Product ID:CO2 GAS GENERATING TABLET
MSDS Date:08/07/1992
FSC:6640
NIIN:01-214-3992
MSDS Number: BVZKH

BECTON-DICKINSON MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEMS INC

250 SCHILLING CIR
COCKEYSVILLE, MD 21030
US

Emergency Phone: 410-785-6257

Info Phone: 410-785-6257

Preparer: CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFC

Cage: 05545

CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC INC

1546 HOUSTON, TX 77038-2499 US

Telephone: 713-820-9898

Cage: 15481

ZINC (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-66-6

RTECS: ZG8600000

Fraction By Weight: 30% %

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

SODIUM BICARBONATE

CAS: 144-55-8

RTECS: VZ0950000

Fraction By Weight: 15% %

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

Fraction By Weight: 4% %

POTASSIUM BOROHYDRIDE

CAS: 13762-51-1

RTECS: TS7525000

Fraction By Weight: 4% %

NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT GIVEN FOR PRODUCT AS A WHOLE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE SHOULD NOT BE ENCOUNTERED
DURING USE OF THIS PRODUCT. TABLET AND THE ACID ARE CONTAINED IN A
SEALED AMPULE. MAY BE POISONOUS IF INGESTED. IRRITATING FUMES OF
ZINC CHLORIDE ARE PRODUCED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. IN HALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NOT GIVEN
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL GENERATE SMALL AMOUNTS OF FLAMMABLE
HYDROGEN GAS WHEN AMPULE IS BROKEN AND THE TABLET CONTACT HCL.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE. USE OF THE PRODUCT CAUSES THE TABLET TO
BE CONSUMED COMPLETELY BY THE HYDROCHLORIC ACID SOLUTION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. PROTECT FROM
FREEZING AND EXCESSIVE HEAT. AVOID CONTACT WITH MOISTURE AND WATER.
REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINER FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE PRIOR TO USE.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Eye Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Protective Equipment:AN EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATION AND SHOWER
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:NOT GIVEN
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:NOT GIVEN
Appearance and Odor:TABLET PACKAGE IN A GLASS AMPULE, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SMALL AMOUNTS OF FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
GAS AND IRRITATING FUMES OF ZINC CHLORIDE WHEN TABLET CONTACTS THE
HDROCHLORIC ACID.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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