SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. MICRO ESSENTIAL LABORATORY HYDRION(R*) PH AND SANITIZER TEST KITS SINCE 1934 SAFETY DATA SHEET ISSUE DATE: 15-FEB-2012 REVISION DATE: 8-DEC-2016 VERSION: 1
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: PRODUCT NAME: HYDRION COLOR SAFE BUFFER PH-4.00 OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: SDS #: MEL-006 RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: RECOMMENDED USE: FOR PREPARATION OF BUFFER STANDARDS IN DISTILLED WATER. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: SUPPLIER ADDRESS: MICRO ESSENTIAL LABORATORY, INC PO BOX 100824 4224 AVENUE H BROOKLYN, NY 11210 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: COMPANY PHONE NUMBER: PHONE: 718-338-3618 FAX: 718-692-4491 (8:00AM TO 4:00PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME) EMERGENCY TELEPHONE (24 HR): INFOTRAC: 1-352-323-3500 (INTERNATIONAL) 1-800-535-5053 (NORTH AMERICA)
APPEARANCE: LIGHT ORANGE POWDER PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID ODOR: ODORLESS CLASSIFICATION: HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY: 0.03% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NO WEIGHT-% POTASSIUM BIPHTHALATE 877-24-7 99.5 METHYL PARABEN 99-76-3 0.47 FD&C YELLOW 5 1934-21-0 0.03 **IF CHEMICAL NAME/CAS NO IS "PROPRIETARY" AND/OR WEIGHT-% IS LISTED AS A RANGE, THE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY AND/OR PERCENTAGE OF COMPOSITION HAS BEEN WITHHELD AS A TRADE SECRET.**
FIRST AID MEASURES: GENERAL ADVICE: PROVIDE THIS SDS TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR TREATMENT. EYE CONTACT: RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: WASH AFFECTED AREAS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NECESSARY. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NECESSARY. INGESTION: DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NECESSARY. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS: SYMPTOMS: DUST MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES. PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION OR ALLERGIC REACTION. INGESTION CAN IRRITATE STOMACH AND CAUSE MOUTH BURNS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE BY INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO BULK POWDER MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NOT DETERMINED. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NON-FLAMMABLE. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF PHOSPHOROUS OXIDE. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND, MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. DO NOT RELEASE RUNOFF FROM FIRE CONTROL METHODS TO SEWERS OR WATERWAYS.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY, ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY. RESTRICT ACCESS TO AREA UNTIL COMPLETION OF CLEAN-UP. ENSURE CLEAN-UP IS CONDUCTED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL ONLY. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: FOLLOW APPLICABLE OSHA REGULATIONS (29 CFR 1910.120). ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: PREVENT FROM ENTERING INTO SOIL, DITCHES, SEWERS, WATERWAYS AND/OR GROUNDWATER. SEE SECTION 12, ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION. SEE SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. METHODS FOR CLEAN-UP: FOR SMALL SPILLS: WIPE UP PRODUCT AND RINSE AFFECTED AREA WITH WATER. FOR SLIGHTLY LARGER SPILLS: CAREFULLY SWEEP OR SCOOP UP SPILLED MATERIAL INTO A LARGE BEAKER AND DISSOLVE WITH WATER. ADJUST TO A PH BETWEEN 6 AND 9 WITH AN ALKALI, SUCH AS SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE. FLUSH REACTED MATERIAL TO THE DRAIN WITH A LARGE EXCESS OF WATER IF PERMITTED BY LOCAL REGULATIONS. DECONTAMINATE THE AREA OF THE SPILL WITH A SOAP SOLUTION. FOR VERY LARGE SPILLS: DIKE FAR AHEAD OF LIQUID SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. USE PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IN SECTION 8. THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS PERTAIN ONLY TO BULK POWDER HANDLING: VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME AND DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR WHEN HANDLING BULK POWDER EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES WITH SIDE SHIELDS WHEN HANDLING BULK POWDER GLOVES: NATURAL RUBBER, BUTYL NEOPRENE OR EQUIVALENT. WEAR FULL COVER CLOTHING WHEN HANDLING BULK POWDER. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AND STORE IN A COOL, DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. AVOID EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES & HIGH HUMIDITY. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: HAZARDOUS REACTION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION MAY OCCUR WITH CHLORINE, HYPOCHLORUS ACID, HYPOCHLORITES, CYANIDES OR SULFIDES.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: THIS PRODUCT, AS SUPPLIED, DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE REGION SPECIFIC REGULATORY BODIES. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED AREAS. EYEWASH STATIONS. SHOWERS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION RECOMMENDED. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE/FACE PROTECTION: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES OR CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES AS DESCRIBED BY OSHA'S EYE AND FACE PROTECTION REGULATIONS IN 29 CFR 1910.133. CONTACT LENSES ARE NOT EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES. APPROPRIATE EYE PROTECTION MUST BE WORN INSTEAD OF, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH, CONTACT LENSES. SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR CHEMICALLY PROTECTIVE GLOVES, BOOTS, APRONS, AND GAUNTLETS TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE PRIOR TO RESPIRATOR SELECTION AND USE. SELECT RESPIRATOR BASED ON ITS SUITABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WORKER PROTECTION FOR GIVEN WORKING CONDITIONS, LEVEL OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION, AND PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT OXYGEN. WARNING! AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. IF RESPIRATORS ARE USED, OSHA REQUIRES A WRITTEN RESPIRATORY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES AT LEAST: MEDICAL CERTIFICATION, TRAINING, FIT-TESTING, PERIODIC ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, CLEANING, AND CONVENIENT, SANITARY STORAGE AREAS. GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT: SEPARATE CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHES FROM STREET CLOTHES. LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. REMOVE THIS MATERIAL FROM YOUR SHOES AND CLEAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. NEVER EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE IN WORK AREAS. PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AFTER USING THIS MATERIAL, ESPECIALLY BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, USING THE TOILET, OR APPLYING COSMETICS.
