Product ID:9135399, 9135301 CLEARVIEW CHLAMYDIA TEST
MSDS Date:10/24/1990
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F032308
MSDS Number: BSZGF

UNIPATH CO

850 MAUDE AVE
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
US

Emergency Phone: 415-969-5533

Info Phone: 415-969-5533

Cage: 65261

UNIPATH CO

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 US

Telephone: 415-969-5533

Cage: 65261

SODIUM AZIDE, AZIDE

CAS: 26628-22-8

RTECS: VY8050000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

ACGIH TLV: C 0.29 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 27 MG/KG SODIUM AZIDE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM AZIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC BY
INGESTION & IS IRRITATING TO EYES & SKIN. CHLAMYDIA IN THE POSITIVE
CONTROL HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE NON-INFECTIOUS IN CELL CULTURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH W/STERILE WATER
FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH
W/CLEAN WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE.
Other Precautions:STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING INFECTIOUS AGENTS &
CHEMICAL REAGENTS SHOULD BE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT ALL PROCEDURES. ALL
MATERIAL OF BIOLOGICAL ORGIN SHOULD BE HANDLED AS THOUGH
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS .

Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:DON'T SMOKE, DRINK OR EAT WHILE HANDLING
SPECIMENS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEARANCE: WHITE PLASTIC MOLDING ENCASING A TEST STRIP CONTAINING
SEPARATE REGIONS OF MURINE MONOCLONAL ANTI-CHLAMYDIAL ANTIBODY,
RABBIT ANTI-MOUSE ANTIBODY & LATEX-LABELLED MURINE MONOCLONAL
ANTI-CH LAMDYIA ANTIBODY.

Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID CONTAINING CHLAMYDIAL
ANTIGEN (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFO)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GAS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:USE STANDARD LABORATORY WASTE DISPOSAL
PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS.

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