| Common Name: | METRICIDE |
| Manufacturer: | METREX RESEARCH |
| SDS Revision Date: | 12/16/2014 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 3VDA9 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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METREX
METRICIDE(TM)
DATE PREPARED: 12/16/2014
SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME: METRICIDE(TM)
PRODUCT USE: LIQUID STERILANT/HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTANT
MANUFACTURER:
METREX(TM) RESEARCH
1717 W. COLLINS AVE.
ORANGE, CA 92867
U.S.A.
INFORMATION PHONE NUMBER: 1-800-841-1428 (CUSTOMER SERVICE)
CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER (CHEMICAL SPILLS, LEAKS, FIRE, EXPOSURE OR
ACCIDENT ONLY):
CHEMTREC:
1-800-424-9300 (IN THE US)
1-703-527-3887 (OUTSIDE THE US)
SDS DATE OF PREPARATION/REVISION: 12/16/2014
| SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
GHS / HAZCOM 2012 CLASSIFICATION:
EYE IRRITATION CATEGORY 2A
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION CATEGORY 1
LABEL ELEMENTS:
WARNING!
EXCLAMATION MARK
HEALTH HAZARD
HAZARD PHRASES:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE ALLERGY OR ASTHMA SYMPTOMS OR BREATHING DIFFICULTIES IF INHALED.
PREVENTION:
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND FACE PROTECTION.
AVOID BREATHING MIST, VAPORS OR SPRAY.
IN CASE OF INADEQUATE VENTILATION WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
RESPONSE:
IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING.
IF EXPERIENCING RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS: CALL A POISON CENTER.
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS AND CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL
REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENT CAS NO. AMOUNT
WATER AND NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS MIXTURE 97.4%
GLUTARALDEHYDE 111-30-8 2.6%
| SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE CONTACT:
HOLD EYE OPEN AND RINSE SLOWLY AND GENTLY WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT, AFTER THE FIRST 5 MINUTES, THEN
CONTINUE RINSING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF SKIN IRRITATION DEVELOPS, SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF ILL EFFECTS OCCUR, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
IF SWALLOWED, GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE BY CALLING A POISON CONTROL
CENTER OR HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. IF ADVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE, TAKE VICTIM
AND PRODUCT CONTAINER TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY TREATMENT CENTER OR
HOSPITAL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY MEDICAL
PERSONNEL. IF THE VICTIM IS ALERT, RINSE THEIR MOUTH WITH WATER. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:
PROBABLE MUCOSAL DAMAGE MAY CONTRAINDICATE THE USE OF GASTRIC LAVAGE.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED:
MAY CAUSE SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
INGESTION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS INCLUDING
NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, AND DROWSINESS. REPEATED INHALATION OF VAPORS
MAY CAUSE ASTHMATIC SYMPTOMS IN SOME INDIVIDUALS.
INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT, IF NEEDED:
TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
| SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SUITABLE (AND UNSUITABLE) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE ANY MEDIA THAT IS SUITABLE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NONE KNOWN.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIRES IN AREAS WHERE CHEMICALS
ARE USED OR STORED.
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT.
METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
STOP LEAK IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO AND MOVE CONTAINERS FROM THE SPILL AREA.
COLLECT MATERIAL WITH AN INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN APPROPRIATE,
LABELED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING. AVOID
CONTAMINATION OF FOOD. USE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA IN CLOSED CONTAINERS.
USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LABEL DIRECTIONS.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE LIMITS:
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE LIMIT
GLUTARALDEHYDE 0.05 PPM CEILING ACGIH TLV (SEN)
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
NONE UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. FOR OPERATIONS
WHERE EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED, A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH AN
ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. EQUIPMENT SELECTION DEPENDS ON
CONTAMINANT TYPE AND CONCENTRATION. SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
1910.134 AND GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICE. FOR FIREFIGHTING, USE
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
HAND PROTECTION:
PROTECTIVE GLOVES SUCH AS BUTYL RUBBER OR NITRILE ARE RECOMMENDED TO AVOID
SKIN CONTACT.
EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES RECOMMENDED.
SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS NEEDED TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
SUITABLE EYE WASH AND WASHING FACILITIES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE WORK
AREA.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID
ODOR: FRUITY ODOR.
