORKING W/BULK
QUANTITIES OF THIS DRY UNRECONSTITUTED POWDER.
Ventilation:GENERAL
Protective Gloves:LATEX
Eye Protection:GOGGLES W/SIDE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYEBATH, USUAL LABORATORY PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INGREDIENT PERCENTAGES REFERS TO THE QUANTITY IN THE PACKAGED DRY
POWDER BEFORE RECONSTITUTION.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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