Product ID:GALLIUM CITRATE GA-67 INJECTION
MSDS Date:11/18/1985
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F030804
MSDS Number: BSLWS

Emergency Phone: 314-895-2000/314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-895-2000

Cage: 37940

Telephone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 37940

GALLIUM CITRATE *93-3*

CAS: 41183-64-6

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: MAY CAUSE ASYMPTOMATIC
PHYSIOLOGICAL UPTAKE BY SPECIFIC TARGET ORGANS OR TISSUES. EYES:
MECHANICAL IRRITATION. CHRONIC: HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED W/CHRONIC
RADIATION EXPOSURE (CANCER, LEUKEMI A, GENETIC & TERATOGENIC
EFFECTS) INVOLVE LEVELS OF EXPOSURE WHICH ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN
THOSE PERMITTED OCCUPATIONALLY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:INGESTION: NOTIFY RADIATION SAFETY PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY. THE
AMOUNT OF MATERIAL SHOULD BE ASSESSED & DOCUMENTED. SKIN: WASH
THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER UNTIL NO MORE RADIOACTIVITY CAN BE
REMOVED. ALWAY S BLOT DRY. DON'T ABRADE SKIN. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS OR UNTIL NO MORE RADIOACTIVITY CAN BE REMOVED.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION).

Extinguishing Media:ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE.

Spill Release Procedures:IF PRODUCT IS RECEIVED IN A LEAKING CONDITION
OR ANY LOSS OR RELEASE OF THE RADIOACTIVE CONTENTS OCCURS, NOTIFY
RADIATION SAFETY DEPARTMENT & MALLINCKRODT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:RADIOACTIVE DRUGS MUST BE HANDLED BY
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. THE VIAL CONTAINING THE DRUG SHOULD BE KEPT
WITHIN ITS CONTAINER/HEAVIER SHIELDING.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/RADIOACTIVE CONTENTS WHICH WOULD
CAUSE UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO RADIATION. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
HANDLING DEVICES SUCH AS SYRINGE SHIELDS & TONGS SHOULD BE USED. NO
SMOKING, EATING , DRINKING SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN AREA.

Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE PLASTIC, LATEX, RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:LABCOAT
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TOXICITY DATA: SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF IONIZING RADIATION CAN
POTENTIALLY CAUSE HARMFUL BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. CURIE QUANTITIES
INJECTED INTO BODY MAY CAUSE ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS.
CONCENTRATION: 2 MC I/ML AS OF THE CALIBRATION DATE. SPECIFIC
ACTIVITY: 2 MCI/8.3 NANOGRAMS OF GALLIUM. HALF LIFE: 78.26 HOURS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:32F
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:RADIOACTIVE FUMES CONTAINING GALLIUM

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

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