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

MSDS NAME:ETHYL ALCOHOL/ORANGE "G"STAINING SOLN
NIIN:00-890-1567
MSDS Number: BFTYW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BIOLOGICAL STAIN COMMISSION
Address:UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
Box:607
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14242
Country:US
Emergency Phone Num:NONE
CAGE:26326
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BIOLOGICAL STAIN COMMISSION BIOCHEMISTRY DEPT
Address:UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
Box:607
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14242
Country:US
Phone:716-275-2751
CAGE:26326

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

Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL (ETHANOL)
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM; 9192

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

Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYES & RESPIRATORY
    TRACT;HEADACHE,DIZZINESS,DROWSINESS,MENTAL CONFUSION,FATIGUE,NAUSEA

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

First Aid:IRRIGATE EYES WITH WATER.STOMACH WASH,IF SWALLOWED,FOLLOWED
    BY SALINE CATHARSIS.

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

Flash Point:53.96 F TCC
Lower Limits:3.3
Upper Limits:19.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE,WATER SPRAY
    INEFFECTIVE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAME,FIRE,IGNITION SOURCES MAY PRODUCE
    EXPLOSION

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

Spill Release Procedures:NO FLARES,SMOKING OR FLAMES IN HAZARD
    AREA.STOP LEAK IF WITHOUT RISK.USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE
    VAPORS.LARGE SPILLS:DIKE FOR LATER DISPOSAL.SMALL SPILLS:TAKE UP
    WITH SAND,EARTH,OR OTHER NONCOMBUSTIBLE  ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE.STORE AWAY FROM POSSIBLE IGNITION SOURCES.ALL PRECAUTIONS
    FOR THE ELIM.OF STATIC ELECTRICITY BE TAKEN.
Other Precautions:AVOID STORAGE WITH PERCHLORATES,PEROXIDES,CHROMIC
    ACID,&NITRIC ACID.WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES,CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE
    RESPIRATOR,RUBBER GLOVES & RUBBER BOOTS.

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

Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR CHEMICAL
    CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL TLV IN AIR
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS
Supplemental Safety and Health
ORANGE G(THE SODIUM SALT OF AZO BENZENE-BETANAPHTHOL DISULFONIC ACID)
    IN ETHYL ALCOHOL

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:173.3F
Spec Gravity:0.80
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,HYGROSCOPIC,VOLATILE LIQ.,PLEASANT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATLS.,PERCHLORATES,PEROXIDES,CHROMIC ACID,HNO*3

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SPRAY INTO A FURNACE UNDER APPROVED CONTROLLED
    CONDITIONS.INCINERATION WILL BECOME EASIER BY MIXING WITH A MORE
    FLAMMABLE SOLVENT

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