Mater ial S afety Data S heet

                                Agar os e, White Fine Powder



S ection 1 - Chemical Pr oduct and Company I dentification

MS D S N am e: Agar os e

Cat alog N u m ber s : 10205; 10207

S yn on ym s : None

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S ection 2 - Compos ition, I nfor mation on I ngr edients







      CAS #                       Ch em i cal N am e                  P er cen t     E I N E CS / E L I N CS

   9012- 36- 6      Agar os e                                            100             232- 731- 8







H az ar d S ym bols : None lis ted.

R is k P h r as es : None lis ted.





S ection 3 - Hazar ds I dentification







                                  E ME R GE N CY OVE R VI E W



Appear ance: white to off- white s olid. Cau t ion ! May caus e eye ir r itation. T his is

ex pected to be a low haz ar d for us ual indus tr ial handling.

T ar get Or gan s : None known.





P ot en t ial H ealt h E f f ect s

E ye: Dus t may caus e mechanical ir r itation.

S kin : May caus e s kin ir r itation. Low haz ar d for us ual indus tr ial handling.

I n ges t ion : I nges tion of lar ge amounts may caus e gas tr ointes tinal ir r itation.

Ex pected to be a low inges tion haz ar d.

I n h alat ion : May caus e r es pir ator y tr act ir r itation. Low haz ar d for us ual indus tr ial

handling.

Ch r on ic: No infor mation found.







Cat #10205 & 10207 Agarose                                                                                 1

S ection 4 - Fir s t Aid Meas ur es







E yes : Flus h eyes with plenty of water for at leas t 15 minutes , occas ionally lifting the

upper and lower eyelids . Get medical aid.

S kin : Flus h s kin with plenty of s oap and water for at leas t 15 minutes while

r emoving contaminated clothing and s hoes . Get medical aid if ir r itation develops or

per s is ts . Was h clothing befor e r eus e.

I n ges t ion : Do NOT induce vomiting. I f victim is cons cious and aler t, give 2- 4

cupfuls of milk or water . Get medical aid.

I n h alat ion : Remove fr om ex pos ur e to fr es h air immediately. I f not br eathing, give

ar tificial r es pir ation. I f br eathing is difficult, give ox ygen. Get medical aid if cough or

other s ymptoms appear .

N ot es t o P h ys ician : T r eat s ymptomatically and s uppor tively.





S ection 5 - Fir e Fighting Meas ur es







Gen er al I n f or m at ion : As in any fir e, wear a s elf- contained br eathing appar atus in

pr es s ur e- demand, MS HA/NI OS H (appr oved or equivalent), and full pr otective gear .

Dur ing a fir e, ir r itating and highly tox ic gas es may be gener ated by ther mal

decompos ition or combus tion. T his mater ial in s ufficient quantity and r educed

par ticle s iz e is capable of cr eating a dus t ex plos ion.

E x t in gu is h in g Media: For s mall fir es , us e water s pr ay, dr y chemical, car bon diox ide

or chemical foam.

F las h P oin t : Not applicable.

Au t oign it ion T em per at u r e: Not applicable.

E x plos ion L im it s , L ow er : Not available.

U pper : Not available.

N F P A R at in g: (es timated) Health: 1; Flammability: 0; I ns tability: 0





S ection 6 - Accidental Releas e Meas ur es







Gen er al I n f or m at ion : Us e pr oper per s onal pr otective equipment as indicated in

S ection 8.

S pills / L eaks : Vacuum or s weep up mater ial and place into a s uitable dis pos al

container . Clean up s pills immediately, obs er ving pr ecautions in the Pr otective

Equipment s ection. Avoid gener ating dus ty conditions . Pr ovide ventilation.









Cat #10205 & 10207 Agarose                                                                        2

S ection 7 - Handling and S tor age







H an dlin g: Us e with adequate ventilation. Minimiz e dus t gener ation and

accumulation. Avoid contact with s kin and eyes . K eep container tightly clos ed. Avoid

inges tion and inhalation.

