Product ID:1420 CREATININE,END POINT REAGENT SET,PART A
MSDS Date:02/01/1991
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F027482
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BQZPN

Emergency Phone: 817-640-0965

Info Phone: 817-640-0965

Cage: 66910

Telephone: 817-640-0965

Cage: 66910

PICRIC ACID

CAS: 88-89-1

RTECS: TJ7875000

Fraction By Weight: 0.9%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/CUM=IC (SKIN)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING,
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, &/OR BURNS TO MOUTH & THROAT.
EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:INHALATION: PROVIDE FRESH AIR. RESTORE OR SUPPORT BREATHING.
KEEP VICTIM WARM & QUIET. EYES: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY W/RUNNING WATER.
SKIN: FLUSH W/RUNNING WATER. WASH AREA THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER.
INGEST ION: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER ORMILK. DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CO2, WATER, DRY FOAM, ALCOHOL
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PICRIC ACID IS HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE AS A DRY
POWDER. ON DECOMPOSITION, MAY EMIT DANGEROUS FUMES. CAN REACT
VIGOROUSLY W/REDUCING MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. CONTROL SPILL & NEUTRALIZE
W/APPROPRIATE MATERIAL. ABSORB W/VERMICULITE OR EQUIVALENT
MATERIAL. FLUSH AREA CLEAN W/WATER. KEEP SPILLS & CLEANING RUN-OFF
OUT OF SEWERS & OPEN BODIES OF WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PIPET BY MOUTH. THIS MATERIAL IS
STABLE WHEN WET.

Respiratory Protection:AS REQUIRED
Ventilation:GENERAL
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Appearance and Odor:CLEAR YELLOW SOLUTION.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING MATERIALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:PICRIC ACID IS STABLE WHEN WET.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DANGEROUS FUMES

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

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