CAS # GLUTARALDEHYDE for SYNTHESIS

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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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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P

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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P

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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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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P

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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
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OTHER
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