FMC CORP -- SEAKEM GTG, 9012-36-6, AGAROSES -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SEAKEM GTG, 9012-36-6, AGAROSES
MSDS Date:07/01/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FMC CORP
Address:191 THOMASTON ST
City:ROCKLAND
State:ME
ZIP:04841
Country:US
Info Phone Num:207-594-3400; 800-521-0390
Emergency Phone Num:303-595-9048
CAGE:61382
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FMC CORPORATION
Address:191 THOMASTON STREET
Box:City:ROCKLAND
State:ME
ZIP:04841
Country:US
Phone:800-521-0390; 207-594-3400
CAGE:61382

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

Ingred Name:AGAROSE
CAS:9012-36-6

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARD EXPECTED.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN CONTACT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. SKIN
    ABSORPTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INHALATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
    INGESTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. EYE CONTACT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH
    WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
    OCCURS  AND PERSISTS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING
    DIFFICULTY OR DISCOMFORT OCCURS AND PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INGESTION: DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO AN  UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF ANY DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE TO MD: AGAROSE IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE LOW
    TOXICITY, AS NOTED UNDER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE.

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

Lower Limits:SUPP DATA
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2 OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE, AIRBORNE ORGANIC DUSTS AT OR ABOVE
    LEL VALUE (0.40 OZ/CU FT) HAVE EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL IN PRESENCE OF
    IGNITION SOURCE. NFPA DESIGNATION 704: FIRE - 1; HEALTH - 0;
    REACTIVITY - 0.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP POWDER. COLLECT AND PLACE IN SOLID
    TRASH. DISPOSE OF IN SOLID TRASH I/A/W APPROPRIATE LOCAL,
    STATE/PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR INERT
    NUISANCE WASTE MATERIAL. AVOID CONTACT  WITH SKIN AND EYES.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE.
Other Precautions:NOTE: AGAROSE IS GENERALLY USED AFTER DISSOLUTION BY
    BOILING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS STEP ARE AVAILABLE FROM FMC
    UPON REQUEST.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . NOT REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    SPECIAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AIR EXPLO LIMS: LEL: DUST LAYER 205 C, LEL: 0.40 OZ/CU FT/0.36 KG/M3;
    DUST CLOUD 440 C, LEL: 0.40 OZ/CU FT. -- PHYSICAL DATA: EXPLO
    PROERTIES: N/A. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: N/A. FAT SOLUBILITY: NO DATA
    A VAIL. MOLECULAR WT: >50,000. PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NO DATA
    AVAIL.

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

Spec Gravity:1.49 GM/CM3
Solubility in Water:10% W/DFCLTY ON HEATING
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER (SOLID); ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:10% H*2O

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDANTS AND ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE
    AND CARBON DIOXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:ACUTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR FORMULATION. A
    RELATED MATERIAL, AGAR, HAS VERY LOW ORAL TOXICITY AND IS GENERALLY
    RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS) BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
    CHRONIC: NO DATA AVA ILABLE FOR FORMULATION. AGAR, A RELATED
    MATERIAL, WAS NEGATIVE IN A NTP CARINOGENISIS RODENT BIOASSAY.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO DATA AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS . DISPOSE OF POWDER OR GEL IN SOLID TRASH.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:U.S. DOT: NOT LISTED IN TITLE 49 OF THE U.S. CODE
    OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. UN MARPOL
    DESIGNATION: NONE. CANADA (TDG): NOT APPLICABLE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:U.S. SARA TITLE III: NOT LISTED. SECTION
    311/312: NOT LISTED. SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372): NOT LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information:U.S. TSCA INVENTORY: NOT LISTED. CANADA
    WHMIS: NOT A CONTROLLED PRODUCT UNDER THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE
    HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS). EEC FINECS NO:
    NONE. EEC RISK PHRASES: NOT CLASSIFI ED AS DANGEROUS. EEC SYMBOLS:
    NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. EEC SAFETY ADVISE PHRASES: NOT
    CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: NONE.
    THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED TO MEET THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE
    U.S. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200; THE EEC
    DIRECTIVE, 91 /155/EEC AND OTHER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT
    DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS CURRENTLY ON THE CALIFORNIA LIST OF
    KNOWN CARCINOGENS AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXINS.

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