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SECTION 1: PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: SORENSENS PHOSPHATE BUFER, 0.15M
SYNONYMS: N/A
PRODUCT CODES: 11682-05-10
MANUFACTURER: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
DIVISION: 1560 INDUSTRY ROAD/P.O. BOX 550
ADDRESS: HATFIELD, PA 19440
EMERGENCY PHONE: 215-412-8400
CHEMTREC PHONE: 800-424 -4300
FAX PHONE: 215-412-8450
CHEMICAL NAME: N/A
CHEMICAL FAMILY: N/A
SECTION 2: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENT: CAS. NO. %WT
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC 7778-77-0 3-4%
SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIABASIC 7558-79-4 3-4%
WATER 7732-18-5 92-94%
ppm mg/m3
OSHA PEL-TWA: N/A N/A
OSHA PEL STEL : N/A N/A
OSHA PEL CEILING: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV-TWA: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV STEL: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV CEILING: N/A N/A
SECTION 3: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES IRRITATION
TO SKIN, EYES, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY AFFECT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS, AND CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM.
ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN, EYES.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
EYES: CAUSIS IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND BLURRED VISION.
SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE REDNESS, ITCHING , AND PAIN. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH
THE SKIN WITH POSSIBLE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
INGESTION: SODIUM AZIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC, AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS, AND
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. DILUTE SOLUTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS TOXIC. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS AND GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION
INHALATION: CAUSES IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, INHALATION OF CONCENTRATED VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, AND DROWSINESS.
ACUTE HEALTH HAZARDS: N/A
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS: N/A
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: N/A
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CARCINOGENICITY
OSHA: N/A ACGIH: N/A NTP: N/A IARC: N/A
OTHER: N/A
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, WHILE LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER WHILE, REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
NOTES TO PHYSICIANS OR FIRST AID PROVIDERS: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF SODIUM AZIDE IS POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING. TREATMENT INCLUDES GASTRIC LAVAGE, FOLLOWED BY SALINE CATHARSIS. EKG AND BLOOD PRESSURE
MONITORING AND SUPPORT ARE RECOMMENDED.
SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR, UPPER: N/A
(% BY VOLUME) LOWER: N/A
FLASH POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
METHOD USED: N/A
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
NFPA HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 1 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 0
OTHER: N/A
HMIS HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 2 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 1
PROTECTION: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: N/A
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES:
VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8.
CONTAIN AND RECOVER LIQUID WHEN POSSIBLE. COLLECT LIQUID IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER OR ABSORB WITH AN
INERT MATERIAL (E.G. VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH) AND PLACE IN A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. DO NOT USE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, SUCH AS SAW DUST. DO NOT FLUSH TO THE SEWER. US REGULATIONS (CERCLA) REQUIRE
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REPORTING SPILLS AND RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER , AND AIR IN EXCESS OF REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. THE TOLL FREE
NUMBER FOR THE US COAST GUARD NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER IS (800) 424- 8802
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING AND STORAGE:
KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER, STORED IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. CAUTION: PRODUCT CONTAINS SODIUM AZIDE AS A PRESERVATIVE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO EVAPORATE TO
DRYNESS. CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES
(VAPORS, LIQUID); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: N/A
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
VENTILATION: A SYSTEM OF LOCAL AND/ OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES BELOW
THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL
THE EMISSIONS OF THE CONTMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE ACGIH DOCUMENT.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IF THE EXPOSURE LIMIT IS EXCEEDED, WEAR A SUPPLIED AIR, FULL-FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR,
AIRLINED HOOD, OR FULL-FACEPIECE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
EYE PROTECTION: USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES AND/OR FULL FACE SHIELD WHERE SPLASHING IS POSSIBLE. MAINTAIN
EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS, GLOVES, LAB COAT, APRON OR
COVERALLS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO PREVEN SKIN CONTACT.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: N/A
