Product ID:BUFFER TE, ENDOFREE PLASMID MEGA KIT, 12381
MSDS Date:09/22/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKHBJ

QIAGEN INC

28159 AVENUE STANFORD
SANTA CLARITA, CA 91355
US

Emergency Phone: 800-362-7737

Info Phone: 800-362-7737

Cage: 01QT0

QIAGEN INC

SANTA CLARITA, CA 91355 US

Telephone: 800-362-7737

Cage: 01QT0

TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)AMINOMETHANE

CAS: 77-86-1

RTECS: TY2900000

HYDROCHLORIC ACID

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

OSHA PEL C7 MG/M3;C5 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID

CAS: 60-00-4

RTECS: AH4025000

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

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: MAY BE HARMFUL. EYE
CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE PRODUCT
SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH NORMAL C AUTION ACCORDED CHEMICALS.
ADDITIONAL HARMFUL PROPERTIES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. CHEMICAL
CHARACTERIZATION: AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF 10 MM
TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)AMINOMETHANE/HYDROCHLORIC ACID, 1 MM ETHYLENEDIA
MINETETRAACETIC ACID, PH 8.0.

First Aid:EYE CONT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING
EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. SKIN CONT: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND
COPIOU S AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS.

Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APRPOVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH
SKIN AND EYES.

Spill Release Procedures:PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER
BOOTS, AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE: ABSORB ON SAND
OR VERMICULITE AND PLAC E IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE TIGHTLY CLOSED AT 20-25C.
PRODUCT SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH THE NORMAL CAUTION ACCORDED
CHEMICALS. ADDITIONAL HARMFUL PROPERTIES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
Other Precautions:HAZ COMPONENTS: ACCORDING TO OSHR4 29 CFR 1910.1200,
A MIX WHICH CNTNS <1% BY WT/VOLUME OF NON-CARCINOGENIC HAZ
COMPONENT IS NOT CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, UNLESS THERE IS EVID TO
CONTRARY. WE DO NOT CONSI DER BUFFER TE TO BE HAZ, HOWEVER, WE REC
USE OF GLOVES, LAB COATS & EYE PROT WHEN WORKING W/THESE OR ANY
CHEM REAGENTS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:1.00 G/CM3
pH:8.0
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND
CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR SMALL QUANTITIES FLUSH DOWN SINK WITH WATER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS.

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