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

MSDS NAME:UNOPETTE BRAND TEST FOR MANUAL WBC/PLATELETS
NIIN:00-126-7503
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHCF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BECTON DICKINSON AND CO
Address:1 BECTON DR
City:FRANKLIN LAKES
State:NJ
ZIP:07417-1880
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-847-6800/800-631-0174
Emergency Phone Num:800-631-0174
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:VS60326-01
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:06531
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BECTON DICKINSON AND CO, BECTON DICKINSON DIV.
Address:1 BECTON DR
City:FRANKLIN LAKES
State:NJ
ZIP:07417-1884
Country:US
Phone:201-847-4000, 800-333-4831
Contract Num:SP0200-98-D-5858-0082
CAGE:06531

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

Name:AMMONIUM OXALATE
CAS:6009-70-7
Fraction by Wt: 22.671% MG
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Name:SORENSON'S PHOSPHATE
CAS:7778-77-0
Fraction by Wt: 1.98% MG
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: EYE, SKIN, CENTRAL
    NERVOUS SYSTEM, HEART, RESPIRATORY AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS
    (HMIS). ACUTE - INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF NOSE, MOUTH, OR
    THROAT, CAUSING COUGHING OR CHOCKIN G. EYES: MAY RESULT IN SEVERE
    IRRITATION, REDNESS OR PAIN. SKIN: MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN OR
    SWELLING. INGESTION:  MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, MUSCLE PAIN, DROP IN
    BLOOD PRESSURE, POISONING, COMA, OR POSSIBLE  DEATH. CHRONIC - MAY
    CAUSE DERMATITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, KIDNEY STONES OR BLADDER STONES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, CHOCKING, REDNESS, PAIN,
    SWELLING, HEADACHE, DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE, POISONING, COMA,
    POSSIBLE DEATH, DERMATITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, KIDNEY STONES OR
    BLADDER STONES
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST30
    MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH
    WATER FOR AT LEAST	20 MINUTES. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
    HAVE VICTIM DRINK 10 OZ. OF WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR THE
    SURROUNDING TYPE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS  WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATING IN POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID OVEREXPOSURE. WEAR APPROPRIATE
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CONTAIN WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL WHICH WILL NOT
    REACT WITH MATERIAL. PLACE INTO SUITABLE, COVERED, LABELED
    CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. PROTECT
    FROM DAMAGE. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE BURNS. MAY BE FATAL IF
    SWALLOWED. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER
    HANDLING AND BEFORE EATI NG, DRINKING, APPLYING COSMETIC OR USING
    TOILET FACILITIES. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IF DUST
    LEVELS BECOME HIGH OR OTEHR SUITABLE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS (RUBBER, PLASTIC)
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS COVERALLS AND LONG SLEEVES, EYE
    BATH, SAFETY SHOWER, APRONS.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PRACTICE REQUIRES THAT GROSS AMOUNT OF ANY
    CHEMICAL BE REMOVED FROM THE SKIN AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REORDER NUMBER: 5854.

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

HCC:T4
Appearance and Odor:PLASTIC RESERVOIRS (1.98 ML SOLUTION)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG ACIDS, STRONG BASES, AND STRONG
    OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE IDENTIFIED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:PART OF THIS MATERIAL CAUSED SEVERE
    ULCERATIONS OF THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT WHEN 1000 MG WAS GIVEN
    TO MONKEYS.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO DATA

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:NONE
Federal Regulatory Information:REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) UNDER EPA
    CERCLA REGUALTIONS: 5000 LBS (CONTAINS AMMONIUM OXALATE). TSCA
    INVENTORY: YES.
State Regulatory Information:

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