FMC CORPORATION -- NUSIEVE 3:1 AND METAPHOR AGAROSE, F-15-35-0  -- 6810-00N092409
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NUSIEVE 3:1 AND METAPHOR AGAROSE, F-15-35-0
MSDS Date:05/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N092409
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FMC CORPORATION
Address:191 THOMASTON ST
City:ROCKLAND
State:ME
ZIP:04841
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-521-0390
Emergency Phone Num:303-595-9048
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
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:HYDROXYETHYL (DERIVATIZED) AGAROSE (BLEND OF INGREDIENT 1
    AND INGREDIENT 2)
CAS:39346-81-1

Ingred Name:ARAROSE POWDER
CAS:9012-36-6

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE TOXICICOLOGICAL INFO
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY IRRITATE EYES.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

=======================  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 MEDICAL DOCTOR: SEVERE HEALTH EFFECTS
    FROM THIS MATERIAL ARE UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. TREATMENT IS SYMPTOMATIC
    AND SUPPORTI VE.

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

Lower Limits:SUPDAT
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE 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/CUFT) HAVE EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL IN PRESENCE OF
    IGNITION SOURCE. BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP POWDER. COLLECT AND PLACE IN SOLID
    TRASH. DISPOSE OF IN SOLID TRASH IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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.

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

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
    APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:EXPOSURE LIMITS: NONE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    SPECIAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT: NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOTE: AGAROSE IS GENERALLY USED AFTER
    DISSOLUTION BY BOILING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS STEP ARE
    AVAILABLE FROM FMC UPON REQUEST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LEL: DUST LAYER 205C, LEL: 0.40 OZ/CUFT/0.36K G/M3; DUST CLOUD 440C,
    LEL: 0.40 OZ/CUFT. PHYSICAL DATA: EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NOT
    APPLICABLE. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NOT APPLICABLE. MOLECULAR WEIGHT:
    >50 ,000. PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

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

Spec Gravity:1.49
Solubility in Water:10% W/DFCLTY ON HEATING
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER; NO ODOR.
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:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:SKIN CONTACT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. SKIN
    ABSORPTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INHALATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
    INGESTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE ON FORMULATION. 2-HYDROXYETHYL
    AGAROSE, LD50 >5000 MG/KG (RAT), FMC STU DY, 1986. EYE CONTACT: NO
    DATA AVAILABLE ON FORMULATION. (2-HYDROXYETHYL AGAROSE) (RABBIT)
    MINIMALLY IRRITATING; FMC STUDY, 1986. ACUTE EFFECTS FROM
    OVEREXPOSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE FORMULATION . MAY BE
    IRRITATING TO THE EYES. CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM OVEREXPOSURE: NO DATA
    AVAILABLE FOR THE FORMULATION. CARCINOGENICITY: NO; IARC: NO; NTP:
    NO; OTHER (OSHA): NO.

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

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO DATA AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL
    EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS . DISPOSE OF POWDER OR GEL IN SOLID
    TRASH.

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

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

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

SARA Title III Information:US SARA TITLE III: NOT LISTED. SECTION
    311/312: NOT LISTED. SECTION 313 (40 CFR 372): NOT LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED TO MEET
    THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE US OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION SATANDARD, 29
    CFR 1910.1200; THE EEC DIRECTIVE, 91/155/EEC AND OTHER REGULATORY
    REQUIREMENTS. US TSCA INVEN TORY: LISTED. CANADA WHMIS: NOT A
    CONTROLLED PRODUCT UNDER THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS). EEC FINECS NO: 232-731-8,
    2-HYDROXYGEHYL AGAROSE. EEC RISK PHRASES; NO T CLASSIFIED AS
    DANGEROUS. EEC SYMBOLS: NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. EEC SAFETY
    ADVISE PHRASES: NOT  CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. ADDITIONAL REGULATORY
    INFORMATION: NONE.
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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