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SHELTON, CT
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DATE PREPARED: 6-27-00
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IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT #: IB05080
NAME: GUANIDINE HCL
CAS #: 50-01-1
MF: CH5N3
SYNONYMS
GUANIDINE CHLORIDE * GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE * GUANIDINIUM CHLORIDE * GUANIDINIUM
HYDROCHLORIDE * USAF EK-749 *
_____________________________TOXICITY HAZARDS______________________________
RTECS NO: MF4300000
GUANIDINE, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT 500 MG/24H SEV
NTIS**AD-A166-306
EYE-RBT 81400 UG MOD
NTIS**AD-A184-068
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50: 475 MG/KG
NTIS**AD-A165-747
IPR-MUS LD50: 500 MG/KG
NTIS**AD277-689
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
NOES 1983: HZD X3755; NIS 2; TNF 115; NOS 22; TNE 2097; TFE 589
EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY, JUNE 1990
TARGET ORGAN DATA
BEHAVIORAL (ALTERED SLEEP TIME)
BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD)
BEHAVIORAL (EXCITEMENT)
BEHAVIORAL (MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY)
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
GASTROINTESTINAL (HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED
HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.
HEALTH HAZARD
DATA____________________________
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
BONE MARROW
NERVES
FIRST AID
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
________________________________PHYSICAL DATA______________________________
MELTING PT: 185 C TO 189 C
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
_______________________FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA___________________
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WATER SPRAY
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH
SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
_____REACTIVITY DATA__
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES.
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS
SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD
DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR
EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS.
______________PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY
GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM)
AVOID INHALATION.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
TOXIC.
SEVERE IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
HYGROSCOPIC
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
HARMFUL (EUROPEAN DEFINITION)
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
BONE MARROW
NERVES
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
TOXIC
IRRITANT
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