Product ID:BUFFER SALTS, PH 4, PHA-89
MSDS Date:01/28/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N072278
MSDS Number: CBXWN

Emergency Phone: 203-359-1660

Info Phone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

Telephone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

3200 MG/KG

CAS: 877-24-7

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:NO HARMFUL EFFECTS INDICATED
FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOS:INHALATION:MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO NOSE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SKIN OR EYE
CONTACT:PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IR RITATION OR ALLERGIC
REACTION. DUST MAYBE IRRITATING TO EYES. SKIN ABSORPTION:CAN CAUSE
SKIN IRRIT. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:INGESTION:NONE DOCUMENTED.
CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO BULK POWDER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO EYES, SKIN
AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO BULK POWDER.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IF ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS SHOULD DEVELOP.
EYE CONTACT:FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SKIN CONTACT:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IN GESTION:IF CONSCIOUS INDUCE VOMITING.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY SWEEP UP AND DISCARD. CLEAN SPILL
AREA WITH COLD WATER. IF PREPARED BUFFER SOLUTION IS SPILLED
NEUTRALIZE AND MOP AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST OR GET INTO EYES. AVOID PROLONGED
SKIN CONTACT. THE BUFFERS ARE MANUFACTURED AND FORMULATED FOR LAB
USE ONLY AND REQ NO SPECIAL HNDLG, LBLING/MARKINGS. BUFFERS ARE NOT
TO BE TAKEN INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spec Gravity:1.636
pH:4
Solubility in Water:1 TO 10% BY WT @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, ODORLESS ORTHORHOMBIC CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE DOCUMENTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:K*20, CO.

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE BUFFER SOLUTIONS BEFORE DISPOSAL.
DISPOSE AT APPROVED SITE. DISPOSE OF ALL WASTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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