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: N/A
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES
FOR SODIUM AZIDE, NaN3 NOTE: HYDRAZOIC ACID, HN3, VAPOR IS PRESENT WHERE SODIUM AZIDE IS HANDLED):
-NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT (REL)-
0.1 PPM AS HN3 (CEILING), SKIN
0.3 MG/M3 AS NaN (CEILING), SKIN
-ACGIH THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV)
0.11 PPM AS HN3 (CEILING), A4- NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN
0.29 MG/M3 AS NaN3 (CEILING), A4- NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: CLEAR, COLORLESS
ODOR: N/A
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
pH AS SUPPLIED: 7.2
pH (Other): N/A
BOILING POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
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MELTING POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
FREEZING POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE (mmHg): N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
BASIS (=1): N/A
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (con鈥檛)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE
PERCENT SOLIDS BY WEIGHT: 100
PERCENT VOLATILE: 97
BY WT/ BY VOL @
F: 70 DEG
C: 21 DEG
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC): N/A
WITH WATER: N/A LBS/GAL
WITHOUT WATER: N/A LBS/GAL
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: N/A
VISCOSITY: N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (STABILITY): HEAT, INCOMPATIBLES
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIAL TO AVOID): STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG OXIDIZERS. FOR SODIUM AZIDE: BENZOYL CHLORIDE+
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, BROMINE, CARBON DISULFIDE, CHROMYL CHLORIDE, COPPER, DIBROMALONONITRILE, DIMETHYL
SULFATE, LEAD, BARIUM CARBONATE, SULFURIC ACID, WATER, AND NITRIC ACID.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: HYDRAZOIC ACID FUMES (EXPLOSTION HAZARD), AND OXIDES OF
PHOSPHORU, SODIUM AND NITROGEN.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (POLYMERIZATION): N/A
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
FOR SODIUM AZIDE: 27 MG/KG ORAL RAT LD50; 20 MG/KG SKIN RABBIT LD50; INVESTIGATED AS TUMORIGEN AND MUTAGEN.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
FOR SODIUM AZIDE: WHEN RELEASED INTO THE SOIL, THIS MATERIAL IS NOT EXPECTED TO BIODEGRADE. WHEN RELEASED
INTO THE SOIL, THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECED TO LEACH INTO GROUNDWATER. WHEN RELEASED INTO THE AIR, THIS MATERIAL
MAY BE MODERATELY DEGRADED BY PHOTOLYSIS.
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICIY:
FOR SODIUM AZIDE: DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT. VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS: MAY CAUSE LONG TERM
ADVERSE EFFECTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS.
RCRA HAZARD CLASS: N/A
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS (con鈥檛)
WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR RECYCLING SHOULD BE HANDLED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SENT TO
A RCRA APPROVED WASTE FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAMINATION OF THIS PRODUCT MAY CHANGE THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. STATE AND LOCAL DIPOSAL REGULATIONS MAY DIFFER FROM FEDERAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
DISPOSE OF CONTAINER AND UNUSED CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENT:
WATER TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
AIR TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
OTHER AGENCIES: N/A
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT):
INGREDIENT TSCA-8 (d)
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC NO
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SODIUM PHOPHATE, DIABASIC NO
SODIUM AZIDE NO
WATER NO
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT):
CERCLA
INGREDIENT
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC NO
SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIABASIC 5000
SODIUM AZIDE 1000
WATER NO
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT):
RQ TPQ LIST
INGREDIENT
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC NO NO NO
SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIABASIC NO NO NO
SODIUM AZIDE 1000 500 YES
WATER NO NO NO
311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE: YES CHRONIC: NO FIRE: NO PRESSURE: NO REACTIVITY: NO
313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: NONE
STATE REGULATIONS: N/A
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: N/A
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION:
LABEL PRECAUTIONS:
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, AND CLOTHING
AVOID BREATHING VAPOR OR MIST.
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION
PRODUCT USE; LABORATORY REAGENT
PREPARATION INFORMATION:
DISCLAIMER: IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 2.9 C.F.R
1910. 1200, WE ARE PROVIDING YOU WITH A MSDS FOR THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL YOU ARE
PURCHASING.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE YOUR EMPLOYEES ON THE SAFE USE OF THE HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL.
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES MAKES NO PRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION IN THE MSDS. THE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT; HOWEVER, YOU
(THE CUSTOMER), SHOULD PERFORM YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION AND INDEPENDENT
VERIFICATION. IF YOU RESELL THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FORWARD THE
INFORMATION IN THE MSDS TO YOUR CUSTOMER.
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