| Common Name: | BSI-225 HIGH-FOAMING ALL-PURPOSE NEUTRAL CLEANER |
| Manufacturer: | BEST SANITIZERS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/2/2020 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 237D27, 237D28, 48FY14, 48FY15 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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BEST SANITIZERS INC.(TM)
BSI-225 HIGH-FOAMING ALL-PURPOSE NEUTRAL CLEANER
SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION |  |
PRODUCT NAME: BSI-225 HIGH-FOAMING ALL-PURPOSE NEUTRAL CLEANER
RECOMMENDED USES:
EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, WALLS AND FLOORS IN MEAT, POULTRY AND FOOD PROCESSING
PLANTS
SYNONYMS: GENERAL PURPOSE CLEANER CONCENTRATE
DISTRIBUTOR:
BEST SANITIZERS, INC.
PO BOX 1360
PENN VALLEY, CA 95946
CHEMICAL INFORMATION EMERGENCY:
CHEMTREC: 1.800.424.9300
| SECTION 2 HAZARD INFORMATION | |
OSHA REGULATORY STATUS:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200).
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2A
WARNING
EXCLAMATION MARK
HAZARD STATEMENTS: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
APPEARANCE: AQUEOUS SOLUTION
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOR: MILD SWEET
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS-PREVENTION:
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS-RESPONSE:
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 ADVICE/ATTENTION.
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER INFORMATION: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS.
| SECTION 3 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NO. WEIGHT-%
WATER 7732-18-5 65-85
SODIUM DODECYLEBENZENESULFONATE 25155-30-0 11-15
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER 34590-94-8 6-10
TRADE SECRET 1 PROPRIETARY 1-4
ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID TETRASODIUM SALT 64-02-08 1-2
ETHYL ALCOHOL 64-17-5 0.2-0.6
*THE EXACT PERCENTAGE (CONCENTRATION) OF COMPOSITION HAS BEEN WITHHELD AS A
TRADE SECRET.
| SECTION 4 FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
EYE CONTACT:
HOLD EYE(S) OPEN AND RINSE SLOWLY AND GENTLY WITH WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES.
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT, AFTER FIRST 5 MINUTES, THEN CONTINUE
RINSING EYE(S).
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER WHILE REMOVING ALL
CONTAMINATED CLOTHES AND SHOES. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS AND PERSISTS.
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS NOT REQUIRED.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS: SEE SECTION 11 FOR SYMPTOM INFORMATION.
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
| SECTION 5 FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
DRY CHEMICAL. WATER SPRAY (FOG), CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2), FOAM.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE
EXPLOSION DATA:
SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NONE
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE
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. COOL
CONTAINERS WITH FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE, SUBSTANCE ITSELF DOES NOT BURN BUT MAY DECOMPOSE UPON
HEATING TO PRODUCE CORROSIVE AND/OR TOXIC FUMES.
| SECTION 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS USE PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IN SECTION 8.
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED AREAS.
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: ISOLATE AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL AWAY.
ENVIRONMENT PRECAUTIONS:
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS. SEE
SECTION 12 FOR ADDITIONAL ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. CONTAIN AND COLLECT
SPILLAGE WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL, (E.G. SAND, EARTH,
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, VERMICULITE) AND PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL
ACCORDING TO LOCAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS (SEE SECTION 13).
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
COLLECT SPILLAGE. SOAK UP WITH INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL. SWEEP UP AND
SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. FOLLOWING PRODUCT RECOVERY,
FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.
| SECTION 7 HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING:
USE PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IN SECTION 8. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN
AND EYES. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR
MISTS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
KEEP FROM FREEZING.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
| SECTION 8 PROTECTION INFORMATION | |
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
CHEMICAL NAME ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL NIOSH IDLH
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL STEL: 150 PPM TWA: 100 PPM IDLH: 600 PPM
MONOMETHYL ETHER TWA: 100 PPM TWA: 600 MG/M3 TWA: 100 PPM
34590-94-8 (VACATED)STEL: 150 PPM TWA: 600 MG/M3
(VACATED) STEL: STEL: 150 PPM
900 MG/M3 STEL: 900 MG/M3
ETHYL ALCOHOL STEL: 1000 PPM TWA: 1000 PPM IDLH: 3300 PPM
64-17-5 TWA: 1900 MG/M3 TWA: 1000 PPM
TWA: 1900 MG/M3
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: SHOWERS, EYEWASH STATIONS, VENTILATION SYSTEM.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE/FACE PROTECTION: TIGHT SEALING SAFETY GOGGLES.
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
WEAR PROTECTIVE NEOPRENE(TM) GLOVES. RUBBER GLOVES. NORMAL WORK CLOTHING
(LONG SLEEVED SHIRT AND LONG SLEEVED SHIRT AND LONG PANTS) IS RECOMMENDED.
APRON RECOMMENDED.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
IF EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED OR IRRITATION IS EXPERIENCED, NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN. POSITIVE-PRESSURE SUPPLIED
AIR RESPIRATORS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR HIGH AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT
CONCENTRATIONS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MUST BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CURRENT LOCAL REGULATIONS.
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS:
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES BEFORE REUSE. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE
WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
| SECTION 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
FORMULA: SEE SECTION 3
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOR: MILD SWEET
APPEARANCE: AQUEOUS SOLUTION
ODOR THRESHOLD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
COLOR: CLEAR BLUE
PROPERTY VALUES REMARKS-METHOD
PH 7 +/-1 @ 21 DEG. C
MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT -1 DEG. C / 31 DEG. F
BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASH POINT NOT FLAMMABLE
EVAPORATION RATE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS) NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY LIMIT IN AIR:
UPPER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.035 G/CC
WATER SOLUBILITY SOLUBLE IN WATER
PARTITION COEFFICIENT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
KINEMATIC VISCOSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DYNAMIC VISCOSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| SECTION 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY DATA | |
REACTIVITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE UNDER NORMAL PROCESSING.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
| SECTION 11 TOXICITY DATA | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
INHALATION:
INHALATION OF VAPORS IN HIGH CONCENTRATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
EYE CONTACT: IRRITATING TO EYES.
