| Common Name: | METHYLENE BLUE, 1% AQUEOUS |
| Manufacturer: | LABCHEM |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/9/2018 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 8GF67, 9NX65 |
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LABCHEM
PERFORMANCE THROUGH CHEMISTRY
METHYLENE BLUE, 1% AQUEOUS
SAFETY DATA SHEET
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGISTER / VOL. 77, NO. 58 / MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 /
RULES AND REGULATIONS
DATE OF ISSUE: 05/31/2013
REVISION DATE: 01/09/2018
SUPERSEDES: 01/28/2015
VERSION: 1.1
| SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION |  |
1.1. IDENTIFICATION:
PRODUCT FORM: MIXTURES
PRODUCT NAME: METHYLENE BLUE, 1% AQUEOUS
PRODUCT CODE: LC16940
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: BASIC BLUE 9, 1% W/V
1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESIRICTLONS ON USE:
USE OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE: FOR LABORATORY AND MANUFACTURING USE ONLY.
RECOMMENDED USE: LABORATORY CHEMICALS
RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NOT FOR FOOD, DRUG OR HOUSEHOLD USE
1.3. SUPPLIER:
LABCHEM INC
JACKSON'S POINTE COMMERCE PARK
BUILDING 1000
1010 JACKSON'S POINTE COURT
ZELIENOPLE, PA 16063
USA
T: 412-826-5230
F: 724-473-0647
INFO@LABCHEM.COM
WWW.LABCHEM.COM
1.4, EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
EMERGENCY NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 OR 011-703-527-3887
| SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION | |
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
GHS-US CLASSIFICATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
NOT CLASSIFIED AS A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL.
OTHER HAZARDS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLASSIFICATION: NONE.
2.4. UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY (GHS US): NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
3.1. SUBSTANCES: NOT APPLICABLE
3.2. MIXTURES:
NAME PRODUCT IDENTIFIER % GHS-US CLASSIFICATION
WATER (CAS-NO.) 7732-18-5 99 NOT CLASSIFIED
METHYLENE BLUE (CAS-NO.) 61-73-4 1 ACUTE TOX. 4 (ORAL), H302
AQUATIC ACUTE 2, H401
FULL TEXT OF HAZARD CLASSES AND H-STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16
| SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
4.1. DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES:
FIRST-AID MEASURES GENERAL:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF YOU FEEL UNWELL,
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INHALATION:
ALLOW VICTIM TO BREATHE FRESH AIR. ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE AFFECTED CLOTHING AND WASH ALL EXPOSED SKIN AREA WITH MILD SOAP AND
WATER, FOLLOWED BY WARM WATER RINSE.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER EYE CONTACT:
RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF PAIN,
BLINKING OR REDNESS PERSISTS.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INGESTION:
RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS (ACUTE AND DELAYED):
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS:
NOT EXPECTED TO PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD UNDER ANTICIPATED CONDITIONS
OF NORMAL USE.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: MAY STAIN THE SKIN.
4.3. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT, IF NECESSARY: NONE.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
5.1. SULTABLE (AND UNSULTABLE) EXTINGULSHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
FOAM. DRY POWDER. CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER SPRAY. SAND.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT USE A HEAVY WATER STREAM.
5.2 SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARLSING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
FIRE HAZARD: NOT FLAMMABLE.
EXPLOSION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE.
REACTIVITY: NONE.
5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG FOR COOLING EXPOSED CONTAINERS. EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN FIGHTING ANY CHEMICAL FIRE. PREVENT FIRE-FIGHTING WATER FROM ENTERING
ENVIRONMENT.
PROTECTION DURING FIREFIGHTING:
DO NOT ENTER FIRE AREA WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
6.1.1. FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL:
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: EVACUATE UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
6.1.2. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS:
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EQUIP CLEANUP CREW WITH PROPER PROTECTION.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: VENTILATE AREA.
6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT ENTRY TO SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATERS. NOTIFY AUTHORITIES IF LIQUID
ENTERS SEWERS OR PUBLIC WATERS.
6.3. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
SOAK UP SPILLS WITH INERT SOLIDS, SUCH AS CLAY OR DIATOMACEOUS EARTH AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. COLLECT SPILLAGE. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER MATERIALS.
6.4. REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS:
SEE HEADING 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
WASH HANDS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING AND WHEN LEAVING WORK. PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION IN
PROCESS AREA TO PREVENT FORMATION OF VAPOR.
