Product ID:THYRONINE UPTAKE CALIBRATOR, 790653901
MSDS Date:09/25/1986
FSC:6550
NIIN:00N011819
MSDS Number: BJHZG

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637

Info Phone: 302-992-4132

Preparer: KEN WOODLIN

Cage: 18773

Telephone: 800-523-0372/346-4748

Cage: 18773

HUMAN SERUM

Fraction By Weight: 15-17%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:LIQ POSES LITTLE DANGER FROM
INHAL UNLESS IT MISTED INTO AIR.MIST,AEROSOL/LYPHOLIZED PROD MAY
PROVOKE RESP ALLERGY.INFECTION W/INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS
POSS.SKIN:SENSIT TO SERUM COMPONENT CAN O CCUR.POSS INFECTION IF
PROD IN CONT W/OPEN CUTS.EYE:SENSIT TO SERUM COMPONENT CAN
OCCUR.POSS INFECTION.(SEE SUPP DATA)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL: HAY FEVER, ASTHMA. SKIN: REDNESS,
WEEPING, OOZING, CRUSHING OF SKIN. EYES: ITCHING, REDNESS, SWELLING
OF TISSUE SURROUNDING EYES. INGEST: ALLERGIC RASH. REPEATED
EXPOSURE: TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, S NEEZING, WEEPING EYES, RUNNING
NOSE, RASH OR DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:IF INHALED,REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BRTHING,GIVE ARTF
RESP,PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.IF BRTHING IS DFCLT GIVE O*2.CALL
MD.SKIN:IN CASE OF CONT,IMMED WASH SKIN W/SOAP&PLENTY OF H*2O.EYE
IN CASE OF CO NT, IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN.CALL MD.INGEST:NO INTERVENTION REQ.CONSULT MD IF
NECESSARY.CONSULT MD IF RASH DEVELOPS WITHIN 12 HOURS OF INGEST OF
MATL.

Extinguishing Media:WATER. WATER SPRAY. WATER FOG. CHEMICAL FOAM.
"ALCOHOL" FOAM. DRY POWDER (SAND OR MET-L-X). DRY CHEMICAL. CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
DURING CLEAN UP. WIPE UP SPILL. CLEAN AREA WITH 20% CLOROX(R).
AUTOCLAVE TOWELS OR ABSORBENT USED TO WIPE UP MATERIAL. DISPOSE PER
LOCAL GUIDELINES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SEE PROD INSERT SHEET.
Other Precautions:IF LYPHOLIZED PROD IS REMOVED FROM VIAL, AVOID DUST
GENERATION AND TREAT AS A RESPIRATORY SENSITIZER.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Ventilation:CONSULT LOCAL SAFETY/HEALTH AUTHORITIES FOR GUIDELINES WHEN
CONDITIONS REQUIRE REMOVING PROD FROM VIAL .
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONT W/EYES.AVOID CONT W/SKIN.WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLING.DO NOT BREATHE
MIST(LIQUID)/DUST(LYOPHILIZED PRODUCT).
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZ:INGEST:POSS BIOLOGICAL INFECTION/ALLERGIC RASH.SERUM AS
SENSITIZER UPON RPTD EXPOS PRODUCING SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER/ASTHMA
OR DERMATITIS.CAUTION! CONTAINS NON-STERILE HUMAN SERUM. THE POTENT
IAL FOR HUMAN DISEASE TRANSMISSION EXISTS. HANDLE AS A
BIOHAZARD,CLASS II (CDC/NIH GUIDELINES ) .

pH:7-8
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:NO ODOR, YELLOW TO YELLOW-GOLD LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES WITH HEAT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISINFECT SERUM USING 20% CLOROX(R) OR
AUTOCLAVE. DISPOSE PER LOCAL GUIDELINES.

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