Product ID:VENOM COLLECTION TUBES
MSDS Date:02/22/1991
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F027026
MSDS Number: BQYXY

Emergency Phone: 805-644-0848

Info Phone: 805-644-0848

Cage: FO220

Telephone: 704-948-6110

Cage: FO220

BATROXOBIN, REPTILASE-R

CAS: 9039-61-6

RTECS: UK9588000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: FATAL IF INJECTED DIRECTLY INTO
BLOODSTREAM, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE, INTESTING, & URINARY TRACT, RESPIRATORY
DEPRESSION. MAY RESULT IN RED BLOOD CELL LYSIS & REDUCTION IN
NUMBER OF PLATELETS. EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER. SKIN/EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. HOLD EYELIDS APART W/FINGERS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR
POLYMER FOAM

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CLEAN SPILL SITE, &
HOLD MATERIAL FOR APPROPRIATE WASTE DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL SITE W/1%
BLEACH SOLUTION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ACTIVE COMPONENT OF THE VENOM
COLLECTION TUBES IS BATROXOBIN, A DERIVATIVE OF THE SNAKE VENOM
FROM BOTHROPS ATROX.

Protective Gloves:LABORATORY-GRADE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
Supplemental Safety and Health

Appearance and Odor:YELLOW POWDER IN RAW FORM

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ETHYLENEDIAMINE TETRACETIC ACID (EDTA)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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