=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:PICRIC ACID-SATURATED SOLUTION
NIIN:01-389-6037
MSDS Number: CHQPD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3050 SPRUCE ST
Box:14508
City:ST. LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-325-3010/FAX 800-325-5052
Emergency Phone Num:314-771-5765
CAGE:21076
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3050 SPRUCE ST
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Phone:314-771-5765
CAGE:21076

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:PICRIC ACID (SARA 313)
CAS:88-89-1
RTECS #:TJ7877000
Fraction by Wt: 1.3%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:S, 0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3; 9596

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORL-RAT LD50:200 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:TOXIC.TOXIC BY INHAL,IN CONTACT
    W/SKIN,SWALLOWED.MAY CAUSE SENS BY INHAL/SKIN CONTACT.HARMFUYL IF
    INGEST/INHAL/ABSORB THRU SKIN.VAP/MIST IRRIT EYE/MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES/UPPER RESP TRACT.CAUSES SKIN IRRIT.M AY CAUSE ALLERGIC
    RESP/SKIN RXS.MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:DUST-SENS DERM,USUALLY ON FACE(AROUND
    MOUTH/SIDES OF NOSE),PROGRESSES FRM EDEMA,THRU FORMATION OF
    PAPULES/VESICLES,TO ULTIMATE DESQUAMATION.INHAL HI DUST
    CONC-UNCONSC,WEAK,MUSC PAIN,KID PROBLEMS.INGES T-BITTER
    TASTE,HEAD,DIZZ,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR.HI DOSES DESTRUC RED BLOOD
    CELLS,DMG TO KIDN/LIV W/BLOOD IN URINE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
    TARGET
    ORGANS:BLOOD,KIDNEYS,BEHAVIORAL,CARDIAC,LUNGS,THORAX,RESP,GI,NUTRIT
    IONAL & GROSS METABOLIC.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT:IMMED FLUSH EYE/SKIN W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
    WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.INHALED
    REMOVED TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATHING GIVE ART RESP.IF BREATHING
    DIFFICULT GIVE  OXYGEN.SWALLOWED WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED
    PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.CALL PHYSICIAN.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NP
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.CAROBN DIOXIDE,DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
    APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PROVENT CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES.USE WATERSPRAY
    TO COOL FIRE-EXPO CNTNRS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLO WHEN DRY.EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER
    FIRE CONDITIONS.DRY MATL IS DANGEROUSLY EXPLO.MATL INVOLVED IN FIRE
    EVACUATE AREA,ALLOW TO BURN.NOT INVOLVED IN FIRE(SUP)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,RUBB
    BOOTS,HEAVY RUBB GLOVES.ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE & PLACE IN
    CLOSED CNTNRS FOR DISPO.VENTI AREA,WASH SPILL SITE AFT MATL PIKCUP
    IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:FORMS SALTS W/MANY METALS OME OF WHICH
    ARE RATHER SENS TO HEAT/FRICTION/IMPACT(PB,FE,ZN,NI,CU,ETC),SHOULD
    BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUSLY SENS.
Other Precautions:SALTS FORMED W/AMMONIA & AMINES & MOLECULAR COMPLEXES
    W/AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS,ETC IN GEN NOT SO SENS.CONTACT W/CONCRETE
    FLOORS MAY FORM FRICTION-SENS CA SALT.DRY MIX & AL POWDER INERT BUT
    H2O ADDN CAU SES IGN AFT DELAY DEPENDENT UPON(SUPPLE)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROV RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEM RESIST GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.SAF SHOWER & EYE
    BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:DONT BREATH VAP;DONT GET IN
    EYE/SKIN/CLOTH;AVOID PROL/REP EXPO.WASH WELL AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE/EXPLO:KEEP WET. OTH PREC:QUANT ADDED.STORAGE COND:RECORED OF
    PURCHASE DATES SHOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR EA CNTNR.MATL OLDER THAN
    2YRS SHOULD BE DISPO.INSPECT/ADD H2O EVERY 6MON AS NEEDED.ROTATE
    CNTN R TO DISTRIBUTE H2O EVERY 3MONS.KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.STORE
    IN COOL DRY PLACE.MATL MUST BE WET @ALL TIMES.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:F8
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NP
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:NP
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:NP
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,STGRONG BASES,REDUCING AGENTS,HEAVY
    METALS,HEAVY METAL SALTS,AMMONIA.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT.AVOID CONTACT W/METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF:CARBON MONOXIDE,CARBON
    DIOXIDE,NITROGEN OXIDES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPO
    SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF THIS MATL.OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL ENVIRO REGULATIONS.PRODUCT SUBJ TO SARA SECX 3131 REPORTING
    REQMTS.

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