Product ID:WRIGHT STAIN
MSDS Date:02/18/1987
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N082307
MSDS Number: CGCRC

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600;314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

WRIGHT STAIN; (WRIGHT STAIN CERTIFIED; EOSIN; METHYLENE

CAS: 68988-92-1

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION & INGESTION: NO
INFORMATION FOUND, BUT COMPUND SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A POTENTIAL
HEALTH HAZARD. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. MAY BE ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. EYE CONTACT. NO INFOR MATION FOUND. CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL PHYSICIAN. INGEST: CALL PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLOTHING. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR
MIL D DETERGENT & WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15
MINS, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION
HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT FROM DUST. SWEEP UP &
CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION/DISP. VACUUMING/WET SWEEPING MAY BE
USED TO AVOID DUST DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORE IN A COOL, DRY VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPRVD SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST SYS WHICH CAPTURES THE CONTAMINANT AT ITS
SOURCE IS REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . CLEAN
BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Appearance and Odor:DARK GREEN POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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