MEDICAL CHEMICAL CORP.

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TORRANCE, CA 90501



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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT IS NOT WARRANTED AS

SUCH, NOR DOES IT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE.









     SECTION I - SHIPPING DATA







DESCRIPTION:

A BUFFERED AQUEOUS SOLUTION WITH A NOMINAL CONCENTRATION OF 2% GLUTARALDEHYDE.



DOT SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED

DOT HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE

DOT IDENTIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (800)424-9300

PREPARED BY: P. B.

DATE: SEP. 21, 2000









     SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION







INGREDIENTS CAS# OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV %

GLUTARALDEHYDE 111-30-8 0.2 PPM 0.05 PPM 2.6%









     SECTION III - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS







BOILING POINT: 100 DEG. C

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.01

VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): 16.9 @ 20 DEG. C

EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): 0.81

VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): 0.64

SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE

APPEARANCE AND ODOR:

CLEAR, SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH SOLUTION. CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF ALDEHYDE AND LEMON SCENT.









     SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA







FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): NOT APPLICABLE.

FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE.

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR ALCOHOL TYPE FOAM.

SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:

USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:

PYROLYSIS WILL RELEASE TOXIC COMPOUNDS SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE.









     SECTION V - REACTIVITY DATA







STABILITY: STABLE.

CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT

INCOMPATIBILITIES:

ALKALIES CATALYZES AN ALDOL TYPE EXOTHERMIC CONDENSATION, BUT IS NOT CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE: STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.









     SECTION VI - HEALTH HAZARD DATA







ROUTES OF ENTRY:

INHALATION?: YES

SKIN?: YES

INGESTION?: YES



HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC):

INHALATION CAN LEAD TO CONGESTION, COUGHING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, GENERAL SYSTEMIC ILLNESS.

EYE CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAUSES IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE

SENSITIZATION OR YELLOWING.



CARCINOGENICITY?: NO

NTP?: NO

IARC MONOGRAPHS?: NO

OSHA REGULATED?: NO



SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:

AN ALLERGEN IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. SOME PEOPLE ARE SENSITIZED BY REPEATED

EXPOSURE.



MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:

PRE-EXISTING SKIN, EYE, AND RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED.



EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:

IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT, FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AND GET

MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.

IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH WITH WATER.

GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.

IN CASE OF INGESTION DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL

ATTENTION.









     SECTION VII - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE







STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF SPILL OR RELEASE:

NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM BISULFITE, ABSORB WITH A SUITABLE ABSORBENT

(SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS) AND DISPOSE.



WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:

SOLUTIONS WITH LESS THAN 10 PPM GLUTARALDEHYDE MAY BE FLUSHED DOWN SEWER

WITH EXCESS WATER. INCINERATION IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF DISPOSAL.

INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

     SECTION VIII - CONTROL MEASURES







RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:

NOT ALWAYS REQUIRED, BUT A MISHA/NIOSH RESPIRATOR APPROVED FOR ALDEHYDES IS

RECOMMENDED.



VENTILATION: USE LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST SUCH AS A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.



PROTECTIVE GLOVES:

USE NITRILE OR PLASTIC GLOVES THAT ARE IMPERVIOUS TO ALDEHYDES.



EYE PROTECTION:

LABORATORY SAFETY GOGGLES OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS ARE RECOMMENDED AS PART OF

GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE.



OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: USE CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING.



WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES:

WASH WELL AFTER HANDLING, ESPECIALLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.