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

MSDS NAME:BUFFER P3, QIAWELL 8 PLASMID KIT 17122, 17124, 17125
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKMKG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:QIAGEN INC
Address:28159 AVE STANFORD
City:SANTA CLARITA
State:CA
ZIP:91355
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-362-7737
Emergency Phone Num:800-362-7737
CAGE:01QTQ
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:QIAGEN INC
Address:28159 AVENUE STANFORD
Box:City:SANTA CLARITA
State:CA
ZIP:91355
Country:US
Phone:800-362-7737
CAGE:01QTQ

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

Name:ACETIC ACID
CAS:64-19-7
RTECS #:AF1225000
OSHA PEL:25 MG/M3;10 PPM
ACGIH TLV:25 MG/M3;10 PPM
ACGIH STEL:37 MG/M3;15 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 3310 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:ACUTE: FLAMMABLE. CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
    CORROSIVE. CAUSES BURNS.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:EYE CONT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
    AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS
    WITH FINGERS. SKIN CONT: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
    AMOUNT S OF WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING
    GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
    OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
    CONSCIOUS.

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

Flash Point:=52.5C, 126.5F
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, OR APPROPRIATE
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .

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

Spill Release Procedures:PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD
    SCBA, CHEM SFTY GOGGS, RUBB BOOTS, AND HEAVY RUBB GLOVES. CLEAN-UP
    PROCEDURE: ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN CLOSED
    CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTI LATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER
    MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE TIGHTLY CLOSED AT 20-25C.
    CORROSIVE. CAUSES BURN. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON
    CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH THE NORMAL CAUTION
    ACCORDED CHEMICALS. ADDITIONAL HARMFUL PROPERTIES CANNOT BE RULED
    OUT.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR, FACESHIELD (8-INCH
    MINIMUM).
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKES GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD	.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH: UNLESS SPECIFIED DIFFERENTLY, NONCONTAMINATED
    PACKAGING MAY BE TREATED LIKE HOUSEHOLD WASTE OR RECYCLED. DISPOSAL
    MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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

Spec Gravity:1.123 G/CM*2
pH:5.5 @ 20C
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND
    CARBON DIOXIDE.

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

Toxicological Information:TOXICITY DATA: N/A. ACUTE EFFECTS. INHAL:
    HARMFUL IF INHALED. MATL IS DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS OF MUC MEMB & UPPER
    RESP TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL AS RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMM, & EDEMA
    OF	LARYNX & BRONCHI.  CHEM PNEUM & PULM EDEMA. EYE CONT: MATLIS
    DESTRUCTIVE. SKIN CONT: MATL IS DESTRUCTIVE. MAY BE HARMFUL IF
    ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. INGEST: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. PRLNGD EXPOS:
    N/A. CHRONIC EFFECTS: N/A.UN R-MAN LDL0: 308 MG/KG, 85DCAL 2,73,70.
    ORAL-RAT LD50: 3310 MG/KG, DMDJAP 31, 276, 59. IHL-MUS LC50: 56200
    PPM/H, MELAAD 48, 559, 57. IVN-MUS LD50: 525 MG/KG, APTOA6 18, 141,
    61. (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

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

Ecological:NOT APPLICABLE. TOXICITY INFORMATION: SKN-RBT LD50: 1060
    MG/KG UCDS 8/7/63. IRRIT DATA: SKN-HMN 50 MG/34H, MLD TSAPA9 31,
    481, 75. SKIN-RBT 20 MG/24H, MOD 85JCAE-, 304, 86. EYE-RBT 5
    MG/30S, RINSE MIL D TCCYAC 23, 281, 82. ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF
    TOXIC EFTS OF CHEM SUBSTANCE (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE
    ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THERE ARE NO UNIFORM REGS FOR DISP OF
    CHEMICALS/RESIDUES. CHEM RESIDUES GENERALLY COUNT AS SPEC WASTE. WE
    RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONT EITHER AUTHS IN CHARGE/APPRVD WASTE DISP
    COMPANIES WHICH WILL ADVISE Y OU ON HOW TO DISPOSE OF SPEC WASTE.
    HANDLE CONTAMD PACKAGING IN SAME WAY AS SUBSTANCE ITSELF. (SUPDA T)

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

Federal Regulatory Information:LABELING: C, CORROSIVE, R 34.

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