Product ID:EMIT REAGENTS,EMIT QST REAGENTS,(SUP DATA)
MSDS Date:04/24/1986
FSC:6550
NIIN:00N010874
MSDS Number: BHYTR

SYVA (A SYNTEX COMPANY)

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

Emergency Phone: 408-446-9966

Info Phone: 408-446-9966

Cage: HO623

SYVA CO, A SYNTEX CO

SAN JOSE, CA 95161-9013 US

Telephone: 408-239-2000

Cage: 61815

ENZYME CONJUGATES OR SHEEP ANTI-SERA

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

BULKING AGENT

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TRIS BUFFER

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PRESERVATIVE (SODIUM AZIDE AND/OR THIMEROSAL OR OTHERS)

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

STABILIZERS

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN:IRRITATION SHOULD NOT
OCCUR.INGESTION/INHALATION:N/K .SYSTEMIC EFFECTS:SOME PRODUCTS
CONTAIN SHEEP ANTI-SERA.A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSABLE INFECTIOUS AGENT
WOULD BE THAT WHICH CAUSES Q FEVER,A DISEASE CARRIED BY SHEEP WITH
SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO PNEUMONIA.NO BIOHAZARD IS EXPECTED TO EXIST.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES.SKIN:WASH WELL WITH SOAP AND
WATER.INGESTION:SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH NORMAL USE.IN THE EVENT OF
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION,INDUCE VO MITING AND CONTACT SUPERVISOR AND
PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH NORMAL USE.IN THE EVENT
OF ACCIDENTAL INHALATION,CONTACT SUPERVISOR AND PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:SOLID
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:CARBON
DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB SOLUTION W/ DRY MATL.WET POWDER TO
AVOID DUST GENERATION & COLLECT/ABSORB.REMOVE SOLNS W/ SODIUM AZIDE
FROM CONTACT W/ METALS.PERSONAL PROT MAY BE NEC.IF SODIUM AZIDE
SOLNS ENTER DRAINS,FLUSH W / PLENTY OF WATER TO AVOID METAL AZIDE
BUILDUP.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE
Other Precautions:CONTAINS SHEEP ANTI-SERA & POTENTIAL FOR Q FEVER
TRANSMISSION.AVOID INGESTION,SKIN CONTACT & INHALATION.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION NECESSARY TO KEEP AIR
CONCENTRATION BELOW LEVEL OF CONCERN .
Protective Gloves:LATEX
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IN EVENT OF A LARGE SPILL,APPROPRIATE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN (GOGGLES,LATEX GLOVES,LAB
COAT/COVERALLS,RESP).
Work Hygienic Practices:N/K
Supplemental Safety and Health
PART NO:EMIT ST REAGENTS.ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHALATION/SKIN/INGESTION .

Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LYOPHILIZED POWDER OR POWDER.

MAY CONTAIN SODIUM AZIDE.AVOID PROLONGED CONTACT W/ METALS
(LEAD,COPPER,ETC) AS EXPLOSIVE METAL AZIDES CAN BE FORMED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:REFRIGERATE TO RETAIN PRODUCT INTEGRITY.NO
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE EXPECTED UPON THERMAL DEGRADATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE
& CARBON MONOXIDE.DUE TO LIMITED QUANTITIES,SHOULD NOT POSE A
HEALTH HAZARD.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/ FEDERAL,STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS .WASTE REAGENTS MAY BE RELEASED TO MUNICIPAL
WASTE WATER FACILITIES W/ PLENTY OF H*2O.ASSAY SOLN MAY NEED TO BE
HANDLED AS INF ECTIOUS WASTE AS HUMAN FLUIDS ARE BEINGASSAYED.

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