Product ID:CREATININE REAGENT, 443340, PICRIC SOLUTION
MSDS Date:02/18/1994
FSC:6550
NIIN:01-368-8172
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CGHGP

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-526-3821

Cage: 64595

Telephone: 800-854-3633

Cage: 64595

PICRIC ACID (SARA 313)

CAS: 88-89-1

RTECS: TJ7877000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3, S

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3

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: EYE & SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE
IRRIT. ADDNL EFTS MAY INCL SWELL OF EYES. INHAL MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF
RESP TRACT RSLTG IN COUGHING & SORE THROAT. INGEST MAY CAUSE HDCH,
NAUS & VOMIT. RPTD/PRLNG EYE & SK IN CONT MAY CAUSE CONJ & DERM,
RESPECTIVELY. INHAL MAY CAUSE YELLOW STAINS ON TEETH, ITCH & RASH.
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: RPTD ABSORPTION THRU SKIN, INHAL, &
INGEST MAY DMG LIVER & KIDNEYS WHICH MAY RSLT IN HEPATITIS & BLOOD
IN URINE, RESPECTIVELY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF ASTHMA.
ALCOHOL MAY ENHANCE THE TOXIC EFFECTS.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. CALL MD.
EYES: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE
ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. CALL MD. INGEST:
WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER. CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.

Spill Release Procedures:MAY STAIN CLTHG & SKIN. AVOID INHAL, INGEST &
CONT W/EYES & SKIN. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. KEEP UNNEC
PEOPLE AWAY. CONTAIN SPILL TO PVNT MIGRATION. RENDER SPILLED MATL
MANAGEABLE FOR CLEAN-UP US ING APPROP, INERT, NON-FLAM ABSORB MATL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PICRIC ACID, WET W/AT LEAST 10% WATER,
IS CONSIDERED STABLE UNDER NORM TEMPS & PRESS. HOWEVER, CONTRS MAY
DETONATE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Other Precautions:MATL MAY EXPLODE > 572F (300C). IF WATER CONTENT IS
<10%, PICRIC ACID IS MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DETONATION & MAY BE
SHOCK-SENSITIVE. KEEP ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTR IN COOL, WELL-VENTD
PLACE. AVOID INHA L, INGEST & CONT W/EYES & SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR
SUITABLE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION IS SATISFACTORY FOR NORMAL USAGE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<32F,<0C
Vapor Pres:18 @ 20C
Vapor Density:0.6
Spec Gravity:1.006
pH:1.5
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW TRANSPARENT LIQUID, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS, BASES, METALS AND METALLIC
COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PICRIC ACID IS EXPLOSIVE WHEN DRY. AVOID
CONTACT WITH ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID OVERHEATING AND SHOCK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MIXTURES MAY BECOME A SHOCK SENSITIVE
EXPLOSIVE IF ALLOWED TO DRY OUT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DETERMINE WHETHER WASTE FROM SPILL CLEAN-UPS,
EXPIRED/EXCESS REAGENTS IS HAZ WASTE I/A/W APPLIC REGS. IF IT IS
HAZ WASTE, IT MUST BE DISP OF ACCORDING TO APPLIC FED, STATE & LOC
LAWS & REGS.

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