Product ID:HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F038160
MSDS Number: BWKSN

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Cage: 63415

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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:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CIRCULATION/VASOMOTOR
COLLAPSE, ABSORPTION OF DUST, SYSTEMIC POISONING, DEATH. EYES:
EDEMA OF THE CONJUNCTIVA, MODERATE MIOTIC EFFECT. POISONING MAY
AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, THE E XTRAVASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLES
& THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:FLUSHING/DIZZINESS/SEVERE OCCIPITAL
HEADACHE/VISUAL DISTURBANCES/CYANOSIS OF THE FACE/METALLIC
TASTE/ABDOMINAL
CRAMPS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/NERVOUSNESS/FAINTNESS/BRONCHIAL
CONSTRICTION/BRONCHOSPASM /DYSPNEA/HYPERTENSION/HYPOTENSION/ANGINAL
PAIN/COLLAPSE/CONVULSTIONS (SEE SUPP)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/BRONCHIAL ASTHMA & OTHER
PULMONARY DISEASES MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GIVE CPR IF
NEEDED. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20
MINS. EY ES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OFWATER/NORMAL SALINE
FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. NO
SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGE:
USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL
FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN A PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA WITHOUT RISK.
DON'T SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL W/HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE
FIRE CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH MATERIAL
INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. PROTECTED
AGAINST LIGHT.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.

Respiratory Protection:ANY DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR W/FULL
FACEPIECE/AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/TIGHT FITTING FACEPIECE &
HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER/TYPE C SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR
W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE D EMAND/OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE/SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
& EQUIPMENT, EYEWASH FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH CONT'D: ACIDIC IN SOLUTION. SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE CONT'D:
URTICARIA, ASTHMA, SHOCK, VASODILATION, MODERATE MIDTICTACHYCARDIA,
ALLERGIC REACTIONS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS, LIGHT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS & NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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