S t or age: S tor e in a tightly clos ed container . K eep fr om contact with ox idiz ing

mater ials . K eep away fr om acids .





S ection 8 - Ex pos ur e Contr ols , Per s onal Pr otection







E n gin eer in g Con t r ols : Facilities s tor ing or utiliz ing this mater ial s hould be equipped

with an eyewas h facility and a s afety s hower . Us e adequate ventilation to keep

air bor ne concentr ations low.

E x pos u r e L im it s



   Ch em i cal N am e            ACGI H                   N I OS H           OS H A - F i n al P E L s

        Agar os e        none lis ted                   none lis ted              none lis ted







OS H A Vacat ed P E L s : Agar os e: No OS HA Vacated PELs ar e lis ted for this chemical.

P er s on al P r ot ect ive E qu ipm en t

E yes : Wear appr opr iate pr otective eyeglas s es or chemical s afety goggles as

des cr ibed by OS HA's eye and face pr otection r egulations in 29 CFR 1910.133 or

Eur opean S tandar d EN166.

S kin : Wear appr opr iate gloves to pr event s kin ex pos ur e.

Clot h in g: Wear appr opr iate pr otective clothing to minimiz e contact with s kin.

R es pir at or s : Follow the OS HA r es pir ator r egulations found in 29CFR 1910.134 or

Eur opean S tandar d EN 149. Always us e a NI OS H or Eur opean S tandar d EN 149

appr oved r es pir ator when neces s ar y.





S ection 9 - Phys ical and Chemical Pr oper ties







P h ys ical S t at e: S olid

Appear an ce: white to off- white

Odor : odor les s

pH : Not available.

Vapor P r es s u r e: Negligible.

Vapor D en s it y: Not available.

E vapor at ion R at e: Negligible.

Vis cos it y: Not available.



Cat #10205 & 10207 Agarose                                                                               3

B oilin g P oin t : Not available.

F r eez in g/ Melt in g P oin t : Not available.

D ecom pos it ion T em per at u r e: Not available.

S olu bilit y: Moder ately s oluble in water .

S pecif ic Gr avit y/ D en s it y: 1.7 (water = 1)

Molecu lar F or m u la: C12H18O9

Molecu lar W eigh t : 306.1206





S ection 10 - S tability and Reactivity







Ch em ical S t abilit y: S table.

Con dit ion s t o Avoid: I ncompatible mater ials , dus t gener ation, ex ces s heat.

I n com pat ibilit ies w it h Ot h er Mat er ials : S tr ong ox idiz er s , acids .

H az ar dou s D ecom pos it ion P r odu ct s : Car bon monox ide, ir r itating and tox ic fumes

and gas es , car bon diox ide.

H az ar dou s P olym er iz at ion : Has not been r epor ted.





S ection 11 - T ox icological I nfor mation







R T E CS # :

CAS # 9012- 36- 6 unlis ted.

L D 5 0 / L C5 0 :

Not available.



Car cin ogen icit y:

CAS # 9012- 36- 6: Not lis ted by ACGI H, I ARC, NI OS H, NT P, or OS HA.

E pidem iology: No data available.

T er at ogen icit y: No data available.

R epr odu ct ive E f f ect s : No data available.

N eu r ot ox icit y: No data available.

Mu t agen icit y: No data available.

Ot h er S t u dies : No data available.





S ection 12 - Ecological I nfor mation





No infor mation available.









Cat #10205 & 10207 Agarose                                                                    4

S ection 13 - Dis pos al Cons ider ations





Chemical was te gener ator s mus t deter mine whether a dis car ded chemical is

clas s ified as a haz ar dous was te. US EPA guidelines for the clas s ification

deter mination ar e lis ted in 40 CFR Par ts 261.3. Additionally, was te gener ator s mus t

cons ult s tate and local haz ar dous was te r egulations to ens ur e complete and accur ate

clas s ification.