7.2. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: STRONG BASES. STRONG ACIDS. SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: SOURCES OF IGNITION. DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
8.1. CONTROL PARAMETERS:
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4): NOT APPLICABLE
WATER (7732-18-5): NOT APPLICABLE
8.2. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAINS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY
OF ANY POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.
8.3. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: SAFETY GLASSES.
HAND PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES
RESPLRATORY PROTECTION:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NOT REQUIRED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS
OTHER INFORMATION: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE DURING USE.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
9.1. INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
COLOR: BLUE
ODOR: CHARACTERISTIC
ODOR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE
PH: NO DATA AVAILABLE
PH SOLUTION: 3 - 4.5
MELTING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
FREEZING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
FLASH POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): NO DATA AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NON FLAMMABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY AT 20 DEG. C: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY / DENSITY: 1 G/ML
SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN WATER.
LOG POW: NO DATA AVAILABLE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 190 DEG. C
VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EXPLOSION LIMITS: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NOT APPLICABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NONE.
9.2. OTHER INFORMATION:
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
10.1. REACTIVITY: NONE.
10.2. CHEMICAL STABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED.
10.3. POSSLBLLITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NOT ESTABLISHED.
10.4. CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES.
10.5. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS. STRONG BASES.
10.6. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
NITROGEN OXIDES. CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON DIOXIDE. SULFUR COMPOUNDS.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
11.1 INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: SKIN AND EYE CONTACT
ACUTE TOXICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4):
LD50 ORAL RAT: 1180 MG/KG (RAT)
ATE US (ORAL): 1180 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
WATER (7732-18-5):
LD50 ORAL RAT: >/=90000 MG/KG
ATE US (ORAL): 90000 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY:
NOT CLASSIFIED
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
NOT CLASSIFIED
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT CLASSIFIED
POTENTIAL ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: MAY STAIN THE SKIN.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
12.1. TOXICITY:
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4):
EC50 DAPHNIA 1: 2.26 MG/L (EC50; 48 H)
LCS50 FISH 2: 18 MG/L (LC50; 96 H)
12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY:
METHYLENE BLUE, 1% AQUEOUS:
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED.
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4):
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY:
BIODEGRADABILITY IN WATER: NO DATA AVAILABLE. PHOTODEGRADATION IN THE AIR.
WATER (7732-18-5):
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED.
12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:
METHYLENE BLUE, 1% AQUEOUS:
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT ESTABLISHED.
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4):
LOG POW: 5.85 (ESTIMATED VALUE)
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT BIOACCUMULATIVE.
WATER (7732-18-5):
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT ESTABLISHED.
12.4, MOBLLITY IN SOIL: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
12.5. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS:
EFFECT ON THE GLOBAL WARMING: NO KNOWN EFFECTS FROM THIS PRODUCT.
GWPMIX COMMENT: NO KNOWN EFFECTS FROM THIS PRODUCT.
OTHER INFORMATION: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
13.1. DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE DISPOSAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
DISPOSE IN A SAFE MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
ECOLOGY - WASTE MATERIALS: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT):
IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOT
NOT REGULATED
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
15.1. US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED, OR EXCLUDED FROM LISTING, ON
THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY
15.2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
CANADA:
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4):
LISTED ON THE CANADIAN DSL (DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST)
EU-REGULATIONS: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
NATIONAL REGULATIONS:
METHYLENE BLUE (61-73-4):
LISTED ON THE CANADIAN IDL (INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST)
15.3. US STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
REVISION DATE: 01/09/2018
OTHER INFORMATION: NONE.
FULL TEXT OF H-PHRASES: SEE SECTION 16
H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
H401: TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE
NFPA HEALTH HAZARD 1 - MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IRRITATION.
NFPA FIRE HAZARD 0 - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN UNDER TYPICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS, INCLUDING INTRINSICALLY NONCOMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS SUCH AS CONCRETE, STONE, AND SAND.
NFPA REACTIVITY 0 - MATERIAL THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE NORMALLY STABLE,
EVEN UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
HAZARD RATING:
HEALTH 1 SLIGHT HAZARD - IRRITATION OR MINOR REVERSIBLE INJURY
POSSIBLE
FLAMMABILITY 0 MINIMAL HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN
PHYSICAL 0 MINIMAL HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT ARE NORMALLY STABLE,
EVEN UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS, AND WILL NOT REACT WITH
WATER, POLYMERIZE, DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE, OR
SELF-REACT. NON-EXPLOSIVES.
PERSONAL PROTECTION B
B - SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES
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