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID APPEARANCE: LIGHT ORANGE POWDER ODOR: ODORLESS COLOR: LIGHT ORANGE ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT DETERMINED PROPERTY VALUES REMARKS - METHOD PH 4.00 @ 25 DEG. C (77 DEG. F) MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT NOT DETERMINED BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE 100 DEG. C / 212 DEG. F FLASH POINT NON-FLAMMABLE EVAPORATION RATE NOT DETERMINED FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS) NOT DETERMINED UPPER FLAMMABILITY LIMITS NOT DETERMINED LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT NOT DETERMINED VAPOR PRESSURE NOT DETERMINED VAPOR DENSITY NOT DETERMINED SPECIFIC GRAVITY APPROX. 1 (1=WATER) @ 4 DEG. C WATER SOLUBILITY MISCIBLE IN WATER SOLUBILITY IN OTHER SOLVENTS NOT DETERMINED PARTITION COEFFICIENT NOT DETERMINED AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE NOT DETERMINED DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE NOT DETERMINED KINEMATIC VISCOSITY NOT DETERMINED DYNAMIC VISCOSITY NOT DETERMINED EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES NOT DETERMINED OXIDIZING PROPERTIES NOT DETERMINED MOLECULAR WEIGHT POTASSIUM BIPHTHALATE: 204.2 GRAMS
REACTIVITY: NOT REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: SEE BELOW - INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: HAZARDOUS REACTION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION MAY OCCUR WITH CHLORINE, HYPOCHLORUS ACID, HYPOCHLORITES, CYANIDES OR SULFIDES. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF PHOSPHOROUS OXIDE.
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: PRODUCT INFORMATION: EYE CONTACT: AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. SKIN CONTACT: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN. INHALATION: AVOID INHALATION OF DUST. INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. COMPONENT INFORMATION: CHEMICAL NAME ORAL LD50 DERMAL LD50 INHALATION LC50 POTASSIUM BIPHTHALATE >3200 MG/KG (RAT) 877-24-7 METHYL PARABEN =2100 MG/KG (RAT) 99-76-3 INFORMATION ON PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: SYMPTOMS: PLEASE SEE SECTION 4 OF THIS SDS FOR SYMPTOMS. DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE: CARCINOGENICITY: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CARCINOGENS OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS AS LISTED BY OSHA, IARC OR NTP. NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY: NOT DETERMINED UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY: 0.03% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY.
ECOTOXICITY: THE PRODUCT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY THAT LARGE OR FREQUENT SPILLS CAN HAVE A HARMFUL OR DAMAGING EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY: NOT DETERMINED. BIOACCUMULATION: NOT DETERMINED. MOBILITY: NOT DETERMINED OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NOT DETERMINED
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DISPOSAL OF WASTES: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
NOTE: PLEASE SEE CURRENT SHIPPING PAPER FOR MOST UP TO DATE SHIPPING INFORMATION, INCLUDING EXEMPTIONS AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. DOT: NOT REGULATED IATA: NOT REGULATED IMDG: NOT REGULATED
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: NOT DETERMINED LEGEND: TSCA: UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SECTION 8(B) INVENTORY DSL/NDSL: CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST EINECS/ELINCS: EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES/EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ENCS: JAPAN EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IECSC: CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES KECL: KOREAN EXISTING AND EVALUATED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES PICCS: PHILIPPINES INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: CERCLA: THIS MATERIAL, AS SUPPLIED, DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) (40 CFR 302) OR THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) (40 CFR 355). SARA 313: SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA). THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372 CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT): THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR 122.42) US STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PROPOSITION 65 CHEMICALS. U.S. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS
NFPA: HEALTH HAZARDS 2 FLAMMABILITY 1 INSTABILITY 0 SPECIAL HAZARDS NOT DETERMINED HMIS: HEALTH HAZARDS 2 FLAMMABILITY 1 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0 PERSONAL PROTECTION J ISSUE DATE: 15-FEB-2012 REVISION DATE: 28-MAR-2014 REVISION NOTE: NEW FORMAT DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT. MEL-006 - HYDRION COLOR SAFE BUFFER PH-4.00 |