===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:PODOPHYLLIN, PODOPHYLLUM
NIIN:00N082131
MSDS Number: CGCHH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000;800-414-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:PODOPHYLLIN; (PODOPHYLLUM)
CAS:9000-55-9
RTECS #:TP8925000
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, MOUSE) 68 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: CAUSTIC. MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT
TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES; SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGH & SHORTNESS OF
BREATH. INGEST: MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH & STOMACH, COUGH,
VOMIT, DIARRHEA, MENTAL CONFUSIO N, WEAKNESS, INCOORD, PALENESS,
COLLAPSE, FALL IN BLOOD PRESS, IRREGULAR HEART BEAT, COMA & DEATH.
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ESTIMATED LETHAL DOSE 1 GRAM. SKIN
CONTACT: CAUSTIC. MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, KERATITIS & SKIN
ULCERS. MAY BE ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN. SYMPTOMS MAY PARALLEL
INGESTION. EYES: DUSTS MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF EYES. CONTACT
MAYCAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION & CONJUNCTIVITIS. CHRONIC POISONING DOES
NOT OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BRTHG
DFCLTY. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, GIVE LARGE QTYS OF MILK OR WATER &
GET MED ATTN IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON
PERSON. SKIN: IF CA SE OF CONTACT, IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES.
CALL MD. EYES: WASH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
LIFTING LOWER & (SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS
POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH IGNITION
SOURCE. NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. REMOVE ALL
SOURCES OF IGNIT. CLEAN-UP PERS SHOULD WEAR PROT CLTHG & NIOSH
APPRVD RESP EQUIP SUITABLE FOR TOXIC OR CORROSIVE DUSTS. SWEEP UP &
PLACE IN BAG & HOLD FOR W ASTE DISP. AVOID RAISING DUST.
DISSOLVE(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT OR
IGNITION.
Other Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM
OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS
SOURCE IS RECOMD TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON OR
OVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: UPPER LIDS OCCASNLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SPILL PROC: OR
MIX MATL W/COMBUST SOLVENT & BURN IN RCRA APPRVD CHEM INCIN
EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. VENT: INTO THE WORKROOM AIR. EYE
PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BROWN TO GREENISH-YELLOW POWDER; SLIGHT
CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED,
PREFERABLY METAL CONTAINER AND SENT TO A RCRA APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY. VERY TOXIC TO SKIN; AVOID CONTACT. ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE A ND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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