CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO -- 89-2261,METHYL GREEN,1% -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:89-2261,METHYL GREEN,1%
MSDS Date:09/05/2000
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-227-1150/910-584-0381
Emergency Phone Num:800-227-1150
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CK-BASIC STAIN SET 1/ITEM 89-2261
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:59896
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
Box:City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Phone:800-227-1150/910-584-0381
Contract Num:MDA414-01-P-1321
CAGE:59896

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

Ingred Name:METHYL GREEN
CAS:54327-10-5
= Wt:1.

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: NO DATA AVAILABLE. 
    EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION:
    MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT.
    INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.

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

First Aid:EYES - FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15  MINUTES, RAISING AND
    LOWERING EYELIDS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
    SKIN - WASH EXPOSED AREA FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOT HING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION: IF
    SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF WATER. IMMEDIATELY CALL
    PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTRO L CENTER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION - REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
    OXYGEN IF BREATHING  DIFFICULT; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
    BREATHING HAS STOPPED. KEEP PERSON W ARM, QUIET, AND GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE TO EXTINTGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN OR EXPLODE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES
    OF IGNITION. REMOVE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL FROM AREA. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING.
    ABSORB MATERIAL WITH  SUITABLE ABSORBENT AND CONTAINERIZE FOR
    DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL, DRY,
    WELL VENTILATED AREA SUITABLE FOR GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE.
Other Precautions:NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR
    SHOULD BE WORN IF PEL OR TLV IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERRED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL): ACCEPTABLE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC, OR EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN AT
    ALL TIMES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH, AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS MSDS IS FOR ONE PART OF A KIT (CK-BASIC STAIN SET / ITEM 89-2261).
     THE HMIS SERIAL NUMBERS FOR ALL PARTS OF THIS KIT	(INCLUDING THE
    ONE FOR THIS MSDS) ARE: CLFHF, CLFHH, CLFHK, CLFJF, CLFJG, AN D
    CLFJJ.

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

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:APPROX 0C
Vapor Pres:17.5@20C
Vapor Density:0.7
Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:BLUE TO BLUE GREEN ODORLESS SOLUTION.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:99 WT

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE. NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE
    TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THIS MIXTURE AND ITS INDIVIDUAL
    COMPONENTS HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY EVALUATED.

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

Ecological:EPA WASTE NUMBERS: NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED
    WASTE DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.

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

Transport Information:NON-REGULATED MATERIAL

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

SARA Title III Information:HAZARD CATEGORY FOR SARA SECTION 311/312
    REPORTING: ACUTE.  NOT ON SEC. 313 LIST.

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