Product ID:HISTAMINE DIPHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F032025
MSDS Number: BSPQL

Emergency Phone: 310-516-8000

Info Phone: 310-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE

CAS: 51-74-1

RTECS: NI5425000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 807 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: SYSTOMATIC POISONING,
URTICORNIA, ASTHMA, CIRCULATORY/VOSOMOTOR COLLAPSE, DEATH. EYES:
VASOLIDATION & EDEMA OF THE CONJUNCTION, MIOTIC EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: DIZZINESS/HEADACHE/VISUAL
DISTURBANCES/CYANOSIS OF THE FACE/ABDOMINAL CRAMPS/METALLIC
TASTE/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/NERVOUSNESS/FAINTNESS/BRONCHIAL
CONSTRUCTION/BONOCHOSPASM/DYSPNE/ANGINA L PAIN
COLLAPSE/CONVULSIONS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BRONCHIAL ASTHMA & OTHER PULMONARY
DISEASES.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATEY. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN
IF NECESSARY. KEEP WARM/QUIET. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING/SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES.
EYES: WASH W/PLE NTY OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MINUTES.
INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCURRS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT
ASPIRATION. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, REGULAR FOAM. LARGE
FIRE: WATER SPRAY, FOG, REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA/FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. MOVE
CONTAINER IF IT IS SAFE. DON'T SCATTER MATERIAL W/WATER STREAMS.
DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP
UPWIND.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE PROTECTED
AGAINST LIGHT.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY, AVOID CONTACT
W/STRONG OXIDIZERS, EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH-MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR
CONCENTRATIONS LEVELS IN THE WORK PLACE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:284 F
pH:<7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PRISMATIC CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, LIGHT, OTHER IGNITION SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS & NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING/DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT
THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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