HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: EYES:SOLN CNTCT W/EYES CAUSES DMG,
INCL POSS CORNEAL INJURY. VAP OF GLUTARALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE STINGING SENSATIONS
IN THE EYE, W/EXCESS TEAR PRODUCTION, BLINKING, & SLIGHT EXCESS REDNESS OF
THE CONJUNCTIVA. SKIN:CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRIT/DM G. RPTD EXPOS CAN RSLT IN
SENSIT/ALLERGIC CNTCT DERM. INHAL: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:VAP ARE IRRIT TO THE RESP TRACT.
MAY CAUSE STINGING SENSATIONS IN THE NOSE & THROAT, DISCHARGE/POSS,
BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE, COUGHING, CHEST DISCOMFORT & TIGHTNESS, DFCLY
W/BRTHG, SYMPS OF BRONCHITIS/ASTHMA, HDCH. INGEST:MAY CAUSE IRRIT/CHEM BURNS OF
THE MOUTH, THROAT/ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH, W/DISCOMFORT (SUPDAT)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE AN
PRE-EXISTING DERMATITIS. INHALATION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE VAPORS MAY AGGRAVATE
PRE-EXISTING ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, AND INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC PULMONARY
DISEASE.
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FIRST AID
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EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/H*2O & CONTINUE WASHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED
ATTN W/OUT DELAY, PERFERABLY FROM AN OPTHAMOLOGIST. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/H*2O
& CONTINUE WASHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISSTS, GET MED ATTN.
WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMD LEATHER ARTICLES SUCH AS SHOES/BELTS.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, OXYGEN MAY BE GIVEN BY QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL. (ING 5)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: AFTER H*2O EVAPS, REMAINING MATL WILL BURN. USE CARBON
DIOXIDE/DRY CHEM FOR SMALL FIRES. USE ALCOHOL-TYPE (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR SUITABLE PROT EQUIP, INCL GLOVES, IMPERVIOUS
GOWN/APRON, SAFETY GLASSES/SHIELD, & ORG VAP CARTRIDGE MASK. LRG
SPILL:(>1 GAL), USE APPROX 500 GRAMS OF AMMONIUM CARBONATE POWDER PER EST
GAL OF SPILL TO "NEUT" GLUTARALDEHYDE ODOR. (ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISCARD RESIDUAL SOLN IN DRAIN. FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/LRG
QTIES OF H*2O. FOR QT & GAL CNTNRS, RINSE EMPTY CNTNR THOROUGHLY W/H*2O;
WRAP CNTNR & PUT IN TRASH. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CNTNR. FOR 2-1/2 GAL CNTNR,
RINSE EMPTY CNTNR THOROUGHLY W/H*2O & (ING 11)
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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PRIOR TO ACTIVATION, STORE IN ORIGINAL SEALED CONTAINER AT CONTROLLED ROOM
TEMPERATURE, 59-86F (15-30C).
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: ROUTINE: NONE REQUIRED. NIOSH APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR
CARTRIDGE MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation: ROUTINE:PROD SHOULD BE USED IN A CLSD CNTNR W/TIGHT-FITTING LID.
USE WELL VENT ROOM, I.E., W/MIN OF 10 AIR (ING 12)
Protective Gloves: USE OF NATURAL LATEX GLOVES IS (ING 14)
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(ING 18)
Other Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR
IMPERVIOUS GOWNS/PLASTIC APRONS. IMPERVIOUS CLTHG, RUBBER BOOTS.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
WEAR IMPERVIOUS GOWNS/PLASTIC APRONS. IMPERVIOUS CLTHG, RUBBER BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: PH:8.2-8.9 APPEAR/ODOR:ACTIVATED. SHARP ODOR.
EXTING MEDIA: OR ALL-PURPOSE-TYPE FOAM, APPLIED BY MFR'S REC TECHNIQUES, FOR
LRG FIRES. HAZ DECOMP PROD:INHALED. CARBON DIOXIDE IN SUFFICIENT CONCS CAN ACT
AS AN ASPHYXIANT. EFTS OF OVEREXP:IN T HE MOUTH, THROAT, CHEST, & ABDOMEN,
NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR, DIZZ, FAINTNESS &(ING 4)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
>212F,>100C
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/A
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 16 Vapor Density: 1.05
Specific Gravity: 1.0026 (H*2O=1)
PH: SUPDAT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0.98 (H*2O = 1)
Solubility in Water: 100% (COMPLETE)
Appearance and Odor: 2 COMPONENTS; COLORLESS FLUID & POWDERED SALTS; TURNS
GREEN WHEN (SUPDAT)
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AVOID TEMPERATURES ABOVE 104 (40C).
Materials to Avoid: STRONG ALKALINE MATL (PH >10) CATALYZE AN ALDOL-TYPE
CONDENSATION, WHICH IS EXOTHERMIC, BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE VIOLENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: BURNING CAN PRDCE THE FOLLOWING PRODS: CARBON
MONOXIDE &/CARBON DIOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC IF (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISCARD RESIDUAL SOLN IN DRAIN. FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/LRG QTIES OF H*2O. FOR QT
& GAL CNTNRS, RINSE EMPTY CNTNR THOROUGHLY W/H*2O; WRAP CNTNR & PUT IN
TRASH. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CNTNR. FOR 2-1/2 GAL CNTNR, RINSE EMPTY CNTNR
THOROUGHLY W/H*2O & (ING 11)
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
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