FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30-50% 11189, H341-500 -- 6810-01-217-5085
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30-50% 11189, H341-500
MSDS Date:04/29/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-217-5085
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHVNT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (SARA 302). LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 6040 MG/KG
CAS:7722-84-1
RTECS #:MX0900000
Fraction by Wt: 12-50%
OSHA PEL:1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1 PPM

Ingred Name:WATER. LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 790 ML/KG
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 50-88%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: RESPIRATION. NOTES TO PHYS: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
    AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: SOLID OR ABSORB LIQUID WITH INERT MATERIALS,
    THEN PLACE INTO BIOHAZARD CONTAINER. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: CONTACT WITH LIQUID IS
    CORROSIVE AND CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION
    AND POSSIBLE BURNS. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE GI TRACT IRRITATION
    W/NAUS, VOMIT & POSS BURNS. MAY CAUSE  VASCULAR COLLAPSE & DMG. MAY
    CAUSE DFCLTY IN SWALLOWING, STOMACH DISTENSION, POSSIBLE CEREBRAL
    SWELL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: & DEATH. INHAL: CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS
    TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE ULCERATION OF NASAL TISSUE,
    INSOMNIA, NERVOUS TREMORS W/NUMB EXTREMITIES, CHEM PNEUM,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, & DEATH. CHRONIC:	PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN
    CONTACT MAYCAUSE DERMATITIS. TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: GET MED AID IMMED. DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB/KEEP EYES
    CLSD. EXTENSIVE IRRIGATION IS REQD (AT LST 15 MINS). SKIN: GET MED
    AID IMMED. IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS
    WHIL E REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
    INGEST: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET MED AID
    IMMED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. ALLOW VICTIM TO RINSE MOUTH & THEN
    (SUPDAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:40%
Upper Limits:100%
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ONLY! DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT
    USE DRY CHEMICAL. CONTACT PROFESSIONAL FIRE-FIGHTERS IMMEDIATELY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXOSED CNTNRS COOL.
    SUBSTANCE IS NONCOMBUST. USE WATER W/CAUTION (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS MAY CAUSE A FIRE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB SPILL W/MATL, (E.G., DRY SAND/EARTH),
    THEN PLACE INTO CHEM WASTE CNTNR. CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMED, OBSERVING
    PRECAUTIONS IN PROT EQUIP SECTION. USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE
    GAS/VAPOR. REMOVE ALL SOU RCES OF IGNIT. IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP
    (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPKS, & FLAME. DO
    NOT STORE NEAR COMBUST MATLS. DO NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
    INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE. USE
    Q/ADEQ VENT. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. AVOID CONT
    W/CLTHG & OTHER COMB UST MATLS. DO NOT INGEST OR INHALE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149 APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE
    CONCENTATIONS BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 4)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 2.5-3.5. FIRE FIGHT PROC: AND IN FLOODING AMTS. CNDTNS TO AVOID:
    COMBUST MATLS, REDUCING AGENTS, ALKALINE MATLS, STRONG OXIDANTS.
    FIRST AID PROC: TO DRINK 2-4 CUPFULS OF WATER, & SEEK MED ADVICE. 
    INHAL: GET MED AID IMMED. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG IS
    DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. DO NOT USE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH (ING 3)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:225F,107C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-26F,-32C
Vapor Pres:23 @ 30C
Vapor Density:1.0
Spec Gravity:1.1-1.2
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1.0 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID. ODORLESS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DECOMPOSES SLOWLY TO RELEASE OXYG.
    INCOMPAT MATLS, LIGHT, IGNIT SOURCES, DUST GENERATION, METALS,
    EXCESS HEAT, (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXYGEN, HYDROGEN GAS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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