Valid 11/1999 - 01/2000
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: C6767
NAME: CONGO RED
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 573-58-0
MF: C32H22N6NA2O6S2
EC NO: 209-358-4
SYNONYMS
ATLANTIC CONGO RED * ATUL CONGO RED * AZOCARD RED CONGO * BENZO CONGO
RED * BRASILAMINA CONGO 4B * CERVEN KONGO (CZECH) * CERVEN PRIMA 28
(CZECH) * C.I. 22120 * C.I. DIRECT RED 28 * C.I. DIRECT RED 28,
DISODIUM SALT * CONGO RED * CONGO RED 4B * CONGO RED 4BX * CONGO RED
CR * CONGO RED H * CONGO RED ICI * CONGO RED L * CONGO RED M * CONGO
RED N * CONGO RED R * CONGO RED RS * CONGO RED W * COTTON RED 5B *
COTTON RED 4BC * COTTON RED L * DIACOTTON CONGO RED * DIRECT RED 28 *
DIRECT RED C * DIRECT RED DC-CF * DIRECT RED K * ERIE CONGO 4B *
HAEMONORM * HEMORRHAGYL * HISPAMIN CONGO 4B * KAYAKU CONGO RED *
KONGOROT (GERMAN) * MITSUI CONGO RED * PEERAMINE CONGO RED * RED K *
SODIUM DIPHENYLDIAZO-BIS(ALPHA-NAPHTHYLAMINESULFONATE) * SUGAI CONGO
RED * TERTRODIRECT RED C * TRISULFON CONGO RED * VONDACEL RED CL *
NATRIUM-SALZ DER DIPHENYL-BIS-AZO-BIS-NAPHTHYLAMIN-4-SULFONSAEURE
(GERMAN) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
TOXIC
TOXIC BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES.
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 THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
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
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
TOXIC.
EYE IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
RED-BROWN POWDER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MELTING POINT: >360 C
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
SULFUR OXIDES
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: QK1400000
1-NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID,
3,3'-(4,4'-BIPHENYLENEBIS(AZO))BIS(4-AMINO-, DISODIUM SALT
IRRITATION DATA
EYE-RBT 100 MG MOD TSCAT* OTS 215154
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-MAN LDLO:143 MG/KG 34ZIAG -,185,1969
IVN-MAN LDLO:1429 UG/KG DMWOAX 89,1845,1964
ORL-RAT LD50:15200 MG/KG TSCAT* OTS 215154
TARGET ORGAN DATA
BEHAVIORAL (SOMNOLENCE)
BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD)
VASCULAR (OTHER CHANGES)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (CHRONIC PULMONARY EDEMA OR CONGESTION)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
BLOOD (CHANGE IN CLOTTING FACTORS)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (SPERMATOGENESIS)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (OTHER EFFECTS TO EMBYRO OR FETUS)
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (EYE, EAR)
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (UROGENITAL SYSTEM)
EFFECTS ON NEWBORN (GROWTH STATISTICS)
EFFECTS ON NEWBORN (PHYSICAL)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A
CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
TOXIC
R 45
MAY CAUSE CANCER.
R 63
POSSIBLE RISK OF HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD.
S 53
AVOID EXPOSURE - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE.
S 45
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
NOHS 1974: HZD M3158; NIS 8; TNF 384; NOS 8; TNE 1523
NOES 1983: HZD M3158; NIS 3; TNF 284; NOS 6; TNE 4271; TFE 3442
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1999
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: DYES, 5013
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
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