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

MSDS NAME:C0688, 0.1M CARBONATE-BICARBONATE BUFFER (SUPDAT)
NIIN:00N093205
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXCG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL CO
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-771-5765
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:CARBONATE-BICARBONATE BUFFER CAPSULE
= 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 EFFECTS: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,
    INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. HIGH
    CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF THE MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY  TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. SYMPTOMS OF
    EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
    LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. THE
    TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN  THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED
    PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: IN CASE OF SKIN
    CONTACT, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. REMOVE CO NTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
    INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES
    DIFFICULT, CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYES: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES,
    FLUSH WITH COPIOUS A MOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
    ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN.

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

Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
    TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT  TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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

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

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH FLUORINE.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE 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 AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM).
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: CAPSULE, PH 9.0.   DISP METH: CONTROLLED BY
    THE RATE OF ADDITION. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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

pH:9.0
Appearance and Odor:SOLID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, ALUMINUM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

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

Toxicological Information:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR SMALL QUANTITIES: CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LARGE
    STIRRED EXCESS OF WATER. ADJUST PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE ANY
    INSOLUBLE SOLIDS OR LIQUIDS AND PACKAGE THEM FOR HAZARDOUS-WASTE
    DISPOSAL. FLUSH THE AQUEOUS  SOLUTION DOWN THE DRAIN WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER. THE HYDROLYSIS AND NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS MAY GENER ATE
    HEAT AND FUMES WHICH CAN BE (SUPDAT)

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
    INFORMATION.

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

Federal Regulatory Information:EUROPEAN INFORMATION - CAUTION:
    SUBSTANCE NOT YET FULLY TESTED. IRRITANT. S 26 IN CASE OF CONTACT
    WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL
    ADVICE. S 36/37/39 WEAR SUITABLE PR OTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND
    EYE/FACE PROTECTION. S 22 DO NOT BREATHE DUST.

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

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