R CR A P -S er ies : None lis ted.

R CR A U -S er ies : None lis ted.





S ection 14 - T r ans por t I nfor mation







                                                                                   Can ada

                         U S D OT     I AT A    R I D / AD R         I MO

                                                                                    T DG

                       No                                                             No

    S h i ppi n g

                       infor mation                                              infor mation

      N am e:

                       available.                                                 available.

 H az ar d Cl as s :

 U N N u m ber :

P acki n g Gr ou p:









S ection 15 - Regulator y I nfor mation





U S F E D E R AL



T S CA

CAS # 9012- 36- 6 is lis ted on the T S CA inventor y.

H ealt h & S af et y R epor t in g L is t

None of the chemicals ar e on the Health & S afety Repor ting Lis t.

Ch em ical T es t R u les

None of the chemicals in this pr oduct ar e under a Chemical T es t Rule.

S ect ion 1 2 b

None of the chemicals ar e lis ted under T S CA S ection 12b.

T S CA S ign if ican t N ew U s e R u le

None of the chemicals in this mater ial have a S NUR under T S CA.

S AR A



S ect ion 3 0 2 ( R Q)

None of the chemicals in this mater ial have an RQ.

S ect ion 3 0 2 ( T P Q)



Cat #10205 & 10207 Agarose                                                                   5

None of the chemicals in this pr oduct have a T PQ.

S ect ion 3 1 3

No chemicals ar e r epor table under S ection 313.

Clean Air Act :

T his mater ial does not contain any haz ar dous air pollutants . T his mater ial does not

contain any Clas s 1 Oz one depletor s . T his mater ial does not contain any Clas s 2

Oz one depletor s .

Clean W at er Act :

None of the chemicals in this pr oduct ar e lis ted as Haz ar dous S ubs tances under the

CWA. None of the chemicals in this pr oduct ar e lis ted as Pr ior ity Pollutants under the

CWA. None of the chemicals in this pr oduct ar e lis ted as T ox ic Pollutants under the

CWA.

OS H A:

None of the chemicals in this pr oduct ar e cons ider ed highly haz ar dous by OS HA.

S T AT E

CAS # 9012- 36- 6 is not pr es ent on s tate lis ts fr om CA, PA, MN, MA, FL, or NJ.

Califor nia No S ignificant Ris k Level: None of the chemicals in this pr oduct ar e lis ted.



E u r opean / I n t er n at ion al R egu lat ion s

E u r opean L abelin g in Accor dan ce w it h E C D ir ect ives

H az ar d S ym bols :

Not available.

R is k P h r as es :



S af et y P h r as es :

S 24/25 Avoid contact with s kin and eyes .



W GK ( W at er D an ger / P r ot ect ion )

CAS # 9012- 36- 6: No infor mation available.

Can ada - D S L / N D S L

CAS # 9012- 36- 6 is lis ted on Canada's DS L Lis t.

Can ada - W H MI S

WHMI S : Not available.

Can adian I n gr edien t D is clos u r e L is t

E x pos u r e L im it s





S ection 16 - Additional I nfor mation





MS D S Cr eat ion D at e: 7/12/1999

R evis ion # 3 D at e: 04/17/2003

T he infor mation above is believed to be accur ate and r epr es ents the bes t infor mation cur r ently available to us .

However , we make no war r anty of mer chantability or any other war r anty, ex pr es s or implied, with r es pect to

s uch infor mation, and we as s ume no liability r es ulting fr om its us e. Us er s s hould make their own inves tigations to

deter mine the s uitability of the infor mation for their par ticular pur pos es . I n no event s hall Electr on Micr os copy

S ciences be liable for any claims , los s es , or damages of any thir d par ty or for los t pr ofits or any s pecial, indir ect,

incidental, cons equential or ex emplar y damages , hows oever ar is ing, even if Fis her has been advis ed of the

pos s ibility of s uch damages .









Cat #10205 & 10207 Agarose                                                                                                     6