Product ID:655504 8700 CREATININE COLOR REAGENT
MSDS Date:10/08/1985
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F029909
MSDS Number: BRXKN

Emergency Phone: 317-845-2000

Info Phone: 317-845-2000/2090FAX

Preparer: DALE MARTIN

Cage: 51169

Telephone: 317-845-2684

Cage: 51169

PICRIC ACID

CAS: 88-89-1

RTECS: TJ7875000

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 100 MG/CUM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS &
CORNEAL ULCERS. SKIN: IRRITATION & ALLERGIC RASH. INHALATION:
KIDNEY PROBLEMS. INGESTION: DESTRUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS & DAMAGE
TO KIDNEYS & LIVER W/BLOOD IN URINE .
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN & HAIR MAY STAIN YELLOW. INHALATION:
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WEAKNESS, MUSCLE PAIN. INGESTION: BITTER TASTE,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, & DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA, ALLERGIES W/KNOWN
SENSITIZATION TO PICRIC ACID. DISEASES OF LIVER, KIDNEYS & BLOOD.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER LIDS
OCCASIONALLY. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & MILD DETERGENT & WATER.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, PERFORM
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF
WATER. INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO THE BACK OF THROAT.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:150C
Extinguishing Media:WATER. DON'T ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH MASSIVE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLODES ABOVE 300C. EXPLODES BY SHOCK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRY.

Spill Release Procedures:ALLOW ENTRY TO AREA ONLY BY THOSE PERSONS
WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING. REMOVE ALL IGNITION
SOURCES. VENTILATE AREA. RECLAIM SPILLED MATERIAL, BUT DON'T SWEEP
OR BURN UNLESS SUPERVISED BY E XPLOSIVE EXPERTS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AS PICRIC ACID DRIES, IT BECOMES MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO SHOCK.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST & MIST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM IS SATISFACTORY. LOCAL WHEN NECESSARY.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER, EYE WASH, USE A SAFETY PIPET
DEVICE
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:COMPLETE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
COPPER, LEAD ZINC, & OTHER METALS (OR THEIR SALTS), PLASTER OR
CONCRETE, REDUCING MATERIALS, AMMONIA
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, DRYNESS, SHOCK
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:PICRIC ACID MAY BE DISPOSED OF ONLY BY EXPLOSIVE
EXPERTS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. DISSOLVE IN SUCH COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENTS AS ALCOHOLS,
BENZENE, ETC. SPRAY SOLUTION INTO FURNACE W/AFTERBURNER &
SCRUBBER.

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