| Common Name: | METRICIDE 28 28-DAY, 2.5% LONG-LIFE GLUTARALDEHYDE |
| Manufacturer: | METREX RESEARCH |
| SDS Revision Date: | 12/1/2010 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 3VDA8, 3VDA9 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
METRICIDE 28 28-DAY, 2.5% LONG-LIFE GLUTARALDEHYDE
| 1 - IDENTIFICATION |  |
MANUFACTURER: METREX RESEARCH CORPORATION
ADDRESS: 28210 WICK ROAD
CITY, STATE, ZIP: ROMULUS, MI 48174
TELEPHONE: 1-800-841-1428
EMERGENCY:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
DATE PREPARED: DECEMBER 2006
DATE REVISED: DECEMBER 2010
| 2 - COMPOSITION INFORMATION | |
INGREDIENTS CAS # OSHA ACGIH %
PEL TLV
GLUTARALDEHYDE 111-30-8 N/A 0.05 PPM 2.5
WATER AND OTHER INERT INGREDIENTS N/A N/A N/A 97.5
| 3 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
BOILING POINT: 212 DEG. F
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 1.005
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM Hg): SAME AS WATER
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): SAME AS WATER
MELTING POINT: N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 100%
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
ACTIVATED SOLUTION IS BLUISH-GREEN WITH A MILD GLUTARALDEHYDE ODOR.
PH:
3.2 - 4.3 UNACTIVATED
7.5 - 8.5 ACTIVATED
| 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA | |
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LEL: N/A
UEL: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: N/A
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: N/A
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: N/A
| 5 - REACTIVITY DATA | |
STABILITY: STABLE SOLUTION
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AVOID HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 200 DEG. F. AVOID REMOVAL OF WATER BY
ARTIFICIALLY RAISING TEMPERATURE.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIAL TO AVOID):
ACIDS AND ALKALINES WILL NEUTRALIZE ACTIVE INGREDIENT.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION BYPRODUCTS: N/A
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
| 6 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA | |
ROUTES OF ENTRY:
SKIN: MODERATE IRRITATION
EYES: CONTACT WITH EYES CAUSES DAMAGE.
INHALATION: LOW OR MILD IRRITATION
INGESTION: TOXIC
CARCINOGENICITY:
NTP: NO
IARC MONOGRAPHS: NO
OSHA REGULATED CARCINOGEN: NO
| 7 - EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES | |
SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER.
EYES:
FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
| 8 - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING & USE | |
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
VENTILATE AREA; WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE GEAR. FOR SMALL SPILLS, WIPE
WITH SPONGE, MOP OR TOWEL. FLUSH WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. FOR LARGE
SPILLS, USE AMMONIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM BISULFITE OR DIBASIC AMMONIUM
PHOSPHATE TO DEACTIVATE GLUTARALDEHYDE. COLLECT LIQUID AND DISCARD IT.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT
REUSE EMPTY CONTAINER. WRAP CONTAINER AND PUT IN TRASH.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING:
KEEP IN COOL PLACE. USE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT INGEST. AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE; DISCARD IF DISPOSABLE. AVOID
CONTAMINATION OF FOOD.
| 9 - CONTROL MEASURES | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
VENTILATION:
LOCAL EXHAUST:
ADEQUATE VENTILATION RECOMMENDED - A MINIMUM OF 10 AIR EXCHANGES PER HOUR
OR AS DEFINED BY STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
MECHANICAL (GENERAL): SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
BUTYL RUBBER, NITRILE RUBBER, POLYETHYLENE OR DOUBLE-GLOVED LATEX.
EYE PROTECTION: EYE PROTECTION RECOMMENDED.
WORK/HYGIENE PRACTICES:
HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES. THESE
PRACTICES INCLUDE AVOIDING UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE.
| 10 - TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
NOT REGULATED.
| 11 - SPECIAL INFORMATION | |
HMIS (HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM) RATING:
H 2
F 0
R 0
HMIS HAZARD INDEX:
4 - SEVERE HAZARD
3 - SERIOUS HAZARD
2 - MODERATE HAZARD
1 - SLIGHT HAZARD
0 - MINIMUM HAZARD
NOTE:
THIS MSDS WAS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OSHA
HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200) AND IS TO BE USED ONLY FOR
THIS PRODUCT. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MSDS IS, TO THE BEST OF OUR
KNOWLEDGE, BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE.