Product ID:PHA-99-8 OMEGA BUFFER SALTS PH5 THRU PH8
MSDS Date:07/28/1987
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F042452
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CDDNT

Emergency Phone: 203-359-1660/800-255-3924

Info Phone: 203-359-1660/813-979-0626

Cage: 29907

Telephone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (MONOBASIC) *96-4*

CAS: 7778-77-0

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT W/BULK POWDER
COULD CAUSE IRRITATION/ALLERGIC REACTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION.

First Aid:EYES: THOROUGHLY FLUSH W/COLD WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & COLD
WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS
INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY SUITABLE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE REQUIRED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP POWDER INTO CONTAINER. CLEAN AREA
W/WATER. PREPARED BUFFER SOLUTION: NEUTRALIZE & MOP AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTION W/COLD WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE W/CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED. PRODUCT IS HYGROSCOPIC. STORE AT CONTROLLED ROOM
TEMP IN DRY LOCATIONS.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE DUST. DON'T GET IN EYES. AVOID
PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR
IF AIRBORNE DUST CONCENTRATION IS HIGH.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST: ADEQUATE TO KEEP FUME & DUST LEVELS
AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER, BUTYL, NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:FULL COVER CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY W/COLD WATER AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT IS A BLENDED MIX OF TWO SEPARATE COMPONENTS. EACH BUFFER
CONTAINS SAME COMPONENTS, BUT IN DIFFERENT RATIOS. OMEGA BUFFERS
ARE MANUFACTURED & FORMULATED FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY & REQUIRE NO
SPE CIAL HANDLING, LABELLING/MARKINGS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:752F
Spec Gravity:2.34
Solubility in Water:18%/WT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GRANULAR/CRYSTALLINE POWDER W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE BUFFER SOLUTIONS BEFORE DISPOSAL.
DISPOSE OF AT APPROVED SITE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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