PRODUCT #: 285994 NAME: GUM GUAR
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 12:46PM
Sigma Chemical Co. Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc. Fluka Chemical Corp.
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 285994
NAME: GUM GUAR
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 9000-30-0
EC NO: 232-536-8
SYNONYMS
1212A * A-20D * BURTONITE V-7-E * CYAMOPSIS GUM * DEALCA TP1 * DEALCA
TP2 * DECORPA * GALACTASOL * GENDRIV 162 * GUAR * GUARAN * GUAR FLOUR
* GUM CYAMOPSIS * GUM GUAR * INDALCA AG * INDALCA AG-BV * INDALCA AG-
HV * JAGUAR * JAGUAR 6000 * JAGUAR A 20 B * JAGUAR A 20D * JAGUAR A
40F * JAGUAR GUM A-20-D * JAGUAR NO.124 * JAGUAR PLUS * J 2FP *
LYCOID DR * NCI-C50395 * REGONOL * REIN GUARIN * SUPERCOL G.F. *
SUPERCOL U POWDER * SYNGUM D 46D * UNI-GUAR *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT AVAILABLE
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
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- - - - - - - - -
WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, 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.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
AVOID CONTACT AND INHALATION.
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PRODUCT #: 285994 NAME: GUM GUAR
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 12:46PM
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
BEIGE POWDER
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION.
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: MG0185000
GUAR GUM
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:6770 MG/KG FCTXAV 19,287,1981
ORL-MUS LD50:8100 MG/KG FDRLI* 124,-,1976
ORL-RBT LD50:7 GM/KG FDRLI* 124,-,1976
ORL-HAM LD50:6 GM/KG FDRLI* 124,-,1976
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 ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
NOHS 1974: HZD 83111; NIS 10; TNF 208; NOS 20; TNE 3024
NOES 1983: HZD 83111; NIS 20; TNF 2264; NOS 41; TNE 44736; TFE 6883
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: D MELANOGASTER SEX-LINKED LETHAL
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
NTP CARCINOGENESIS BIOASSAY (FEED);NO EVIDENCE:MOUSE,RAT
NTPTR* NTP-TR-229,82
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,
FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING
OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR
PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
COPYRIGHT 1997 SIGMA CHEMICAL CO., ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO., INC.,
FLUKA CHEMIE AG
LICENSE GRANTED TO MAKE UNLIMITED PAPER COPIES FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
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PRODUCT #: 285994 NAME: GUM GUAR
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 12:46PM
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