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

MSDS NAME:ACRIDINE ORANGE, 10050
NIIN:00N092533
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJSXT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
Address:321 MORRIS ROAD
Box:251
City:FORT WASHINGTON
State:PA
ZIP:19034
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-646-1566
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:4G905
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
Address:321 MORRIS ROAD
Box:251
City:FORT WASHINGTON
State:PA
ZIP:19034
Country:US
Phone:215-646-1566
CAGE:4G905

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

Name:ACRIDINE ORANGE
CAS:10127-02-3
= Wt:100.

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED,
    OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC: LABORATORY
    EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTGENIC EFFECTS. TO THE BEST OF
    MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL , PHYSICAL, AND
    TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS
    AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IN CASE OF CONTACT,
    IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF
    INHALED, REMOVE T O FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED,
    WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A
    PHYSICIAN. WASH CONTAMIN ATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER,
    ALCOHOL OR POLYMER FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND
    EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN
    A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE
    AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE  AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:HARMFUL. HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN
    CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED. POSSIBLE RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE
    EFFECTS. CAUTION: AVOID CONTACT AND INHALATION. DO NOT BREATHE
    DUST. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTH ING.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
    CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH THORUGHLY
    AFTER HANDLING. POSSIBLE MUTAGEN. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC.
    STORE IN A COOL  DRY PLACE.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATED NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/P[
Appearance and Odor:BROWN POWDER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE
    CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDES. HYDROGEN
    CHLORIDE GAS.

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

Toxicological Information:ACUTE EFFECTS: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED,
    OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC EFFECTS:
    LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. TO THE BEST OF
    MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLE DGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
    TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.

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

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
    SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WTH AN
    AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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