ODOR THRESHOLD: 0.038 PPM (GLUTARALDEHYDE)
PH: 3.2-4.3 INACTIVATED, 6.5-8.5 ACTIVATED
MELTING/FREEZING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE: 100 DEG. C (212 DEG. F)
FLASH POINT: NOT FLAMMABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE: 0.3 MMHg @ 20 DEG. C (GLUTARALDEHYDE)
VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE
RELATIVE DENSITY: >1.0
SOLUBILITIES: SOLUBLE IN WATER
PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NOT AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT FLAMMABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY: NOT AVAILABLE
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY: NONE KNOWN.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE KNOWN.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AVOID TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100 DEG. C. DO NOT ALLOW SIGNIFICANT EVAPORATION.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS AND BASES.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION WILL PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
INHALATION:
VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT. REPEATED INHALATION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE VAPORS MAY CAUSE ASTHMATIC
SYMPTOMS IN SOME INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING COUGH, WHEEZING AND DIFFICULTY
BREATHING.
SKIN CONTACT:
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. NO SIGNS OF TOXICITY WERE OBSERVED IN A DERMAL
TOXICITY STUDY IN RABBITS. IRRITATING IN A PRIMARY IRRITATION STUDY WITH
RABBITS, EFFECTS REVERSED IN 72 HRS. NEGATIVE IN A SKIN SENSITIZATION
STUDY WITH GUINEA PIGS.
EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION WITH POSSIBLE BURNS.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INGEST. IF SWALLOWED, MAY IRRITATE MOUTH, THROAT AND INTESTINAL
TRACT. INGESTION OF GLUTARALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS
INCLUDING NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, AND DROWSINESS.
CHRONIC HAZARDS: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DATA.
CARCINOGEN:
NONE OF THE COMPONENTS IS LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN
BY IARC, NTP, ACGIH, OR OSHA.
ACUTE TOXICITY VALUES FOR METRICIDE:
LD50 ORAL RAT: 3450 MG/KG
LD50 DERMAL RABBIT: >2000 MG/KG
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS TOXIC TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
TOXICITY: NO TOXICITY DATA AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT.
GLUTARALDEHYDE:
LC50 FATHEAD MINNOW: 10.8 MG/L/96 HR
EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA: 0.69 MG/L/48 HR
EBC50 GREEN ALGAE: 2.64 MG/L/72 HR.
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: GLUTARALDEHYDE IS READILY BIODEGRADABLE.
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:
GLUTARALDEHYDE:
LOG KOW: -0.333, POTENTIAL FOR BIOACCUMULATION IS LOW
MOBILITY IN SOIL:
GLUTARALDEHYDE: HIGHLY MOBILE IN SOIL.
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
SOLUTION DISPOSAL:
REFER TO PRODUCT LABEL FOR DISPOSAL INFORMATION. DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NATIONAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
CONTAINER DISPOSAL:
NONREFILLABLE CONTAINER. DO NOT REUSE OR REFILL THIS CONTAINER. OFFER FOR
RECYCLING, IF AVAILABLE. IF RECYCLING IS NOT AVAILABLE, DISCARD IN
ACCORDANCE WITH HOSPITAL POLICY.
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
UN NUMBER UN PROPER HAZARD PACKING ENVIRONMENTAL
SHIPPING NAME CLASS(S) GROUP HAZARDS
US DOT NONE NOT REGULATED NONE
EU ADR/RID NONE NOT REGULATED NONE
IMDG NONE NOT REGULATED NONE
IATA/ICAO NONE NOT REGULATED NONE
| SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
EPA SARA 311/312 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: ACUTE HEALTH
EPA SARA 313:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL RELEASE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372): NONE
PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT KNOWN TO CONTAIN OR TO HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH
OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES AS DEFINED IN 40 CFR PART 82, APPENDIX A TO
SUBPART A.
CERCLA SECTION 103:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SUBJECT TO CERCLA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; HOWEVER,
MANY STATES HAVE MORE STRINGENT RELEASE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. REPORT
SPILLS REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
CALIFORNIA PROP 65:
THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
CAUSE CANCER OR BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
US EPA TSCA INVENTORY:
ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT (TSCA) CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES INVENTORY OR EXEMPT.
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT:
ALL OF THE COMPONENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE DOMESTIC
SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL) OR EXEMPT.
| SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
NFPA RATING:
HEALTH 2
FIRE 1
INSTABILITY 0
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/16/2014
SUPERSEDES DATE: 11/1/2012
REVISION SUMMARY: NEW GHS FORMATTED SDS
THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE TAKEN FROM
SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE OF PREPARATION, HOWEVER,
METREX(TM) RESEARCH MAKES NO WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR
SUITABILITY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY TO ANY USE
THEREOF.