Product ID:ATCC CULTURE
MSDS Date:01/01/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F037582
MSDS Number: BWJKQ

Emergency Phone: 800-638-6597/301-881-2604

Info Phone: 301-231-5532/301-881-2604

Preparer: F P SIMIONE

Cage: 31101

Telephone: 301-231-5532/301-881-2604

Cage: 31101

METHYL SULFOXIDE, DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE *94-4*

CAS: 67-68-5

RTECS: PV6210000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ATCC CULTURES LISTED ON THE PACKING
SLIP AS CLASS I ARE NOT HAZARDOUS, BUT EXPOSURE TO LARGE
CONCENTRATIONS COULD CAUSE DISEASE. THOSE LISTED AS CLASS II,
III/IV ARE KNOWN TO PRODUCE DISEASE IN HUMANS .
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN & DECONTAMINATE USING SUITABLE
DISINFECTANTS/CLOROX/70% ETHYL ALCOHOL. REMOVE UNBROKEN VIALS
W/FORCEPS & DECONTAMINATE W/DISINFECTANT. COLLECT ALL BROKEN
VIALS/OTHER EXPOSED MATERIALS IN A SUI TABLE CONTAINER & FOLLOW
WASTE DISPOSALMETHOD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ATCC CULTURES MAY BE INFECTIOUS & MUST
BE HANDLED BY QUALIFIED MICROBIOLOGISTS USING PROPER
MICROBIOLOGICAL PRECAUTIONS. (SEE SUPP)
Other Precautions:NONE

Protective Gloves:REQUIRED FOR CLASS II, III, IV
Eye Protection:REQUIRED FOR CLASS III & IV
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COATS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HANDLING/STORAGE CONT'D: THE SHIPPING CONTAINER & CONTENTS MUST BE
OPENED IN A DESIGNATED BIOHAZARD CONTROL AREA. LABORATORY
MANIPULATIONS SHOULD BE PERFORMED INSIDE A BIOLOGICAL SAFETY
CABINET/UNDER SIMILAR CONTAINMENT, PARTICULARLY WHEN HANDLING
CLASS II, III /IV CULTRUES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:AUTOCLAVE FOR 30 MINS AT 15 LBS PRESSURE AT
249.8F. SEALED VIALS CONTAINING FREEZE-DRIED MATERIAL MUST BE OVEN
STERILIZED AT 338F FOR 4 HRS. ALL MATERIAL MUST BE DISCARDED AS
PRETREATED MICROBIOLOGICA L WASTE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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