SKIN CONTACT: PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATIONS.
INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
CHEMICAL NAME ORAL LD50 DERMAL LD50 INHALATION
LC50
SODIUM DODECYLEBENZENE- = 500 MG/KG (RAT)
SULFONATE = 438 MG/KG (RAT)
25155-30-0
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL = 5400 (MICRO)L/KG = 9500 MG/KG
MONOMETHYL ETHER (RAT) (RABBIT)
34590-94-8
ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC = 10 G/KG (RAT)
ACID TETRASODIUM SALT = 1658 MG/KG (RAT)
64-02-8
ETHYL ALCOHOL = 7060 MG/KG (RAT) >2 G/KG = 124.7 MG/LG
(RABBIT) (RAT) 4 H
INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
SYMPTOMS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
CARCINOGENICITY:
ETHANOL HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE CARCINOGENIC IN LONG-TEM STUDIES ONLY WHEN
CONSUMED AS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
STOT SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
STOT REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY-PRODUCT INFORMATION:
UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY 2.4% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF
UNKNOWN TOXICITY.
THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE CALCULATED BASED ON CHAPTER 3.1 OF THE GHS
DOCUMENT:
ORAL LD50: 21011 MG/KG
| SECTION 12 ECOLOGICAL DATA | |
ECOTOXICITY:
HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS.
2.474% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF COMPONENTS(S) OF UNKNOWN HAZARDS TO THE
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
CHEMICAL NAME ALGAE/AQUATIC FISH CRUSTACEA
PLANTS
SODIUM 10.8: 96 H ONCORHYNCHUS
DODECYLEBENZENE- MYKISS MG/L LC50 STATIC
SULFONATE
25155-30-0
DIPROPYLENE 10000: 96H PIMEPHALES 1919: 48 H
GLYCOL MONOMETHYL PROMELAS MG/L LC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA
ETHER STATIC MG/L LC50
34590-94-8
ETHYLENEDI- 1.01: 72 H 41: 96 H LEPOMIS 610: 24 H
AMINETETRA- DESMODESMUS MACROCHIRUS DAPHNIA MAGNA
ACETIC ACID SUBSPICATUS MG/L LC50 STATIC MG/L EC50
TETRASODIUM SALT MG/L EC50 59.8: 96 H PIMEPHALES
64-02-8 PROMELAS MG/L LC50
STATIC
ETHYL ALCOHOL 12.0-16.0: 96 H 9268-14221:
64-17-5 ONCORHYNCHUS 48 H DAPHNIA
MYKISS MG/L LC50 STATIC MAGNA MG/L
100: 96H PIMEPHALES LC50 2: 48 H
PROMELAS MG/L LC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA
STATIC 13400-15100: MG/L EC50
96 H PIMEPHALES STATIC 10800:
PROMELAS MG/L LC50 24 H DAPHNIA
FLOW-THROUGH MAGNA MG/L
EC50
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
BIOACCUMULATION:
CHEMICAL NAME PARTITION COEFFICIENT
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER 34590-94-8 -0.064
ETHYL ALCOHOL 64-17-5 -0.32
MOBILITY: SOLUBLE IN WATER.
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13 DISPOSAL INFORMATION | |
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS:
DISPOSAL OF WASTES:
DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT: NOT REGULATED
| SECTION 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
TSCA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DSL/NDSL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EINECS/ELINCS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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
US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
SARA 313:
SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION 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.
SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES:
ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD: YES
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD: NO
FIRE HAZARD: NO
NO REACTIVE HAZARD: NO
SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD: NO
CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT):
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE REGULATED
POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR
122.42)
CHEMICAL NAME CWA-REPORTABLE CWA-TOXIC CWA-PRIORITY CWA-HAZARDOUS
QUANTITY POLLUTANTS POLLUTANTS SUBSTANCES
SODIUM DODECYLE- 1000 LB X
BENZENESULFONATE
25155-30-0
CERCLA:
THIS MATERIAL, AS SUPPLIED, CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS A
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSE
COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) (40 CFR 302).
CHEMICAL NAME HAZARDOUS CERCLA/SARA RQ REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ)
SUBSTANCE RQS
SODIUM DODECYLE- 1000 LB RQ 1000 LB FINAL RQ
BENZENESULFONATE RQ 454 KG FINAL RQ
25155-30-0
US STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 - THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF
NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID, TRISODIUM SALT 5064-31-3, FORMALDEHYDE 500-00-0,
SULFUR DIOXIDE 7446-09-5, ETHYLENE OXIDE 75-21-8; 1.4 DIOXANE 123-91-1.
ETHYL ALCOHOL IS ONLY A CONSIDERED PROP 65 HAZARD WHEN INGESTED.
U.S. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS:
CHEMICAL NAME NEW JERSEY MASSACHUSETTS PENNSYLVANIA
SODIUM DODECYLEBENZENESULFONATE X X X
25155-30-0
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL X X X
ETHER
34590-94-8
ETHYL ALCOHOL 64-17-5 X X X
U.S. EPA LABEL INFORMATION:
EPA PESTICIDE REGISTRATION NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | |
NFPA:
HEALTH HAZARDS 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
INSTABILITY 0
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES NONE
HMIS:
HEALTH HAZARDS 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION B (SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES)
PREPARED BY: TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT
REVISION DATE: JANUARY 2, 2020
VERSION: 6
REVISION NOTE: ANNUAL REVIEW
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.