Product ID:LAURYL SULFATE SODIUM ELECTROPHORESIS REAGENT, L3771
MSDS Date:01/01/1999
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N092462
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJTYZ

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

Info Phone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

SULFURIC ACID, MONODODECYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT; (LAURYL

CAS: 151-21-3

RTECS: WT1050000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 1288 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF INHALED OR
SWALLOWED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CAUSES
SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRAT ORY TRACT.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA &
VOMITING. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY REACTION. CAUSES SNEEZING.
DO NOT INHALE. THE SODIUM SALT OF DOCECYL SULFATE HAS BEEN
REPORTED TO CAUSE PULMONARY SENSITIZATION RESULTING IN HYPERACTIVE
AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION AND PULMONARY ALLERGY ACCOMPANIED BY (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: FATIGUE, MALAISE AND ACHING.
SIGNIFICANT SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE CAN PERSIST FOR MORE THAN TWO
YEARS AND CAN BE ACTIVATED BY A VARIETY OF NONSPECIFIC
ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI SUCH AS AUTOMOBILE E XHAUST, PERFUMES AND
PASSIVE SMOKING. CHRONIC: TARGET ORGAN(S): LUNGS. TO THE BEST OF
OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE
EYES BY SEPARAT ING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH
WITH WATER PROVIDED PE RSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER
BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD
FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH
SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INHALATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES,
ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. TOXIC.
IRRITANT. STRONG SENSITIZER. STERNUTATOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE
SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION. IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
AND SKIN. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. TARGET ORGAN(S): LUNGS.
IN CASE OF CONT W/EYES, RINSE IMMED W/PLENTY OF WATER & SEEK MED
ADVICE. WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE DU ST.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR TRADE NAME/PART NO: ELECTROPHORESIS REAGENT. TOX INFO: EYE-RBT 10
MG MOD. TXAPA9 55,501,1980. SKN-PIG 25 MG/24H MLD. JSCCA5
23,371,1972. SKN-GPG 25 MG/24H MLD. JSCCA5 23,371,1972. TOX DATA:
ORL-RA T LD50: 1288 MG/KG. FCTXAV 5,763,1967. INHL-RAT DC50:>3900
MG/M3/1H. BIOFX* 23-3/1971. (OTHER INFO)

Melt/Freeze Pt:>204.C, 399.2F
M.P/F.P Text:204 C TO 207 C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, SULFUR OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:RTECS #: WT1050000. SULFURIC ACID,
MONODODECYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT. IRRITATION DATA: SKN-HMN 250 MG/24H
MLD. TXAPA9 31,481,1975. SKN-HMN 25 MG/24H MLD. JSCCA5 23,371-1972.
SKIN-MUS 25 MG/24H MOD. JSCCA 5 23,371-1972. SKN-DOG 25 MG/24H MLD.
JSCCA5 23,371,1972. SKN-RBT 50 MG/24H SEV. BIOFX* 23-3/1971.
SKN-RBT 25 MG/24H MOD. JSCCA5 23,371,1972. SKN-RBT 250 MG/24H MOD.
TXAPA9 31,481,1975. SKN-RBT 10 MG/ 24H. DCTODJ 1,305,1978. SKN-RBT
50 MG/24H MLD. TXAPA9 21,369,1972. EYE-RBT 100 MG/24H MOD. 28ZPAK
-,305,1972. EYE-RBT250 UG MLD. AROPAW 34,99,1945. EYE-RBT 2 MG.
DCTODJ 1,305,1978. (SUPDAT)

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Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. OTHER INFO: EPA TSCA SECTION 8(E)
RISK NOTIFICATION, 8EHQ-0892-8800. EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION
(TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998.

Transport Information:CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION.

Federal Regulatory Information:EUROPEAN INFO: HARMFUL. R 20/22. HARMFUL
BY INHAL & IF SWALLOWED. R 42. MAY CAUSE SENSITIZ BY INHAL. R
36/37/38. IRRITATING TO EYES, RESP SYS & SKIN. R 41. RISK OF
SERIOUS DMG TO EYES. S 26. IN CASE O F CONT W/EYES, RINSE IMMED
W/PLENTY OF WATER & SEEK MED ADVICE. S 36. WEAR SUITABLE PROT
CLTHG. S 22. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. REVIEWS, STDS, & REGS: OEL=MAK.
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRAT ION/RE-REGISTRATION.
FEREAC 54,7740,1989. NOHS 1974:HZD 81990; NIS 167; TNF 32028; NOS
113; TNE 3888 48. NOES 1983: HZD 81990; NIS 232; TNF 46312; NOS
170; TNE 886968; TFE 415360. (OTHER INFO)