MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1 - SUBSTANCE IDENTITY AND COMPANY INFORMATION
Product Name: Gentamicin Sulfate
ATCC Catalog No.: 30-2303
COMPANY INFORMATION: AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION
PO BOX 1549
MANASSAS, VA 20108
FOR INFORMATION CALL: 800-638-6597 or 703-365-2700
AFTER-HOURS CONTACT: 703-365-2710
CHEMTREC EMERGENCY: 800-424-9300 or 703-527-3887
SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS CAS NUMBER EC NUMBER (EINECS)
GENTAMICIN SULFATE 1405-41-0 215-778-9
SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
TOXIC.
IRRITATING TO EYES AND SKIN.
MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
MAY CAUSE HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT OR DRINK.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
TARGET ORGAN:
KIDNEYS.
EARS.
SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES
EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE
FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A
PHYSICIAN.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT ADMINISTER
OXYGEN, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
WATER SPRAY. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES:
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT
CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS:
NONE. NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND RUBBER GLOVES.
WEAR DISPOSABLE COVERALLS AND DISCARD THEM AFTER USE.
USE INERT ABSORBANT MATERIAL TO CONTAIN AND PICK UP SPILLS.
PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER, SEAL, LABEL, AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. EVACUATE.
SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE
STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURES (15 to 30掳 C). KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES,
SAFETY GOGGLES, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
EMERGENCY SHOWER AND EYE WASH STATION SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
LIQUID CLEAR TO YELLOW/GOLDEN IN COLOR. 50 MG/ML SOLUTION IN WATER.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY:
STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR OXIDES.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ACUTE EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
MATERIAL MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTION.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL
PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
CHRONIC EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE CONGENITAL MALFORMATION IN THE FETUS.
RTECS #: SEE ENTRY LY2625000 FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON TOXIC EFFECTS.
SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
CONTACT A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION
DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
SCHEDULE B NUMBER: 2941.90.6000
SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION
EUROPEAN INFORMATION:
RISK PHRASES 23/24/25, 36/38, 42/43, 61
TOXIC BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES AND SKIN.
MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
MAY CAUSE HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD.
SAFETY PHRASES 20/21, 24/25, 26, 36/37, 45
WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
THIS PRODUCT IS OR CONTAINS CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
CAUSE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY.
SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BASED
UPON DATA AVAILABLE TO ATCC. USERS SHOULD MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION
REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION BASED ON THEIR NEEDS AND DATA
AVAILABLE TO THEM. ALL SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES MAY PRESENT UNKNOWN
HAZARDS AND ALL NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. ATCC ASSUMES
NO LIABILITY RESULTING FROM USING OR COMING IN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
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July 2003
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