FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV -- METHYLENE BLUE -- 6550-01-257-1899
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:METHYLENE BLUE MSDS Date:12/12/1997 FSC:6550 NIIN:01-257-1899 Status Code:A === Responsible Party === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Address:1 REAGENT LANE City:FAIR LAWN State:NJ ZIP:07410-2802 Country:US Info Phone Num:201-796-7100 Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100 Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:19415 Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300 CAGE:1B464 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Address:1 REAGENT LANE Box:City:FAIRLAWN State:NJ ZIP:07410-2802 Country:US Phone:201-796-7100 CAGE:1B464 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:METHYLENE BLUE CAS:61-73-4 RTECS #:SO5600000 = Wt:100. ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50: 1180 MG/KG. Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: CAUTION! MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SEVERE EYE IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE INJURY. TARGET O RGANS:NONE. ACUTE: EYE CONTACT: IRRITATION AND MAY CAUSE INJURY. SKIN: IRRITATION. INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. INHALATION: DUST IS IRRITATING TO THE R ESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, TACGYCARDIA, DYSPNEA, AND DEATH. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OR OSHA. Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, INJURY. SKIN: IRRITATION. INJESTION: GI IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. INHALATION: DUST IS IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE METHAMOGLOVINEMIA, CYANOSIS, CONVUL SIONS, TACHYCARDIA, DYSPNEA, AND DEATH. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER AD LOWER LLIDS. GET MEDICAL AID. SKIN: GET MEDICAL AID IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. FLUSH SKIN WITH PLEN TY OF SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL AID. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EX POSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL AID IF COUGH OR OTHER SYMPTOMS APPEAR. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMP TOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR CHEMICAL FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures:AS IN ANY FIRE , WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN PRESSURE -DEMAND, MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT), AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP OR ABSORB MATERIAL, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY, CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. AVOID INGESTION AND INHALATION. STORE IN A COOL, DR Y WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN 29 CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY. Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS LOW. EXPOSURE LIMITS: NONE LISTED BY ACGIH, NIOSH, OSHA-FINAL PELS. OSHA VACATED PELS: NONE LISTED. Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE. Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES OR CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES BASED ON 29 CFR 1910.133. Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. AVOID INGESTION AND INHALATION. Supplemental Safety and Health THIS NSN,6550-01-257-1899, WAS CANCELLED MAY 31, 1997 WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. MSDS COVER CATALOG NUMBERS: S71317, S71318, S71325, S71326, S80083, BP117 100, BP117-100, BP117100, M235 100, M291 100, M2 91 25, M291-100, M291-25, M291100, M29125. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:T6 Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES Decomp Temp:=190.C, 374.F Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE Vapor Density:13 Spec Gravity:NOT AVAILABLE pH:BASIC Viscosity:NOT AVAILABLE. Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE. Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE. Appearance and Odor:DARG GREEN, ODORLESS SOLID. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ALKALIS, DICHROMATES, ALKALI IODIDES. Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATOBLE MATERIALS. Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, SULFUR OXIDES (SOX), INCLUDING SULFUR OXIDE, AND SULFUR DIOXIDE. Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR. =================== Toxicological Information =================== Toxicological Information:RTECS #: CAS # 61-73-4: SO5600000. LD5/LC50: ORAL, MOUSE: LD50= 3500 MG/KG; ORAL, RAT: LD50=1180 MG/KG. CARCINOGENICITY: NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OR OSHA. EPIDEIOLOGY: NO DATA AVAILABLE. TERATOGENICITY: NO DAT AVAILABLE. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: AN INCREASE IN POST IMPLANTATION MORTALITY WAS OBSERVED IN RATS 1-22 DAYS AFTER CONCEPTION. TDLO= 2500 MG/KG. NEUROTOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE. MUTAGENICITY: MUTATION STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN MICROORGANISMS, ASCITES TUMOR CELLS FROM MICE, AND IN MAMMALIAN LYMPHOCYTE CELLS ACCORDING TO RTECS. OTHER STUDIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA D-SERIES MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANTS: NONE LISTED. RCRA D-SRIES CHRONIC TOXIXITY REFERENCE LEVELS: NONE LI STED. RCRA F-SERIES, P-SERIES, U-SERIES: NONE LISTED. NOT LISTED AS A MATERIAL BANNED FROM LAND DISP OSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA. =================== MSDS Transport Information =================== Transport Information:US DOT, IMO, IATA, RID/ADR, CANADIAN TDG: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL HAVE AN RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ): THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES: CAS #61-73-4: REACTIVE. SECTION 313: NO CHEMICALS ARE REPORTABLE U NDER SECTION 313. CLEAN AIR ACT: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS NOR ANY CLASS 1 OZONE DEPLETORS, NOR ANY CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS. CLEAN WATER ACT: NOT LISTED AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER THE CWA, NOR LISTED AS PRIORITY POLLUTANTS, NOR LISTED AS TOXIC POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CWA. OSHA: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZARDOUS BY OSHA. Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: CAS# 61-73-4 IS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. HEALTH AND REPORTING LIST: NOT ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST.CHEMICAL TEST RULES; NOT UNDER CHEMICAL TEST RULES. SECTION 12 B: NOT LISTED U NDER TSCA SECTION 12 B. TSCA SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A SNUR UNDER TSCA. State Regulatory Information:METHYLENE BLUE IS NOT PRESENT ON STATE LISTS FROM CA, PA, MN, MA, FL, OR NJ. CALIFORNIA NO SIGNIFICANT RISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED. ======================= Other Information ======================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever, expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and disclaims all liability for its use. 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